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Cooking With Que’s Plant Based Gumbo Recipe

Name: Plant Based Gumbo Recipe
Prep time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 3 cloves Minced Garlic; 1 cup Crimini Mushrooms (Sliced); 1 cup Oyster Mushrooms; 2 cups Frozen Okra Pieces (Fresh or Frozen); 1 can Crushed Tomatoes (No salt added); 3 cans Kidney and Red Beans (No salt added); 4 cups Vegetable Broth; 1 tbsp Dried or Fresh Sage; 1 tbsp Dried or Fresh Thyme; 1 Whole Yellow Onion (Diced); 1 small bag Mini Carrots (Sliced); 2 Lagre Carrots (Cut into rounds); 2 Green Peppers (Seeds Removed & Diced); 1 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning; 1/2 tbsp Chipotle Chili Powder; 1/2 White Powder; 1 Celery Stalk; 2 Beyond Sausages; 1 Tofurkey Italian Sausage (Or just another type of sausage with a different texture); 1/2 Smoked Paprika

November 16, 2022 · Updated November 13, 2022·By BLAC Staff

This vegan Gumbo is perfect for guests or alone with family and makes your insides feel warm.

November 16, 2022 · Updated November 13, 2022

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It’s soft on the belly and full of vegetables that are absolutely amazing for you!

This delicious, gluten-free vegan gumbo has no added fats, and it is packed with delicious beans, okra, mushrooms, garlic and sage. Serve the gumbo with brown rice or cornbread for a tasty and healthy meal or a side dish as a part of a multi-layered course meal. This vegan Gumbo is perfect for guests or alone with family and makes your insides feel warm.

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The Recipe

Plant Based Gumbo Recipe

It’s soft on the belly and full of vegetables that are absolutely amazing for you!

By BLAC Staff

Prep

55 minutes 55 minutes

Servings

Ingredients

•1 tbsp Olive Oil
•3 cloves Minced Garlic
•1 cup Crimini Mushrooms (Sliced)
•1 cup Oyster Mushrooms
•2 cups Frozen Okra Pieces (Fresh or Frozen)
•1 can Crushed Tomatoes (No salt added)
•3 cans Kidney and Red Beans (No salt added)
•4 cups Vegetable Broth
•1 tbsp Dried or Fresh Sage
•1 tbsp Dried or Fresh Thyme
•1 Whole Yellow Onion (Diced)
•1 small bag Mini Carrots (Sliced)
•2 Lagre Carrots (Cut into rounds)
•2 Green Peppers (Seeds Removed & Diced)
•1 tbsp Old Bay Seasoning
•1/2 tbsp Chipotle Chili Powder
•1/2 White Powder
•1 Celery Stalk
•2 Beyond Sausages
•1 Tofurkey Italian Sausage (Or just another type of sausage with a different texture)
•1/2 Smoked Paprika

Instructions

1
In a large pot, add olive oil, onion, garlic, pepper, carrot and mushrooms.
2
Cook and stir over medium heat until onion becomes translucent.add your seasonings and vegetable stock.
3
Add your seasonings and vegetable stock.
4
Add all veggies, do not drain, and let simmer a separate pan, slice your plant based sausages, and pan fry them until they are almost done and add them to the potSimmer on medium-low heat for 35-40 minutes.
5
Simmer on medium-low heat for 35-40 minutes.
6
Serve with rice and cornbread.

Notes & Variations

Visit THE KITCHEN BY COOKING WITH QUE at 6529 Woodward Ave, Suite A Detroit, MI 48202 Phone : 313-462-4184 Web : www.CookingWithQue.com

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