Easy Chicken Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 c. margarine or butter
2 c. sliced okra
1 small chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped green bell pepper
5 c. chicken broth
2 c. peeled, chopped tomatoes
1 bay leaf
3 whole allspice
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 c. uncooked rice
1 c. diced, cooked chicken

Preparation

Melt margarine.
Add okra, onion and green bell pepper.
Saute until tender.
Stir in broth, tomatoes, bay leaf, allspice, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil; stir in rice, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes.
Stir in chicken and cook just until thoroughly heated.
Remove bay leaf and allspice.