Slow Cooker Chicken Gumbo with Shrimp

This was great! I added a traditional roux and used diced tomatoes with garlic and onions. Very tasty!!! You can also add andouille sausage.

Great recipe! I left out the celery and used 2 red bell peppers rather than the green just due to family preferences. I also used cubed chicken breast rather than thighs. The flavor was absolutely wonderful, definitely a hit! I used the Simple Cajun Seasoning recipe from this site since it's not a seasoning I generally keep on hand. Like a previous reviewer, I also used Reynold's Slow Cooker Liners when making this recipe- they definitely saved me time on clean up!

Really great flavor, here! Though not a traditional gumbo (no roux), this is a very easy recipe to prepare. I followed the recipe exactly, and DH and DS had seconds. I reserved some for lunch, or they would have cleaned the pot. I like the taste of okra, and I will add some next time, with about half a package of andouille. There are so many veggies in this, the only side needed is some crusty bread, to catch every drop of the delicious broth!

Really delicious for such an easy slow cooker recipe! I added some smoked sausage to this, which really came through in the final overall flavor. I also found the consistency to be too thin, so I added some roux. YUM. This was not spicy at all, so next time Ill either add more cayenne, or serve with some hot sauce. A great hearty and healthy meal! The slow cooker liners are a real time saver too!

Very easy and flavorful. I added sausage and mushroom, substituted ROTEL for the stewed tomatoes, cooked the rice in the slow cooker about 30 min prior to adding the shrimp which absorbed some of the liquid making it less soupy. We had thirds... could not stop eating.

I've never had gumbo before, so I can't judge how authentic this is. Having said that, we loved this. We served it over the rice and had slices of fresh baked bread as a side. Delicious meal, and super simple! I changed two things: #1 omitted the cayenne. My husband can't handle spicy. #2 put 2lbs skinless, bone-in whole chicken thighs, instead of 1lb chopped boneless, skinless. (I figured the bone made them twice as heavy so I doubled it.) We had to remove the bones after it was done cooking shredding the chicken in the process. I don't think this made a difference taste-wise, just ease-wise. Shredding already slow-cooked chicken is way easier (and cleaner) than chopping raw chicken.

5-20-16 ~I wish there was something I could do to rid myself of my distaste for dark meat. There are so many recipes that call for it but I just can’t do it. Here too, I used chicken breasts instead of the chicken thighs called for. And I was happy. I didn’t add the cayenne, because I don’t like heat in my food, and I’m glad I chose not to. Between the Cajun seasoning I used and the Cajun andouille sausage I threw in, it was really quite hot enough, thank you very much. I also added some frozen okra, something fairly new to me, and I enjoyed it (FYI, the frozen was infinitely better looking than the “fresh”). I’m not sure this was as good prepared in a Crock Pot as it would be in the conventional manner, but it sure was good enough! Note: I also didn’t use the slow cooker liner, and the pot cleaned up quite nicely and with little effort without it.

So yummy and even easier to make! I added a little spicy sausage and my husband loved it. I think the Reynolds slow cooker liners were sent from the "cooking Gods". No clean up is one thing that attracts me to a new dinner recipe and I will never use my slow cooker without them. I will definitely be making this yummy dish again!!

Delicious! I like it when my lips buzz a little but if you don't like spicy, make sure you cut down on the cayenne and Cajun spice. I made it to share with a friend who used to live in New Orleans but ended up eating the whole batch by myself :(

This was a delicious and easy weeknight gumbo. Took me about 15 minutes to throw together. A few enhancements, I used two cans of tomatoes with okra and one stewed, added sliced andouille chicken sausage, and used a couple of teaspoons of file gumbo. Enjoyed this recipe! Thanks for sharing, Reynolds.

Very good! Sauteed onions, garlic, celery and added mushrooms in EVOO before adding to crock pot. Made a roux in the saute pan and added it to crock pit. Easy and very tasty!

Made it to recipe except substituted yellow for green pepper and opted for a bag of pre-cooked shrimp. Really yummy over brown rice and with crusty bread! Will make again and again!

Very tasty! I was looking for a way to prepare chicken thighs that was new and exciting and this fit the bill. I had 1/2 of a kielbasa sausage in the fridge so I threw that in as well. We really enjoyed this. :) I didn't cut the thighs up because I knew I would have to leave this in the slow cooker for 8 hours and I was hoping to not dry out the chicken. I was able to shred it with a wooden spoon and it wasn't dry at all.

Totally without taste. I even added shrimp and NZ mussels.

super easy recipe to make. We made a double batch (one to eat now & one to freeze & eat later).. For the frozen batch, we cooked the gumbo just 3 hours on high, left out the shrimp, put it into a gallon size freezer ziplock. When it was time to eat, I let it thaw over night in the fridge, poured gumbo into the slow cooker (used a liner this time too, so easy), cooked it on low for 3 hours, added thawed shrimp like recipe above, cook for another hour until shrimp was done, served with rice. YUM!

Gumbo (chicken, shrimp and sausage)! With brown rice, and black eyed peas. With cornbread

This recipe is amazing. My family and I raved over this one. I ADORE the simplicity of throwing everything into the crock pot, and the Reynold's Slow Cooker Liners are genius! No clean up at all!! The only thing I added was some diced smoked beef sausage (kielbasa). We also sprinkled on some gumbo file before serving, since I had it! We will absolutely use this again. I love the mix of proteins and the slightly spicy, flavorful broth. Yumm!!

Suggest less chicken broth. Was more like a soup than a gumbo. It did thicken with the rice, though. I added some file to provide thickening and flavor.

this was awesome! I made it exactly as described and it turned out wonderful!

Delicious. I added a roux , this is my husband's favorite meal now

I made it as written and it turned out great. My girl friend even loved it.

I put in a little more cajun seasoning and added sausage. Very easy and tasted great.

Tastes awesome!

Delicious!! Minus the Cayanne pepper and only used 1/2 tablespoon of Cajun seasoning. I love spice but my family does not. Lol

Delicious! I only added corn, my kids favorite and deleted tomatoes -yuck lol! I will definitely make this again

I added 1....14oz package of Hillshire Polish Sausage, sliced!!! Soooooo delicious and loved by all!!

Great Father’s Day dinner. Used a chicken breast rather than thighs but it cooked up well. Will definitely prepare again

Without a roux, this isn't gumbo. It should only be called a stew but not gumbo. It's offensive as a Gulf Coast native to see this called our beloved gumbo! That aside, with some tweaking the seasoning, it's not a bad stew.

Incredible!! I added a little more cayenne but it was a rave at our table!!

This was simply amazing! Great recipe, thanks for sharing. We love heat, so the only modifications I made were to throw in some matchbox peppers form our garden along with a few shakes of hot sauce.

Great easy recipe. Changed out the broth with chicken stock. Added some Sunset Farm Brand Cracked Pepper Sausage.

This is the second time making this and it’s really a great recipe! It has lots of flavor but isn’t to heavy! It’s definitely a keeper!

deliciously simple

This is Doug's favorite! Made it with the Simple Cajun Spice recipe but half the salt and cayenne pepper. Made a roux to thicken.

So if you’re looking for a true gumbo, I’d give this 3 stars because it’s missing the roux and it’s a bit soupy. But the flavor is still good so I gave it 4 stars! I would make it again but cut the tomatoes and add a roux. I added sausage, okra and omitted the celery.

Substitute rotel(original) for the canned tomatoes for more flavor

Fantastic recipe, so easy and lots of flavor.

Delicious. Added andouille sausage and it turned out fantastic. Will definitely make it again!

Easy and delicous!

This came out great. It will for sure be in my rotation. I was blasting the cajun music all day waiting for it!

Easy and good. I added shrimp to the chicken and kielbasa.

Really good. :)

Excellent!

Great

It came out pretty tasty and easy to make! I used bell peppers instead of the green pepper and used stew beef instead if chicken. The flavor with the rice and shrimp is perfect! I live in an area that doesn’t have cajun food so this was a great dish to try.

I added smoked sausage.

Super easy

Hubby loved this, I thought it was pretty good. I added okra (it's not gumbo without okra!) and half a pack of andouille sausage. I used diced tomatoes instead of stewed because those had sugar. I added extra celery and bell pepper because those are in stewed tomatoes. I think it needs to cook more than 6 hours for the onion to get really cooked through-- more like 6.5 to 7 hours. Spice level was good, I used a hair more of Tony Chachere's and cayenne than called for and it was a nice spice level.

I changed almost everything in this recipie. I usually don't cook gumbo in the crock pot but wanted to give it a try, but still staying true to my trusted gumbo recipie. I substituted fire roasted tomatoes for the stewed, just a personal preference. Omitted the cayenne and black peppers, but used a finely chopped jalapeño. Added okra. I probably had double the amount of veggies called for. Cooked on low three to four hours. My chicken was cooked so I waited the three to four hours to add that. Also used andouille sausage. I cooked the veggies with the meat for three hours. I forgot the creole seasoning and shrimp! but the sausage and jalapano provided enough flavor. Overall good recipie, especially if you want to cook gumbo in a crockpot!

This is an easy recipe although it tastes just ok... it’s lacking something. My husband said it tastes “earthy”.

Great recipe ! you can make it mild or spicy with just a few tweeks. Southern boy living in Nebraska. I add okra to the recipe for a southern taste.

I had folks in for Mardi Gras and didn't have time to make traditional gumbo so I used this recipe, threw it in the crockpot and got rave reviews all weekend. No, it didn't have the smokey flavor of my hours-long version but it was delicious and made everyone happy!

more importantly the wife loved it....made it right by the recipe....enjoyed it thoroughly.

Don’t believe any of the rave reviews. This was the blandest, least flavorful dish I’ve ever made. Followed the recipe exactly. Don’t waste your time. Horrible.

I enjoyed this dish! I made a few changes: added red bell peppers, Evergood hot links & made my own Cajun seasoning which made this dish good & extra spicey!...and I LOOOOVE SPICEY!!! I will definitely make this dish again!

The recipe above reminded me of Campbell's Chunky gumbo, which isn't a bad thing. I substituted andouille sausage for the shrimp, which kicked up the favor. If you have the ambition, add a roux. Heat 1/2 C of vegetable oil to the point it's almost smoking, then stir in 1/2 C of flour. (This is hot and sticky, so be really careful as you work with this.) Stir the oil and flour as it browns. After 3-4 minutes, when it gets to a reddish-brown, pull it off the heat and add about 1/2 C chopped onions, bell peppers, green onions, or celery to stop the cooking process. Add this to the crockpot. It adds body to the broth and a nutty taste to the stew.

This is a great crock pot recipe. I used chicken andouille sausage in place of the chicken for more flavor. I also substituted okra for the peppers to give it more of a southern flare.

Loved this ..easy Gumbo recipe that taste authentic I added andouille sausage next time maybe I'll add crab

This was really good. Definitely will be making this over and over agr

No tomatoes

It needed some sort of other seasoning, I might try adding some sort of Creole/Cajun seasoning, otherwise pretty good.

We really liked this, but next time I think I'll add sausage instead of the shrimp, just a personal preference. Followed the recipe with the exception of using chicken breasts instead of thighs. It had a lot of heat and good flavor, we served over Dirty Rice for even more kick! I will make this again!

I loved this recipe and so did my boyfriend. I added 1 pound of beef kielbasa and served it over rice. Yum

I made this and it was a very easy recipe. I did not use green pepper but did add okra. I used chicken breast meat and also added 8 oz of skinless turkey kielbasa. I also browned the chicken and kielbasa and sauteed the onions and celery before putting it all in the slow cooker. Everyone loved it and I will make this again.

My husbands family roots from Louisiana and we made our first visit there this year. Came home craving gumbo. I use Rotel, exclude bell peppers and celery if I don’t have them on hand. I use the Cajun spice from this website to substitute required spices, 5 tablespoons, cutting salt in half. I also add a roux ; half cup butter, half cup flour. This is FANTASTIC.

This is my first attempt at gumbo. I omitted the celery (personal preference) and the cayenne (too much heat for me). I also added andouille sausage like some reviewers suggested. I wasn't a fan of the andouille, myself, but the rest was good. I've never eaten gumbo before so I don't have a basis for comparison. But my BF loved it, and he's a fan. I'll definitely make it again, with okra and smoked sausage instead of the andouille.