Chicken & Ham Gumbo Recipe

• 1 tbsp. vegetable oil
• 1 lg. onion, finely minced (1 c.)
• 1 clove garlic, finely minced
• 1 sweet red pepper, finely minced (1 c.)
• 2 tbsp. toasted all-purpose flour
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce.) can 1/3 less salt chicken broth
• 3/4 pound boneless, skinned chicken breast halves, cut into 1" pcs
• 3 ounce. diced ham or possibly shrimp
• 1 (16 ounce.) can tomatoes, liquid removed & minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 teaspoon leaf thyme, crumbled
• 1/4 teaspoon grnd black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon grnd warm red pepper
• 1 (10 ounce.) pkg. frzn cut okra, thawed
• 1 1/3 c. plain cooked rice

1. 1.
2. Heat oil in large pan over medium heat.
3. Add in onion and garlic.
4. Saute/fry 2 min; add in sweet red pepper.
5. Saute/fry 2 min.
6. Stir in broth.
7. 2.
8. Add in chicken, ham, shrimp, tomatoes, bay leaf, thyme, black pepper and red pepper.
9. Bring to boil.
10. Lower heat; simmer 20 min.
11. Add in okra.
12. Simmer 10 min.
13. Add in 1/3 c. rice to each bowl.
14. Ladle soup into bowl.
15. NOTE: To toast flour, preheat oven to 500 degrees.
16. Line small cookie sheet with foil, turning edges up.
17. Spread flour in thin layer over foil.
18. Bake 8 to 10 min, stirring occasionally till light brown.
19. Cold.

vegetable oil, onion, clove garlic, sweet red pepper, flour, salt chicken, chicken, ham, tomatoes, bay leaf, leaf thyme, grnd black pepper, red pepper, rice

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/chicken-ham-gumbo-38733 (may not work)