Hearty Chicken Gumbo (Slow-Cooker)
Scrumptious warming and Hearty Chicken Gumbo cooked to perfection in the slow-cooker is the perfect meal on a cold day and ready in 2 hours
Another favorite ingredient which I use a lot, is Celery. Stalks and leaves, depending on the recipe.
In this hearty Chicken Gumbo , which is made in the Slow-Cooker, I use both, but the Leaves do not actually get cooked.
The Celery leaves are sprinkled over the cooked Chicken Gumbo and that way you get the most out of the Celery’s flavor.
If you set your Slow-Cooker on High this dish will be ready in about 2 hours. But now and then I prepare everything around lunchtime.
Then set the Slow-Cooker on Low, which will have the Chicken Gumbo ready in about 3 1/2 hours. I only do this when I need to go out in the afternoon and will be back too late to still prepare, cook and serve dinner.
We have dinner at around 5 o’clock during the week. No set time on Saturdays and on Sundays we have dinner at 3 o’clock (or around that time).
Lots of people ask me why so early ? Well, we normally have dessert and my family and I, prefer to give a little time between dinner and dessert. Usually we will have dessert an hour or so after dinner.
If someone is still a bit peckish, there is always something to nibble on, and believe me, they find anything and everything, especially when I hide it for a reason 😉
Don’t like canned Tomatoes ? Substitute with fresh chopped Tomatoes !
More Comfort food recipes you might like:
- Mexican Bean and Tomato Soup
- Split Pea and Ground Beef Soup (Slow-Cooker)
- Paprika Beef Casserole (Slow-Cooker)
- Creamy Skillet Pork Chops
- Chicken Cacciatore (Dump and Bake)
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Chicken Gumbo (Slow-Cooker)
Hearty Chicken Gumbo (Slow-Cooker)
Ingredients
- 1 TB Olive Oil
- 1 Onion large, chopped
- 3 Celery Stalks chopped (chop and keep the leaves)
- 1 Green Bell Pepper large, chopped
- 1 cup Green Beans trimmed and cut in thirds
- 4 cups Chicken Stock
- 1 cup White Rice
- 1 can 410g Chopped Tomatoes
- 2 Bay Leaves fresh (but dried will do)
- 450 g Cooked Chicken cubed or shredded ( 1 pound )
- Salt and Black Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pre-heat the slow-cooker on HIGH for 20 minutes
- Meanwhile, heat the Oil in a medium skillet – saute the Onion, Celery and Bell Pepper for 5 minutes
- Pour the Chicken Stock into the slow-cooker – add the Beans, sauteed Vegetables, Rice, Tomatoes and Bay Leaves – cover and cook 1 1/2 – 2 hours or until the Rice is cooked
- Stir in the cooked Chicken, cover and cook a further 30 minutes
- Remove the Bay Leaves – season to taste with Salt and Black Pepper – stir through the retained Celery Leaves and serve
LINDA
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Thanks for joining the party! laura
I like cooking with celery too–leaves and all. And you know I love gumbo!
Thank you for stopping by this week, Linda.
I bet gumbo is great in the crockpot…simmering all.day.long!
Thanks so much for linking up at Teach Me Tuesday party last week. I look forward to seeing what you link up again this week. Hope you'll be there!
Have an awesome week 🙂
This is making me so hungry! Pinned. Hugs! Lou Lou Girls
I still haven't replaced my broken slow cooker! I will need to though so I can make this. My husband loves gumbo, but it's one that I just don't like to make frequently. Thanks for sharing on Weekend bites
I've been in a slow cooker and soup kinda mood lately. Thanks for sharing with us at the Merry Monday Link party!
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This recipe is amazing! I'm so glad you shared it at last week's Project Stash Link Party. We featured you and pinned you onto our Pinterest board! The party opens at 8:00 pm tonight so stop by, grab a featured button, and share how you've used your stash this week! 🙂 http://goo.gl/kOb80u
I love celery too, Linda. It adds so much flavour and it's good for you too. Your Hearty Chicken Gumbo looks really tasty and I like that it is made in the slow cooker too. Pinned 🙂
Your recipe for Hearty Chicken Gumbo soup looks mouthwatering. I love this time of year for a meal like this. Thank you for sharing with the Clever Chicks Blog Hop! I hope you’ll join us again next week!
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Kathy Shea Mormino
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Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful blog post on #PureBlogLove Recipe and DIY craft party! We have added it to our Pin Board . I simply adore all your wonderful blog posts and look forward to seeing what you have cooking up for next week! Thank you again for attending, I hope to see you this week over at "The Patch" party always begins Thursdays at 8 pm EST and we run through the entire weekend!
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Slow cooker meals are the best. It would be awesome to come home from work to this.
Thanks for sharing at Marvelous Monday on Smart Party Planning!
Stopping by from Lou Lou Girls party…it's funny I made a roasted chicken tonight and decided we would have soup tomorrow for lunch. I've been searching the web looking for something different and then I spotted your spot. thanks so much will be making it tomorrow! Have a great night!
I love how you don't have to make Roux for this gumbo recipe, I'm waty too impatient for that !
Looks amazing! Perfect meal for a chilly fall day! 🙂 Stopping by from Merry Monday link party! 🙂
Looks yum and always good when it's in a slow cooker!!!
I've never had gumbo before, but this looks delicious, and I love that it's made in the slow cooker. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle! 🙂
Hi Linda,
Your Chicken Gumbo for the Slow Cooker looks delicious, we love Gumbo. Hope you are having a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
Love gumbo! I need to make this soon! Thanks for another awesome recipe, Linda!
Yum, I love a good bowl of gumbo, and this looks delicious! Love using celery leaves on top. Pinning!
My slow cooker is probably the most underused thing in my kitchen, I know they are really useful and yet I hardly ever use mine! I'm going to start collecting recipes, starting with this one, Thanks Linda.
This looks really good and I love a crockpot recipe!
Love my slow cooker and love your recipes:) Hopped over from Full Plate Thursday Link Party!
How funny I was just thinking of making some gumbo and wondered if I could make it in the crockpot. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
This looks great! We love gumbo, and I always appreciate a new slow cooker option. Pinned and tweeted!
So simple! I'm a huge fan of soup and I can always use more slow cooker recipes!
This looks so delicious and easy and I love how healthy it is! I'll be trying it! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Jules loves gumbo he's been begging me to find a recipe, I've never tried it.