Poor Man's Gumbo

Submitted by RedheadAblaze

"I found this recipe in a Rachael Ray magazine. It's delicious, hearty, and surprisingly inexpensive! It has quickly become one of my favorite dishes. Just a heads up, this makes A LOT of gumbo. It feeds me for about 5 days. I'd guess that it would last a family of 4 about 2 days."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 12 slices bacon (about 1/2 lb)
• 2 celery ribs, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, diced
• 1 (12 ounce) can tuna, solid white packed in water
• 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
• 1 jalapeno chile, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon file powder, like Zatarain's (I just found a box of gumbo mix and used its flavoring because I couldn't find what she was describi)
• 1 1⁄4 cups rice, cooked

directions

1. In a large heavy skillet, cook the bacon over mid heat until crisp.
2. Transfer to a paper towel lined plate.
3. Drain off all but 1/4 c bacon fat and return the skillet to the heat.
4. Add celery and onion and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
5. Add the tomatoes, tuna & liquid, tomato paste, jalapeño and 1 c water.
6. Simmer until thickened, about 20 minutes.
7. Whisk in the file powder, remove from heat.
8. Serve gumbo over rice and crumble bacon on top.