Louisiana Gumbo

• 2 (6-ounce) skinned chicken breast halves
• 5 cups water
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• Vegetable cooking spray
• 2 cups chopped onion
• 1 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 3/4 cup chopped lean cooked ham
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons low-sodium Worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 (10-ounce) package frozen cut okra
• 1/2 (6-ounce) can no-salt-added tomato paste
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 pound unpeeled medium-size fresh shrimp
• 4 cups cooked long-grain rice (cooked without salt or fat)
• Gumbo file (optional)

1. Combine chicken and water in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 30 minutes or until chicken is done.
2. Spread flour evenly in a 15- x 10- x 1-inch jellyroll pan. Bake at 350u0b0 for 30 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring every 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and set aside.
3. Remove chicken from broth; skim fat from broth, reserving broth. Bone chicken, and shred. Set aside.
4. Coat Dutch oven with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion, green pepper, celery, and minced garlic; saute until tender. Stir in browned flour. Gradually stir in reserved chicken broth, shredded chicken, ham, and next 13 ingredients. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Peel and devein shrimp. Add shrimp to vegetable mixture; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turns pink. Remove and discard bay leaves. For each serving, place 1/2 cup rice in individual bowls. Ladle 1 cup gumbo over each serving. Sprinkle with gumbo file, if desired.
6. To Serve Two: Thaw 1 (2-cup) container in refrigerator or microwave oven. Place gumbo in a medium saucepan, and cook over medium-low heat 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Serve over 1/2-cup portions of rice. Sprinkle with gumbo file, if desired.

chicken, water, allpurpose, vegetable cooking spray, onion, green pepper, celery, clove garlic, lean cooked ham, parsley flakes, worcestershire sauce, paprika, salt, garlic, pepper, thyme, ground red pepper, ground cloves, hot sauce, okra, salt, bay leaves, shrimp, rice, gumbo file

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/louisiana-gumbo (may not work)