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How to Make a Louisiana Style Gumbo

Name: How to Make a Louisiana Style Gumbo
Prep time: 42 min
Cook time: 1 h 18 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup cup all purpose flour; 12 oz oz beer; 1 bell pepper; 0.25 cup cup cajun seasoning in the seasoning aisle at your local grocery store; 10 oz oz canned tomatoes; 14.5 oz oz canned tomatoes; 6 stalks stalks celery; 43.5 oz oz chicken broth; 3 chicken breasts; 1 cup cup extra virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp Tbsp filé powder; 1 Tbsp Tbsp garlic powder; 2 Tbsp Tbsp parsley; 1 package package sausage; 1 onion

If you want to add more Cajun recipes to your recipe box, How to Make a Louisiana Style Gumbo might be a recipe you should try. This main course has 462 calories, 51g of protein, and 17g of fat per…

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By CookInstruction Kitchen Published 19 Sep 2026 Updated 5 Oct 2026 Updated Updated 1 week ago

Prep: 42 min
Cook: 1 hr 18 min
Total: 2 hr
Servings: 10
Difficulty: Advanced

Ingredients

1 cup all purpose flour

12 oz beer

1 bell pepper

0.25 cup cajun seasoning in the seasoning aisle at your local grocery store

10 oz canned tomatoes

14.5 oz canned tomatoes

6 stalks celery

43.5 oz chicken broth

3 chicken breasts

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 Tbsp filé powder

1 Tbsp garlic powder

2 Tbsp parsley

1 package sausage

1 onion

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Cooking instructions

Step 1

To get started with this dish you will want to get two post of water boiling and cook your chicken breasts in one and your sausage in the other. I usually boil my chicken breasts for 15-20 minutes until the juices run clear when cut into, then cube them. For the sausage, slice it into bite sized pieces and boil for 10 minutes. Set aside after cooking to use later with the gumbo.

Step 2

The roux is the most important part of a gumbo. If you don't get the roux right, you are probably not going to like your gumbo. There are many recipes you can try for a roux, but this is probably going to be one of the best you have ever had if you are a true gumbo fan.

Step 3

Let's get start making the gumbo.

Step 4

Over medium heat in a large pot, add your olive oil. Allow to warm for a minute, and then add in the flour. Stir constantly until all of the flour has disolved and the mixture has a lot of tiny bubbles. Once you have reached that consistency it's time to add in your garlic powder. Allow to bubble, constantly stirring for one minute.

Step 5

Gradually stir in the chicken broth and the beer, stirring constantly until the mixture comes to a slow simmer.

Step 6

Add the celery, all tomatoes, onion, bell pepper, parsley, and cajun seasoning. Reduce heat to a slow simmer, cover, and continue to simmer for 40 minutes, stirring often.

Step 7

Mix the chicken and sausage into the roux mixture, cover, and cook for an additional 20 minutes, stirring often.

Step 8

Add in the fil powder, stir well.

Step 9

Once finished, serve over rice and with a side of french bread. So delicious!

Tagged: Dinner Lunch Main course Main dish Soup

Jen West · Recipe data from Spoonacular (spoonacular.com) · Original source

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Storage

Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Reheating

Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.

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