Atkins Friendly Gumbo - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
4 tablespoons celery, diced
4 tablespoons green peppers, diced
4 tablespoons onions, diced
1/2 cup okra, sliced
4 grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1/2 cup cooked chicken breast, diced
2 cups vegetable stock
1 teaspoon creole seasoning

Preparation

melt butter in a dutch oven over medium heat.
add xanthan gum and cook stirring constantly.
once mixture is the color of peanut butter (2-3 minutes) add celery onions and green pepper.
sautee until softening and add okara then cover and cook about 5 minutes stirring frequently.
add tomatoes and cook until softened and breaking apart.
add creole seasoning and stir to incorporate in vegetable mixture.
add vegetable broth (1/2 a cup at a time) until desired thickness (xanthan gum and okra will thicken the mixture so you may want to add more water after the stock if not to your taste).
Heat to a boil then reduce heat and serve.