Ingredients

  • 2 -3 cups smoked sausage, cut into thin rounds
  • 2 cups onions, chopped
  • 2 cups celery, chopped
  • 2 cups okra, chopped
  • 2 cups bell peppers, chopped
  • 2 quarts canned tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 2 teaspoons chicken bouillon powder or 4 bouillon cubes
  • 1 teaspoon onion salt
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 2 cups cooked chicken or 2 cups seafood (they used a little of both)
  • 1 1/4 cups uncooked instant rice (Minute Rice)
  • red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper, to taste
  • file powder, to taste

Method

  • Brown the sausage slices in a skillet for a few minutes to brown each side.
  • Add the first 11 ingredients to the crock pot (sausage through garlic salt).
  • Cook on medium setting for 8 hours.
  • Taste and adjust seasonings, then add uncooked Minute Rice, cooked chicken or seafood, and a shake of red pepper flakes or cayenne to taste, stirring well.
  • Let cook another 30 minutes.
  • Serve in bowls over a scoop of cooked white rice and garnished with file powder- or just serve in bowls as is, as a soup.