Yankee Girl's Gumbo
by Half Assed Kitchen
1/2 cup flour
Olive oil
2-3 cups chicken stock
1/2 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
1 can kidney beans
3-4 pre-cooked sausages (we used Aidells portobello mushroom sausages), chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1-2 celery stalks, chopped
1/2 cup rice (not Minute Rice)
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cajun seasoning (optional)
Hot sauce
Pour a generous amount of olive oil into stock pot or large sauce pan. Add flour and whisk. Add chicken stock, tomatoes, beans, sausages, onion, green pepper, celery, rice, salt, seasoning and hot sauce (to taste). Simmer 45 minutes to an hour, stirring occasionally.
Makes about 4 servings. Also great the next day.