Chicken and Sausage Creole Soup

Chicken and Sausage Creole Soup

Ingredients
  • 4 Gilbert's Craft Sausages Andouille Chicken Sausages, sliced into ¼ inch pieces
  • 2 chicken breasts, ~1/2 lb (frozen is fine)
  • 1 green bell pepper, sliced into thin strips, ~ 1 cup (feel free to use frozen pepper strips)
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into thin strips, ~ 1 cup (feel free to use frozen pepper strips)
  • 2 stalks celery, sliced into ¼ inch pieces
  • 1.5 cups frozen okra pieces
  • 1 15oz can diced tomatoes
  • 1 15oz can chicken broth, low sodium preferred
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tsp onion powder (or sub one small onion, diced small)
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp creole seasoning blend (use your favorite brand - can also sub cajun seasoning)
  • 1 bay leaf
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • pinch of crushed red pepper, to taste
  • salt, to taste, if needed

4-6 servings. Serve with rice, if desired.

Instructions
  1. Put all ingredients into your crock pot and stir well.
  2. Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours or high heat for 3-4 hours.
  3. Remove bay leaf and discard.
  4. Remove chicken, shred, and return to the crock pot. Add salt if needed (mine didn't need any). Enjoy!