Hearty Vegetable Gumbo

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans petite diced tomatoes
• 2 cups reduced-sodium tomato juice
• 1 (15 ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 1/2 cups uncooked quick-cooking brown rice
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen sliced okra, thawed

Recipe

• 1 coat a 4-quart dutch oven with cooking spray and heat over medium heat until hot.
• 2 add onion, green pepper, celery, and garlic. cook and stir for 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender.
• 3 add tomatoes, tomato juice, beans, parsley, oregano, pepper sauce, and bay leaves. bring to a boil over medium heat.
• 4 add rice. cover and reduce heat to medium-low. simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
• 5 add okra and cook, covered, 5 minutes more or until okra is tender. remove and discard bay leaves.