Slow Cooker Chicken Chorizo Gumbo

If you are looking for a tasty gumbo recipe to enjoy using chicken, try this Slow Cooker Chicken Chorizo Gumbo this week!

Gumbo is one of my favorite meals to make for my family. I love that you can get creative with gumbo recipes!

Chicken and Sausage Gumbo is my go to recipe for sausage most of the time, but every now and then I like to spice things up with a chicken chorizo gumbo.

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This Chicken Chorizo Gumbo is made in a slow cooker and has an amazing flavor! Try this recipe soon.

What is chorizo?

Chorizo is popularly used in Spanish or Mexican cooking. It’s a pork sausage that’s highly seasoned and can be made from pork, but can also be made from beef, too. The seasonings used to create chorizo usually include ingredients like: chili peppers, paprika, cumin, garlic, cloves, coriander, cinnamon, and/or vinegar.

There are two types of chorizo available: Mexican Chorizo is uncooked and fresh while Spanish Chorizo is dried and cured.

For this recipe, we use Mexican Chorizo.

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Slow Cooker Chicken Chorizo Gumbo

Ingredients:

• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 6 pieces of chicken, tenderloins 
• 8 oz Mexican chorizo 
• 1 yellow onion, chopped 
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped 
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped 
• 1 rib celery, chopped 
• 1 tbsp. garlic, minced 
• 1 tbsp. all purpose flour 
• 2 cups chicken broth 
• 1 can diced tomatoes 
• 1 tsp. dry thyme 
• pinch cayenne 
• ⅓ cup rice 
• 2 cups frozen or fresh corn 
• 2 cups frozen or fresh okra

Directions:

Brown chicken in olive oil, remove from skillet and place in slow cooker. 

In same skillet cook chorizo with onion, bell peppers, celery and garlic for about 4 minutes. 

Next, stir in flour, chicken broth, tomatoes, thyme, and cayenne and pour into cooker over chicken. 

Cook on low 4-5 hours.

Stir in okra, corn, rice and cook for an additional hour.  

Garnish with parsley, serve and enjoy!