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Shrimp Gumbo

Ingredients

• 1 pound fresh or frozen medium shrimp (thawed if frozen)
• 8 ounces bulk hot Italian sausage
• 1 1/2 cups chopped green sweet pepper
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced celery
• 2 14.5-ounce cans reduced-sodium stewed tomatoes, undrained
• 1 14-ounce can reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup instant white rice

Directions

1. Peel and devein shrimp.
2. Rinse shrimp and pat dry.
3. In a saucepan cook sausage, sweet pepper, onion, and celery until sausage is brown, stirring to break up sausage as it cooks.
4. Drain fat.
5. Add remaining ingredients except rice to sausage mixture.
6. Return to boiling, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
7. Add shrimp.
8. Cover and cook 4 minutes.
9. Remove from heat.
10. Stir in rice.
11. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

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