Chicken And Sausage Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3/4 c. all-purpose flour
vegetable cooking spray
1 c. chopped onion
1/2 c. sliced celery
7 c. hot water
2 tsp. reduced sodium Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. hot sauce
1/2 tsp. dried thyme
4 c. cooked rice
1/2 lb. 80% fat-free smoked sausage
6 (6 oz.) skinned chicken breast halves
1/2 c. chopped green pepper
2 bay leaves
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tsp. salt
1/2 c. sliced green onions (optional)

Preparation

Place flour in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
Bake at 400\u00b0 for 15 minutes or until caramel colored, stirring flour every 5 minutes. Brown sausage in a Dutch oven or large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat.
Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
Wipe drippings from Dutch oven.
Brown chicken; drain and pat dry.
Wipe drippings from Dutch oven.
Cook onion, green pepper and celery in Dutch oven (coated with cooking spray) until tender; sprinkle with browned flour.
Gradually stir in water; bring to a boil.
Add sausage (cut into 1/4-inch slices); add chicken, garlic, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, thyme, salt and green onions (optional).
Reduce heat and simmer mixture (uncovered) for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Serve over rice.