Gumbo

1 box of gumbo mix

1 box of dirty rice mix

1can of cooked chicken breast drained and broken up

1 lb. chopped smoked sausage and

1 lb of already cooked shrimp (we buy it frozen and just remove tails). 

In your bean pot add 6 ½ cups of water and contents of both boxes. Whisk together till well blended. Next add chicken and smoked sausage. Place lid on and microwave for 15 minutes. Remove and stir again, then put lid on and microwave again for another 15 minutes. Remove and stir in shrimp place lid on and let set for 3 minutes. This is a thicker gumbo, almost like a stew. 

Serve with some fresh made cornbread made while your gumbo is cooking. Important Tip: This makes more than the two of us can eat, so I freeze a portion of it to have when I don’t want to Cook. So before you freeze a portion, remove the shrimp. Shrimp reheated are ok but just not at their best, so scoop those up and enjoy before freezing. You can always throw in some when you reheat.