30 Minute Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo + Recipe Video
30 Minute Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo is a quicker way to enjoy a delicious classic! This gumbo is packed with delicious flavor, perfect for those busy hectic nights!! Everyone will love this recipe!
And…just like that we’re into the first full week of 2017 and our first 30 minute Thursday. I know I always say I don’t know where the time went, but I really don’t know where the time is going. It keeps moving and moving and I’m not liking it one bit. I remember thinking that I had a month to prepare the kids for school and now here we are half way into the school year.
But life must go on, so today I’m sharing the monthly 30 minute Thursday along with my food blogger friends. Make sure you check out all the recipes below. They’ll save you time in the kitchen, which we all need these days.
Today I’m sharing my favorite 30 minute Sausage & Shrimp Gumbo recipe. In no way is this a recipe from the south. Heck I’ve never been to the south, so I couldn’t even replicate one if I wanted to, but this is my way of making a yummy gumbo within our busy week.
I do have an original shrimp gumbo recipe that I’ve made over and over, but it takes a lot of work and preparation. And honestly I don’t have the time to make it during a busy week. This 30 minute gumbo recipe takes not only minutes to make, but gives me the satisfaction of having my gumbo fill. I love to load my gumbo up with all sorts of cajun flavor, tons of shrimp, beef sausage and some rice of course.
Normally I make rice on the stove while the gumbo is cooking, but lately I’ve been buying Trader Joe’s frozen white or brown rice. I heat that up in the microwave while the gumbo is stewing and it just makes everything a little bit easier. You could always use instant rice, but honestly instant rice and I don’t get along very well.
The few times I’ve used instant rice, I didn’t like the flavor and it always turns mushy on me. Who knows though maybe it’s being married to my Pakistani hubby who eats rice all the time and I’m just a picky rice girl. Either way try the Trader Joe’s frozen rice if you can. Life saver!!
I love adding okra to this dish as well. I normally just buy the frozen okra because I always forget when okra’s in season. If your not an okra fan, leave it out. Also since we love spice in our home, we always tend to add more chili powder and hot sauce. But please adjust to your preference. I do recommend keeping the creole or cajun seasoning the same. It gives the gumbo that gumbo flavor.
Hope you like my first 30 minute Thursday recipe of 2017!! Remember to head over to the other food bloggers to take a look at what their cooking up today. Don’t forget to pin too.
Get the Recipe: 30 Minute Sausage and Shrimp Gumbo
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon canola oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 1 cup celery, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1/2 pound smoked beef sausage, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices
- 1 cup frozen orka, thawed (optional)
- 1 can, 14-1/2 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 teaspoon cajun or creole seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup cooked white rice
- 1/2 cup green onions
Instructions
- In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Cook onions, bell pepper and garlic in oil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in flour. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until flour has cooked off, about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in remaining ingredients except shrimp and rice. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir shrimp into gumbo. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and firm. Stir in cooked rice and remove bay leaf.
- Serve soup and sprinkle with green onions.
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Time definitely moves way too fast! Although if I’m being honest, I wish we could skip these next few months…I hate winter! 🙂 This gumbo looks incredible, Cyndi! Soups like this are a favorite of mine, and I’m loving the sausage and shrimp in here. Perfect for 30 minute Thursday!
Oh I love the okra in there! It’s a veggie that I don’t use enough, because honestly, I’m not super sure how to cook it most of the time. But I want to try it more. Cheers to 2017! I’m trying to slow things down over here, but it’s hard. The clock just keeps ticking, doesn’t it? XOXO!
I hope you had a great holiday season Cyndi! Life goes by so crazy fast, but that just means I’m even closer to seeing you again!
Happy New Year, Cyndi! My kids are back in school this week and it’s been so hard getting back to normal…I wish everything could just so slow down! I’m loving this easier take on gumbo because the classic is so time consuming! I’m craving a big bowl right now!
Haha, I keep saying the exact same thing about the time too! I seriously don’t know where it is going! I don’t think I’ve ever eaten gumbo before but I love all the flavors in it so I’m not sure why! I’m glad I’m not the only person who uses pre-cooked rice sometimes, it’s just so easy!
The gumbo dish was a success!!
Thanks!
I feel like I cheated, being from Louisiana ?
Yay glad you enjoyed it!! 🙂 And cheating isn’t always a bad thing, hehe. 🙂
Fabulous! Who knew you didn’t have to make roux the traditional way! Made some of my own modifications and I’m loving it!!!
This was a great and so easy recipe! My family loved it ❤️
Yay so happy to hear! 🙂
I see there is a comment for parsley in the directions but I don’t see it on the ingredients list. Was it supposed to be another spice?
Sorry about that. You can garnish with parsley or you can leave it out.
This recipe is fantastic! I almost doubled it and skipped the okra but it did not disappoint. (I only doubled because I don’t know how to make smaller portions.) Thank you for sharing it!
Yay so happy you liked the recipe. You’re welcome 🙂
Halloween 2019 in 2 days, and we’re supposed to have temps in the low 40s, rain, & wind-YUCK! I make a big pot of hot soup & friends stop by all evening ?. This gumbo is on the menu this year, but since we’re trying to eat better, I’ll be using cauliflower rice instead of regular rice. Keep your fingers crossed that it turns out okay ?
Fingers crossed and please let me know how it turns out 🙂
Great recipe. I have used this multiple times! Thank you!
Amazing recipe!! My go to for gumbo!! Thank you
My husband LOVED THIS. I only swapped out turkey for beef smoked sausage. He ate two bowls and told me it was great! I made Uncle Ben’s rice and he served the gumbo over the rice instead of adding in.