Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Ingredients:

1/3 cup of all-purpose flour
1/3 cup olive oil
3 cups of water
12 ounces of fully cooked smoked sausage links (sliced)
2 cups of chopped cooked chicken
2 cups of sliced okra
1 cup of chopped onion
1/2 cup of chopped green pepper
1/2 cup of chopped celery
4 cloves of garlic (minced)
1 teaspoon of salt
1/2 teaspoon of pepper
1/4 teaspoon of ground red pepper

Hot Cooked Brown Rice

Instructions:

1) To make the roux, stir together flour and oil in a heavy 2-quart saucepan until the mixture becomes
smooth.

2) Cook the mixture over medium-high heat for five minutes, making sure to stir constantly.

3) Reduce the heat to medium.

4) Cook and stir constantly for about 15 minutes more or until a dark, reddish brown roux forms. Cool.

5) Fill a crockery cooker that measures 3 1/2, 4, 5, or 6 quarts with water.

6) Stir in the roux.

7) Add the sausage, chicken, okra, onion, green pepper, celery, garlic, salt, pepper, and red pepper.

8) Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours (or on a high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 hours).

9) Serve over rice.

This recipe makes six servings.