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soup mug filled with gumbo & white rice

Easy Louisiana Shrimp Gumbo

a hearty stew served over white rice
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • dutch oven or large saucepan
  • measuring cups
  • wooden spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 packet Louisiana Gumbo Soup Mix Packet by Mad Dash Mixes
  • 4 cups water
  • 1 cup canned diced tomatoes do not drain
  • 10 oz smoked sausage, sliced
  • 1 1/2 lbs peeled & deveined Shrimp
  • cooked white rice

Instructions
 

  • Add the Soup Mix packet to 4 cups of water in a large saucepan or dutch oven.
  • then add the tomatoes and sliced smoked sausage to the saucepan
    1st 4 gumbo ingredients in a stock pot
  • Bring to a rolling boil
    pot of Gumbo brought to a roiling boil
  • reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir occasionally
    pot of gumbo after simmering 20 minutes
  • After the gumbo has simmered for 20 minutes, add 1 1/2 lbs of peeled and deveined Shrimp and cook until Shrimp is cooked.
    Gumbo with shrimp added to the pot
  • Serve over cooked white rice
    soup mug filled with gumbo & white rice

Notes

2 cups diced cooked chicken can be substituted for the Shrimp
If using long cooking rice, start cooking the rice according to the package directions while the Gumbo is simmering (before adding the Shrimp).  If using Instant Rice, you can wait until after the Shrimp is added to start making the rice. 
Keyword gumbo, shrimp gumbo
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