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Choosing the Ingredients

This simplified version of gumbo is quick and easy to make.

Turkey sausage has less fat, calories and sodium.

Frozen Okra

For this recipe, we use frozen chopped okra as a thickener.

Sausage gumbo in a white bowl with a spoon in it

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Regular brown rice takes about 40 to 45 minutes to cook.

If you opt to make regular brown rice, we have a guide onhow to cook brown rice perfectly.

Transfer to a medium bowl lined with paper towels.

Ingredients for the sausage gumbo recipe

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Return the pan to medium-high heat and add oil.

Add onion and cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 2 minutes.

Add garlic and Cajun seasoning and cook, stirring often, until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

Sausage getting browned in a Dutch oven

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Add flour and cook, stirring to coat the vegetables, until the flour browns, about 1 minute.

Add tomatoes and cook, stirring occasionally, until they begin to release their juices, about 2 minutes.

Stir in broth, cover, increase heat to high and bring to a boil.

Tomatoes and onion simmering in a Dutch oven

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Return the sausage to the pan, along with okra and rice; reduce the heat to a simmer.

Cook until the okra is heated through and the rice is tender, about 10 minutes.

Serve sprinkled with sliced scallions, if using.

Sausage gumbo in a Dutch oven, a wooden spoon holding up okra, rice and sausage above it

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