If you love gumbo but don't want all the fat, there's a better, healthier way to make gumbo. It can be made by easily substituting or altering your ingredients and still keep the tradition alive. Take a look at the low-fat Turkey-Sausage, Chicken and Seafood Gumbo recipe below and enjoy. You can still love your gumbo, but lose all the extra calories and fat that comes with it.
Instructions
1. Choose leaner cuts of meat to put into your healthy gumbo. Instead of fatty sausages, try hot Italian turkey sausages instead. Remove the meat from the casings. You'll cut out a lot of excess calories this way. Use meat instead of chicken thigh meat.
2. Sprinkle flour into bottom of heavy pot and stir over medium heat . Remove from pot and place into a large bowl. Place oil in same pot and heat slowly, then add onion and bell pepper.
3. Saute for about 7 minutes, or until tender.
4. Mix in thyme, seasonings and bay leaf. Add sausages and chicken breast and saute until browned. Then, add the flour. To this mixture, add tomatos and broth.
5. Bring contents of the pot to a boil and then reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Add shrimp and fish, if desired. Cook for an additional 5 minutes.
6. Substitute additional herbs in place of salt. Cajun seasonings that include cayanne, paprika, pepper, thyme, garlic and onion powder will add plenty of flavor to the gumbo without adding a pinch of salt. If you must have some salt, use a salt substitute such as Mrs. Dash.
Tags: chicken breast, until browned