I don’t like celery very much but I think chicken and celery is a good combination so I added one cup of chopped celery excellent !!!!

Chicken broth was needed. And then added some tomatoes and red pepper flakes for more flavor.

I liked that this was a fast recipe, but did modify after comparing ingredients to other authentic gumbo recipes. The results were fantastic. With red peppers & onion I added 4 stalks celery, increased garlic to 12 cloves, plus 1 teaspoon thyme. Instead of water, added 1 large can crushed tomatoes and about 40 oz fat free chicken broth. Added 1 tablespoon each white wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, cajun seasoning (to taste). I had some small cooked shrimp, so it went in. GREAT results!

I found it lacking taste therefore I added some vegetable bouillon to the broth.

I have some really good andouille in the freezer that improved the dish over most of what is passed as andouille that's found outside of Louisiana. I also added celery to vegetable saute; it's essential. Without the additional of my homemade Creole spice blend, the flavor would have been lost. That said, it was a pretty good 45 minute gumbo.

How many people does this serve? Thanks.

I made this recipe last night. It's not bad. I'd give it a B+. But it's not a 30-minute recipe. It's only 30 minutes once all the ingredients are prepped. Allow at least an hour.

Great quick gumbo recipe. I added one can petite diced tomatoes with garlic and one can of chicken stock. Served with rice.

While I have to agree that this is not Southern gumbo, I'm sure this is the Connecticut version of it and serves as a reference for doing it quickly. Kind of like cornbread with sugar, if you know what I mean.

I made this the other night, and while it's really good, it tastes sort of like chicken and dumplings for some reason. My south-LA-born husband agreed. It was easy to make though, especially considering that you can make it all ahead of time. I added some Tony's, to spice it up a bit more, and the next time, I'll add some shrimp. All-in-all, it was good! I'll make it again.