Weight Watchers Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 8 cups Swanson Chicken Broth (or home made stock)
• 10-12 oz turkey sausage sliced into bite sized pieces
• 1 - 1 1/2 pound chicken breast cut into bite sized pieces
• 2 cups onion chopped
• 1 cup green pepper
• 1 cup celery
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 cup diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
• cooking spray
• 2 cups brown rice

Instructions

1. For the roux add the flour to a heavy pot and put in an oven set to 400 degrees. You want only the dry flour in the pot. Stir at 10 minute intervals until the flour reaches a color of peanut butter. This will take 30-40 minutes. Remove from pot and set aside.
2. Spray heavy pot with cooking spray . Place chicken and sausage in pot and brown well on all sides. Add all ingredients including the browned flour and stir until well blended.
3. Lower heat to a simmer and cook for 2 hours.
4. Cook brown rice to package directions and serve 1/4 cup with 1 1/2 cup gumbo.Toasted whole wheat bread without butter is perfect as a side but will add a few points.

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