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Healthy Gumbo Recipe

May 13, 2014 By Linda 12 Comments

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Please don’t tell Emeril, but this gumbo recipe doesn’t start with a roux. No seafood sacrificed their seafaring lives for this stew. And the real kicker? I made it in a crock pot.

 

Oh, and it’s low-fat too. Just 5 Weight Watchers points per serving.

 

Sorry Emeril.

 

And with that said, it tastes really good. I would even go so far as to say it tastes great …

 

then again, I’ve been on a Weight Watchers diet for two months now …

 

so you’ll have to take the word of my husband. And my son. Both of whom were lingering around the crock pot with spoons in hand. Sneaking tastes when my back was turned.

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Looks like I’ll be forced to make a double batch next time.

Smile

Slow Cooker Gumbo REcipe

Weight Watchers Points: 5  | Serving Size: 1 1/2 cup | Yield: 8 servings

 

1 garlic clove, minced

1 medium red onion, chopped

1  stalk celery (or is it one rib?), chopped

2 cups green, red & yellow peppers, chopped

15 oz canned black beans, rinsed and drained

14 1/2 oz canned diced tomatoes (& juices)

9 oz cooked chicken sausage, andouille-style, cut into bite-size pieces*

1/4 tsp dried thyme

1/4 tsp black pepper

6 cups fat free chicken broth

1 cup uncooked converted white rice (I used Uncle Ben’s)

Instructions

Place all ingredients in 5-quart slow cooker. Add thyme and pepper; stir well. Cover and cook on high power for 4 hours.

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Maybe I should pack up a batch and send a roux-less-slow-cooker healthy gumbo care package to Emeril? Or better yet, I can hand deliver it to him in New Orleans …

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  1. karen@somewhatquirky says

    May 13, 2014 at 7:14 pm

    Oh don’t go to New Orleans. You’ll be a WW failure if you do. Very important question, if a person doesn’t particularly like gumbo, would they like this one?

    Reply
  2. mary@athomeonthebay says

    May 13, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Your gumbo recipe looks and sounds delicious and I love that it is WW friendly!

    Reply
    • Linda says

      May 13, 2014 at 7:50 pm

      Thank you – and my waist line loves that it’s WW friendly too! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Nia says

    May 14, 2014 at 9:54 am

    I wouldn’t call this gumbo. It’s exactly how red or white beans and rice are cooked in the south the only exception is we use dried beans instead of canned beans. It’s definitely delicious but it’s just beans and rice.

    Reply
  4. Julie says

    March 2, 2019 at 2:43 pm

    Is this the same points for current ww plan

    Reply
    • Linda says

      March 3, 2019 at 9:38 am

      I think so. They don’t change the point system too much especially when it comes to recipes featuring lots of vegetables!

      Reply
  5. Generic says

    March 11, 2021 at 4:05 pm

    There’s a star next to the sausage in the recipe… is there supposed to be a note about it? I am curious what sausage you used to keep this to 5 points.

    Would the points value change if I used brown rice (not converted)?

    Reply
    • Linda says

      March 14, 2021 at 4:24 pm

      I think the star might be a typo? Not sure. I think it’s 5 WW points because I used chicken sausage.

      Reply

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