'Momma Made Em' Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Straight from my mom's kitchen in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana! Chicken, sausage, and okra gumbo that warms the soul.
Ingredients
- 1 (3 pound) whole chicken
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped onions
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen green bell peppers
- 5 stalks celery, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon cajun seasoning (such as tony chachere's), or to taste
- 2 whole bay leaves
- 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 pound fully-cooked smoked beef sausage (such as hillshire farm®), sliced
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced okra
- salt and black pepper to taste