In ‘300 Sensational Soups’
Ingredients: [‘unsalted butter’, ‘all-purpose flour’, ‘onion’, ‘celery’, ‘red bell pepper’, ‘green bell pepper’, ‘garlic cloves’, ‘bay leaf’, ‘dried thyme’, ‘diced tomatoes’, ‘frozen okra’, ‘andouille sausage’, ‘chicken stock’, ‘cajun seasoning’, ‘cooked chicken’, ‘salt’, ‘fresh ground black pepper’, ‘cooked long-grain rice’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“1/4 cup unsalted butter”,”1/4 cup all-purpose flour”,”1 cup chopped onion”,”1/2 cup diced celery”,”1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper”,”1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper”,”3 garlic cloves, minced “,”1 bay leaf”,”1 teaspoon dried thyme”,”1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice “,”1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed and cut into 1/2 inch slices “,”1 lb smoked andouille sausage, cut into 1/2 inch slices “,”3 cups chicken stock”,”2 teaspoons cajun seasoning”,”3 cups shredded cooked chicken”,” salt”,” fresh ground black pepper”,”3 cups hot cooked long-grain rice”]
Number of Servings: 6
Steps: [‘In a large pot, melt butter over med-high heat.’, ‘Add flour and sauté until mixture is a dark, reddish brown, about 5 minutes.’, ‘Add onion, celery, and red and green peppers; sauté until tender, about 6 minutes.’, ‘Add garlic, bay leaf and thyme, sauté for 1 minute.’, ‘Add tomatoes with juice, okra, sausage, stock and Cajun seasoning; bring to a boil.’, ‘Cover, decrease heat to low and simmer gently, stirring often, for 20 minutes to blend the flavors.’, ‘Add chicken and heat until steaming, about 5 minutes.’, ‘Season with salt and pepper to taste.’, ‘Discard bay leaf.’, ‘Divide rice among heated bowls and top with soup.’]