Poor Man's Gumbo

"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."
 
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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
8
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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
  • 14 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 14 cups rice, cooked
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directions

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

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