Facebook0Pin0Reddit0Email0Print0 Hearty Chicken Gumbo over rice is the ultimate Mardi Gras dinner.This chicken and sausage stew is so delicious, though, you’ll want to make the easy gumbo recipe all year long.Although few cooks can agree on the essential elements of the best gumbo recipe, gumbo recipes as an entire category are iconic in Louisiana.

This hearty, fragrant stew crosses all class and race lines and is a delicious example of the melting pot nature of the jazzy, spirited southern state.Historians are still seeking the definitive origin of gumbo, but its name is derived from a West African word for okra.(Okra is a common gumbo ingredient, but since its texture can be a bit polarizing, I omitted it from my homemade Chicken Gumbo recipe below.) The first written reference of gumbo seems to be in the early 1800s, when the spiced-up stew was served in New Orleans to celebrate a governor’s election.

Today, you can now find gumbo recipes across the state and the globe stoked with seafood, chicken, sausage, and more.Table of ContentsRecipe ingredientsIngredient notesStep-by-step instructionsRecipe tips and variationsRecipe FAQsChicken Gumbo RecipeRecipe ingredients Ingredient notes Andouille sausage: If desired, swap in kielbasa or another smoked sausage.Chicken broth: Feel free to use homemade chicken broth or your favorite store-bought brand.You’re dressing it up enough in this Chicken Gumbo so the results will be similar.Hot sauce: This

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