Chicken Okra Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts, skinless and split
2 qt. water
1 fresh tomato, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 lb. fresh okra, chopped
1 1/2 Tbsp. diet margarine
1/2 c. flour, divided

Preparation

Base chicken with mixture of 1/4 cup flour, pepper and salt (optional).
In a heavy skillet, fry chicken in margarine until brown; set aside.
Fry okra, tomato and onion in the same pan with the margarine used to cook the chicken.
Set vegetables aside and reserve 2 tablespoons of fat from pan.
In about a 6-quart kettle, add 1/4 flour to the reserved cooking fat, stirring constantly over low heat until light brown, not burnt.
Add water, pepper and vegetables.
Stir a few minutes.
Add fried chicken.
Cook for about 1 hour or until chicken is tender and coming apart.