Zatarains Gumbo In Crock Pot Recipes

CROCK POT GUMBO

Steps:

• Roux:.
• Fry bacon and set aside on paper towels.
• Reserve 6 tbs. bacon grease.
• In a skillet on low heat, add 4 tbs. of bacon grease, flour and cajun seasoning.
• Brown flour slowly, stirring constantly, until dark copper brown. Be careful not to burn flour.
• Gumbo:.
• Transfer roux to crock pot.
• Lightly saute garlic, onion, celery and green pepper in 2 tbs. of bacon grease and add to crock pot.
• Crumble bacon and add to crock pot.
• Brown chicken, cube and add to crock pot.
• Slice sausage and add to crock pot.
• Add 8 cups of hot water to crock pot and stir until water and roux are blended.
• Cook on low heat for 6-8 hours.
• Just before serving add shrimp to crock pot and cook until shrimp turn pink.
• Serve over cooked rice and sprinkle lightly with file powder.

SPRUCED-UP ZATARAIN'S® JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Cook and stir sausage and onion in hot oil until the sausage and onion are browned, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Pour water, jambalaya mix, and diced tomatoes with green chile peppers into the pot; bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover the pot, and simmer until the water is mostly absorbed and the rice is tender, about 25 minutes.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN GUMBO WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Line a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with a Reynolds® Slow Cooker Liner.
• Add tomatoes, chicken, broth, green pepper, onion, celery, Cajun seasoning, garlic, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to prepared slow cooker. Stir gently with wooden spoon or rubber scraper to combine.
• Cover and cook on low for 6 hours.
• Remove lid and stir in shrimp gently with a wooden spoon or rubber scraper. Cover and cook about 3 minutes more, or until shrimp is opaque. Serve over cooked rice.

SLOW-COOKER GUMBO

Steps:

• Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
• Heat 10-inch skillet over medium heat. Drizzle with olive oil, and add sausage. Cook about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sausage lightly browns; spoon into slow cooker. In same skillet, add onion, bell pepper and celery. Cook until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally; add to slow cooker. In same skillet, add chopped chicken. Cook until no longer pink, stirring occasionally; add to slow cooker. Add okra to slow cooker.
• In heavy or cast-iron skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium-low heat. Using whisk, beat in flour; add Cajun seasoning and thyme. Continue to beat and cook 15 to 20 minutes, making roux that is brown and smells very nutty. Add beef stock, and beat well with whisk. Heat to boiling, beating constantly. Cook until thickened; add to slow cooker.
• Add diced tomatoes to slow cooker; stir well. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 6 hours.
• Serve gumbo with rice. Garnish with green onions before serving.

SLOW COOKER CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE GUMBO

Steps:

• Heat the vegetable oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Whisk in the flour to form a thick paste until smooth, about 3 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium and continue cooking, whisking constantly, until the flour turns a dark reddish-brown roux, about 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• Pour water into a slow cooker.
• Stir in the roux, sausage, chicken, okra, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper.
• Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 7 hours.
• Skim off fat with a spoon.