Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

Name: Slow Cooker Chicken and Sausage Gumbo
Total time: 400
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil; 0.33333334326744 cup all-purpose flour; 3 cups water; 0.75 pound smoked sausage, quartered lengthwise and sliced; 1.5 cups cubed cooked chicken; 2 cups sliced okra; 1 cup chopped onion; 0.5 cup chopped green bell pepper; 0.5 cup chopped celery; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper; 0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Recipe by learntosink from allrecipes.com

Dinner 7 Hr. 40 Mins.

Ingredients

6 servings

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0.33333334326744 cup vegetable oil
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0.33333334326744 cup all-purpose flour
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3 cups water
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0.75 pound smoked sausage, quartered lengthwise and sliced
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1.5 cups cubed cooked chicken
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2 cups sliced okra
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1 cup chopped onion

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0.5 cup chopped green bell pepper
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0.5 cup chopped celery
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4 cloves garlic, minced
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
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0.25 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour to form a thick paste until smooth, about 3 minutes.
Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the flour turns a dark reddish-brown roux, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
Pour water into a slow cooker.
Stir in the roux, sausage, chicken, okra, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 7 hours.
Skim off fat with a spoon.