Pasta Gumbo

• 2 cloves garlic crushed
• 1 cup chopped onion
• butter
• 28 ounces tomatoes whole, chopped
• 4 cups water
• 2 clam juice bots, 8 oz ea I like Doxsee
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper or so
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• 8 ounces ditalini pasta
• 1 can okra or 1 box frozen okra, 14oz
• 8 ounces imitation crab meat
• 2 cans shrimp 4 oz. each or 8oz cooked shrimp
• 8 ounces crabmeat boned

1. In a large pot over medium heat saute garlic and onion in butter until golden, roughly five minutes.
2. Add tomatoes, water, clam juice, salt oregano, bay leaves, hot pepper sauce, garlic powder, cayenne powder, and cajun seasonings.
3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes.
4. Bring to a boil and gradually add pasta to pot, then reduce to medium and allow pasta to cook until tender, stirring the covered pot occasionally.
5. Stir in remaining ingredients and allow flavors to meld 5 to 10 minutes.
6. Remove bay leaves

garlic, onion, butter, tomatoes, water, clam juice bots, salt, oregano, bay leaves, hot pepper, garlic, cayenne pepper, cajun seasoning, pasta, okra, crab meat, shrimp

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Pasta-Gumbo-1668491 (may not work)