Turkey Gumbo


Course : Gumbo
Serves: 4
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Ingredients:


2 tablespoons margarine

4 Medium ripe tomatoes peeled or 16 ounces peeledtomatoes canned

1/2 pound okra fresh or frozen, 1 inch pieces

2 cups chopped celery

2 cups water

1 medium onion -- chopped

2 cups chopped cooked turkey

1 small sweet green pepper -- chopped

3/4 teaspoon gumbo file powder

2 cloves garlic -- minced

2 cups cooked rice

8 ounces tomato paste
 

Preparation / Directions:


Melt the margarine in a large skillet. Add the okra. Saute until the okra loses its shiny appearance, about 5 minutes. Remove the okra pieces to a bowl. Add the celery onion, green pepper, and garlic to the skillet. Cook over medium heat until the onion is transparent. Add the tomato paste, tomatoes, water, okra mixture, and turkey. Cook over low heat 10 minutes or until turkey is hot. Add the file powder. Stir to blend. Spoon over the rice in soup bowls.

 

Nutritional Information:

1/4 recipe = 255 calories, 3 lean meat, 1 bread, 1 vegetable 19 grams carbohydrate, 25 grams protein, 10 grams fat, 176 mg sodium, 1102 mg potassium, 54 mg cholesterol.


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