Chicken and Andouille Sausage Gumbo

This chicken and sausage gumbo is a delicious Louisiana gumbo recipe that is full of bold flavors and textures. This really easy chicken and sausage gumbo takes no time to make and it is SO good. Serve this easy cajun gumbo with a nice heaping mound of rice to pick up the flavors from the gumbo and it will definitely be a hit at dinner.

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Total Time: 30 minutes

About this Louisiana gumbo recipe:

Normally when I think of Louisiana gumbo, I think of of shrimp gumbo which is delicious and very southern. For this recipe, I wanted to make a gumbo that uses ingredients that are more readily available like chicken and sausage.

I you like the shrimp in your gumbo, by all means go ahead and add that in! You just need to add the shrimp into the pot during the last 10 minutes of cooking time.

The history of gumbo:

I am sure you have heard of gumbo and have probably had it before as well. It is actually from the southern part of the U.S., specifically Louisiana and it is a dish that has evolved over the years to what it is today, a thick stew made up of the Cajun holy trinity (red peppers, onions and celery), a thickener (usually flour) and meats (sausage, chicken, seafood, etc.)

Many people believe that this was originally a cajun dish but we now know that this was a dish that was made by Africans who were the slaves in the southern U.S. The exact ingredients they used were a bit different but today's gumbo is an evolved version of the African "Gombo".

Gumbo is now deeply rooted in Louisiana and southern culture and is in fact the state food of Louisiana. Today, we can enjoy gumbo from our own home thanks to the internet and online recipes!

It is easy to make and very hearty. Remember gumbo is not jambalaya which is different. You can see from my sausage jambalaya recipe that gumbo is more like a stew and jambalaya is more of a rice dish.

Here are the ingredients you will need to make this Louisiana chicken and sausage gumbo:

• Boneless chicken breast
• Andouille sausage
• Bacon
• Red pepper
• Celery
• Onion
• Garlic
• Flour
• Chicken stock
• Cajun seasoning (recipe below)
• White rice (I prefer basmati but a short grain rice is fine and traditional)

The first thing you want to do before you make the gumbo is to make the cajun seasoning. If you already have cajun seasoning then by all means go ahead and use that. If you prefer to buy the cajun seasoning, that is fine too. No one is judging 🙂

Cajun seasoning for Gumbo:

• Garlic powder
• Onion powder
• Sweet paprika
• Cayenne Pepper
• Salt
• Pepper
• Oregano

I have also included the cajun seasoning recipe below!

Once you have made your seasoning, you can have this meal ready to eat in 30 minutes. It does not take that long to cook and the flour in the recipe creates a very fast thick stew.

Here is what the steps look like to make this Louisiana gumbo recipe:

When making this cajun gumbo, the first thing you want to do is to cook your bacon until crispy and remove that from the pan leaving the bacon fat in the pan.

You saute your veggies in the bacon fat until almost browned. Once they are cooked, you add your Andouille sausage to to pot and cook that for a few minutes.

Now you take your cut up chicken pieces and dredge them in your flour and then add them to your pot to brown on the outside and to cook out the rawness of the flour.

Last step is you will add your chicken stock and scrape the brown bits off the bottom of your pan. Add your seasonings and then let it all simmer for 15-20 minutes.

How to serve with this cajun chicken and sausage gumbo:

Best rice for gumbo-

The most traditional rice to serve with gumbo is a short grain rice that has been seasoned with butter and salt before cooking. Traditional. Southern rice is a little bit starchier than some of the long grained rice varieties.

I prefer a fluffy white rice made from basmati. I just make sure the rice is nicely buttered and seasoned, the way traditional Southern dishes do it.

Plating the gumbo-

The gumbo is ladled around a mound of rice leaving some of the rice exposed (at the top of the mound) and some of it will absorb that gumbo base.

This chicken and andouille gumbo is a great meal to make for celebrating Mardi Gras (a traditional dish for that), when you want a little taste of southern food or just because!

If you love cajun inspired food you will love this dish. Another great recipe to try is my cajun chicken pasta! It is not traditional but the cajun flavors in this creamy pasta dish are out of this world delicious.