Simple Chicken Gumbo Recipe

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Simple Chicken Gumbo
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Ingredients:

  • 1 medium chicken, cut in pieces
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 1 1/2 quarts room temp tap water
  • 1 tsp salt (to taste)
  • 1 tsp pepper (to taste)

Directions:

  1. Heat oil in large pot and add flour to make a roux. Make the roux as dark as you can without burning it, or yah yah in cajun country. (approx 25 minutes cook time).
  2. Add the chopped onions when roux is ready, stir for about a minute, then add the water.
  3. Add chicken, salt and pepper, bring to a boil, and simmer until chicken is very tender.
  4. Serve in a bowl over cooked white rice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 835.47 Kcal (3498 kJ)
Calories from fat 506.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 56.27g 87%
Cholesterol 188.28mg 63%
Sodium 962.46mg 40%
Potassium 540.66mg 12%
Total Carbs 38.3g 13%
Sugars 2.4g 10%
Dietary Fiber 2.97g 12%
Protein 42.09g 84%
Vitamin C 10.5mg 17%
Iron 3.7mg 21%
Calcium 98.2mg 10%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 125.93 Kcal (527 kJ)
Calories from fat 76.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.48g 87%
Cholesterol 28.38mg 63%
Sodium 145.07mg 40%
Potassium 81.49mg 12%
Total Carbs 5.77g 13%
Sugars 0.36g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.45g 12%
Protein 6.34g 84%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 17%
Iron 0.6mg 21%
Calcium 14.8mg 10%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 20.8
    Points
  • 22
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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