Hearty Vegetable Gumbo

Submitted by southern chef in lo

"Okay, this is for all vegetarians--a nice gumbo with no meat."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 2 cup
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1⁄4 cup chopped celery
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans no-salt-added stewed tomatoes
• 2 cups no-salt-added tomato juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can red beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1⁄4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1⁄2 cups uncooked quick-cooking brown rice or 1 1/2 cups white rice, if prefered
• 1 (10 ounce) package chopped frozen okra, thawed

directions

1. Spray 4-quart Dutch oven with cooking spray; heat over medium heat until hot. Add onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic. Cook and stir 3 minutes or until crisp-tender.
2. Add stewed tomatoes, tomato juice, beans, parsley, oregano, pepper sauce and bay leaves. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add rice. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
3. Add okra; cook, covered, 5 minutes more or until okra is tender. Remove and discard bay leaves.