Quick Vegetable Gumbo

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 (14 ounce) cans tomatoes, undrained and chopped
• 2 cups tomato juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking brown rice
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen okra, thawed and chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat oil over med heat in a 4 qt dutch oven until hot.
• 2 add bell pepper, celery, onion and garlic.
• 3 stir until crisp tender.
• 4 add tomatoes, juice, beans, parsley, oregano, pepper sauce and bay leaves.
• 5 bring to boil over high heat.
• 6 add rice.
• 7 cover and reduce heat to simmer.
• 8 simmer 15 minutes or until rice is cooked.
• 9 add okra.
• 10 cover and cook 5 minutes longer or until okra is tender.
• 11 remove bay leaves.