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Vegetable Gumbo With Shrimp Recipe
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Vegetable Gumbo With Shrimp Recipe

18 ingredients 4 servings openrecipes

This gumbo recipe uses a variety of vegetables for a hearty first-course soup or light main-course entree. The flavor base of the gumbo, roux, is quicker and...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1293
Calories
83g
Protein
24g
Fat
185g
Carbs

Counts 20 of 21 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 20 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Green Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Okra 1 cup (100g) 33
Green Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cayenne 1 tsp (1.8g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 6 slices bacon, diced
  • 3 cups chopped fresh okra or 1 package (10 ounces) frozen okra, chopped
  • 1/3 cup each: oil, flour
  • 1 1/4 cups diced celery
  • 3/4 cup chopped green onion
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 small each: yellow squash, zucchini, thinly sliced
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 cup diced green bell pepper
  • 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/4 cup minced parsley
  • 1/2 teaspoon each: salt, pepper, thyme
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne or to taste
  • 1 pound medium peeled deveined shrimp
  • 3/4 teaspoon filé powder, optional
  • Cooked rice

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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