Glenn's Gumbalaya

Gumbalaya? Because it too hard to choose between Gumbo and Jambalaya.

Ingredient List: Part 1 At least 2 kinds of meat (1-2 lbs. * 1 cup chopped onions 1/2 cup chopped green pepper 1/2 cup chopped celery 3/4 cup of all-purpose flour**  8 cups of water** 2~ 10oz cans of "Rotel Mexican Festival or Red Gold Festival 10oz frozen sweet corn	Ingredient List: Part 2 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 bay leaf Dash of Hot Sauce 1/4 cup of Tony Chachere's Original CREOLE Seasoning*** *Chicken, sausage, shrimp, etc **Water and flour proportions are flexible. ***Consider starting with 1/8 a cup of seasoning until your familiar with its strength. **** I only brown about half of the onions and save the rest for adding to the crock-pot about halfway through the cooking time.
Instructions: Part 1 Cook meats, sautee garlic, onions**** and peppers in skillet and put in a crockpot with drippings. Add celery and some water. Blend flour, some water, hot sauce, and seasoning in a blender and add to the pot.  Add Bayleaf, "Rotel Mexican Festival", corn and remainder of the water. Stir well. Instructions: Part 2 Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours. Optional: serve over cooked [hot] rice and garnish with 2/4 cup sliced green onions.	Stovetop time saver: I precook the meats or easier yet use frozen diced chicken from Gordons (GFS) or some rotisserie chicken from Krogers for 1 meat and Kroger's "Fully Cooked Smoked Sausage (turkey, beef, kielbasa) for the other. I'll throw the chicken directly in a large pot adding the celery and water at a high simmer. I brown the sausage with the garlic, onions, and peppers and add to the pot with the rest of the ingredients.

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