Jambalaya Soup

Total Time: 7 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 (14 1/2 ounce) cans chicken broth
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice, undrained
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chopped onions
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 2/3 cup long grain rice ( or brown)
• 1 (3 ounce) fully cooked andouille sausages or 1 (3 ounce) chorizo sausage, diced
• 8 skinless chicken drumsticks (about 2 lbs.)
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 lb cleaned medium shrimp (optional)
• 1/2 lb fresh okra, sliced 1/2 inch thick (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan,bring broth,tomatoes,garlic,herbs and cayenne to a boil.
• 2 in a 5-or6-qt slow-cooker, mix onion,celery,rice and sausage.
• 3 add broth.
• 4 tuck in drumsticks,meaty side down,to cover.
• 5 scatter bell peppers on top.
• 6 cover;cook on low-heat setting 7-8 hrs,or on high for2 1/2-3 hrs,until rice has softened and chicken is tender.
• 7 uncover then turn to high.
• 8 add shrimp and okra;cover.
• 9 simmer 5 minutes,until shrimp are cooked and okra is crisp tender.
• 10 remove drumsticks;remove bones,if desired.
• 11 ladle in soup bowls and add chicken to each bowl.
• 12 my notes:you may add or subtract to your liking.
• 13 i have used chicken thighs and chicken breasts and i have also used smoked sausage.
• 14 use more or less seasonings or add different ones.
• 15 i also make this in my dutch oven on the stove top.
• 16 if you do it this way cook everything but the shrimp and okra for about an hour&10 min,then add shrimp and okra and simmer for about 5 more minutes.
• 17 have fun!