Quick Chicken-Shrimp Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (28 oz.) can tomatoes
1/2 c. diced green pepper
1/3 c. chopped onion
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/4 c. flour
2 c. diced, cooked chicken
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. leaf thyme or gumbo file
1/4 tsp. hot pepper sauce
1 c. rice
1/2 lb. shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 Tbsp. chopped parsley

Preparation

Drain and coarsely chop tomatoes, reserving liquid.
Cook green pepper and onion in butter in a large saucepan until tender but not brown. Stir in flour.
Add tomatoes, reserved liquid, chicken, 1 teaspoon salt, thyme or gumbo file and hot pepper sauce.
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.