Chicken Gumbo Soup Recipe

Chicken gumbo soup is a well combination of taste and nutrition. It is delicious soup. This soup has small pieces of chicken with gumbo pieces. Here, now we will discuss a delicious recipe of chicken gumbo soup with all of you in this blog.

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Main Ingredients

Chicken and gumbo.

Time of preparation

20 minutes

Time of cooking

2 to 3 hours.

Serving

For 4 to 5 peoples

Nutrients

It contains protein and vitamins.

Preparation of ingredients

·         Rinse the chicken and gumbo before cooking.

·         Cut gumbos into small pieces.

·         Cut mushrooms into small pieces.

·         Carrots, onion are chopped.

·         Rinse rice grain.

Ingredients

Garlic powder1 to 2 tablespoons
Onion2 medium
Salt½ tablespoon
Hot pepper sauce1 tablespoon
Potato3 to 4 pieces
Carrot2 medium size
Mushroom3 cups
Chicken250-300 gm
Gumbo100 g
Rice grain¼  cup
Rotini pasta2 cups

Preparation procedure

·         Take 3 cups of water in a pot and add garlic powder and hot pepper sauce.

·         Chopped carrots and mushrooms are added.

·         Cook them for minimum 5 to 7 minutes.

·         Then pieces of gumbo are added.

·         Rice grains and chicken pieces are added in the cooking pot.

·         Cook for 2.5 hours in low heat.

·         Add the pasta and cook for another 10 minutes.

·         Salt and pepper are added in proper proportion.

·         The soup is prepared and is poured in a bowl to serve.

Variation on the recipe

·         Bacon can also be used in this soup.

·         Chicken broth may be used instead of water.

Tips for making delicious soup

·         Cut the chicken and gumbo into equal size pieces.

·         Take enough time to cook all the ingredients.

·         Cream or green onion can be used to make the soup heavy.

Nutritional value

The nutritional value of this soup is stated below (1 cup):

  Calories- 56 cal

  Fat- 1.4 g

  Carbohydrate- 8.4 g

  Protein- 2.6 g

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