Creole Chicken Soup With Okra and Sausage

Name: Creole Chicken Soup With Okra and Sausage
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Cajun,American,Southern
Ingredients: 3 1/2 pounds chicken; 1 onion, cut into chunks; Celery leaves; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 to 8 cups water or broth, reserved broth from cooking the chicken, plus more if needed; 6 strips bacon, diced; 1 pound smoked andouille sausage, or other smoked sausage, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds; 1 1/2 cups onion, chopped; 2 pepper green bell peppers, chopped; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 3 clove garlic, finely minced; 3 tomatoes, peeled and chopped, or 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 15 ounces tomato puree; 1 1/2 cups corn kernels, thawed; 1 1/2 cups okra, thawed and sliced, if frozen; 1 teaspoon dried leaf thyme

A hearty chicken and okra soup features a rich blend of okra, peppers, tomatoes, and corn with savory bacon and sausage.

⭐ 4.9 (8 reviews) Prep: 20 minCook: 120 minTotal: 140 minYields: 6 servings

Category Tags:

Entree Lunch Dinner Appetizer Soup

Cuisine Tags:

Cajun American Southern

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Instructions

Combine chicken, onion chunks, celery leaves, and salt in a Dutch oven with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, then cover and simmer for 45 minutes until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken, reserving 5 cups of broth, and discard solids. Debone and cut chicken into bite-sized pieces; set aside.
Cook bacon and sausage in a large Dutch oven until crisp, then remove them and reserve 1 tablespoon of drippings. Crumble bacon and set it aside with the sausage.
Sauté onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic in the reserved drippings over medium heat until tender.
Add the cooked chicken, bacon, sausage, reserved broth, tomatoes, okra, corn, and other seasonings to the pot. Bring to a boil, then simmer uncovered for 1 1/2 hours.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 1005 kcal

Carbohydrate: 32 g

Cholesterol: 306 mg

Fiber: 7 g

Protein: 82 g

Saturated Fat: 18 g

Sodium: 1420 mg

Sugar: 14 g

Fat: 61 g

Unsaturated Fat: 0 g