Chicken And Sausage Gumbo

• 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
• vegetable cooking spray
• 1 c. chopped onion
• 1/2 c. sliced celery
• 7 c. hot water
• 2 tsp. reduced sodium Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tsp. hot sauce
• 1/2 tsp. dried thyme
• 4 c. cooked rice
• 1/2 lb. 80% fat-free smoked sausage
• 6 (6 oz.) skinned chicken breast halves
• 1/2 c. chopped green pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1/2 c. sliced green onions (optional)

1. Place flour in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
2. Bake at 400u0b0 for 15 minutes or until caramel colored, stirring flour every 5 minutes. Brown sausage in a Dutch oven or large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
3. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
4. Wipe drippings from Dutch oven.
5. Brown chicken; drain and pat dry.
6. Wipe drippings from Dutch oven.
7. Cook onion, green pepper and celery in Dutch oven (coated with cooking spray) until tender; sprinkle with browned flour.
8. Gradually stir in water; bring to a boil.
9. Add sausage (cut into 1/4-inch slices); add chicken, garlic, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, thyme, salt and green onions (optional).
10. Reduce heat and simmer mixture (uncovered) for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
11. Serve over rice.

allpurpose, vegetable cooking spray, onion, celery, water, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, thyme, rice, sausage, chicken, green pepper, bay leaves, garlic, salt, green onions

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=947706 (may not work)