15 Bean Chicken and Sausage Gumbo

This recipe is sure to satisfy your “comfort food” cravings, and makes enough servings to freeze leftovers for later in the winter. Along with Hurst’s spicy Cajun seasoning, the other key to this dish is using some really high quality smoked Andouille sausage.

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

1 hour 40 minutes

Servings

14

Ingredients

1 package [HamBeens® Cajun 15 BEAN SOUP®](/products/ham-beens-cajun-15-bean-soup)

1/2 lb. smoked Andouille sausage, sliced into 1/2” pieces

2 bone-in chicken breasts, 2 whole chicken legs (thigh and drumstick)

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped celery

1 cup chopped green bell pepper

3 cloves chopped garlic

2 bay leaves

1 tbsp. vegetable oil

3/4 cup all purpose flour

3/4 cup butter

10 cups water

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139 15 Bean Gumbo

This recipe is sure to satisfy your “comfort food” cravings, and makes enough servings to freeze leftovers for later in the winter. Along with Hurst’s spicy Cajun seasoning, the other key to this dish is using some really high quality smoked Andouille sausage.

Ingredients

  • 1 package HamBeens® Cajun 15 BEAN SOUP®

  • 1/2 lb. smoked Andouille sausage, sliced into 1/2” pieces

  • 2 bone-in chicken breasts, 2 whole chicken legs (thigh and drumstick)

  • 1 cup chopped onion

  • 1 cup chopped celery

  • 1 cup chopped green bell pepper

  • 3 cloves chopped garlic

  • 2 bay leaves

  • 1 tbsp. vegetable oil

  • 3/4 cup all purpose flour

  • 3/4 cup butter

  • 10 cups water

Cooking Directions

  1. In a colander, rinse and sort through the beans. Check for any unwanted debris or stones and discard. Pour rinsed beans into a large bowl and cover with 2-3” of water. Allow to soak for at least 4 hours, up to overnight. Discard soaking water leftover.

  2. Pour the vegetable oil into a large stock pot over medium-high heat. Brown all chicken pieces in batches and set aside. With the pot still on the stove, pour in the 10 cups of water and scrape (deglaze) the brown bits on the bottom of the pot. Then add the soaked beans and chicken pieces back into the pot. Bring to a low boil, then reduce to low and cover the pot. Simmer the beans for 80-90 minutes in total, or until beans are tender. After 45 minutes, remove the chicken pieces and cool before pulling the meat. Add pulled chicken meat back to the pot along with the Andouille sausage and finish cooking the beans.

  3. While beans are cooking, in a medium pan make a dark roux (There are countless “how-to’s” found online, but you want it to be nice and dark to get the right color and flavor in the finished Gumbo.) When it reaches the right color, add in your onion, celery, garlic and green pepper and cook for an additional 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

  4. Add the roux mixture, bay leaf, and Cajun seasoning packet to the soup pot. Bring to a simmer and continue to stir. Cook for an additional 20 minutes before serving hot.