Chicken & Sausage Gumbo

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 129.

	this recipe	typical
liquid	153%	96%
fat	0%	6%
aromatics	60%	21%
salt	1%	0%
thickener	12%	4%
vegetables and beans	20%	38%
collagen idx	0.8	0.8
marbling idx	0.6	0.6

Where it stands out

• #1 of 129 for gravy quality

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

8 g	2 tsp. kosher salt
2 g	1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 g	1 tsp. smoked paprika
2 g	3/4 tsp. garlic powder
2 g	1/2 tsp. mustard powder
1 g	1/2 tsp. cayenne
680 g	1 1/2 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs (about 4 thighs)
	Vegetable oil (1 tbsp. + 1 cup, divided)
340 g	12 oz. andouille sausage, sliced into coins
1560 g	6 1/2 c. low-sodium chicken broth, divided
120 g	1 c. all-purpose flour
150 g	1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
120 g	1 large green bell pepper, finely chopped
80 g	2 stalks celery, finely chopped
2 g	2 bay leaves
12 g	4 cloves garlic, minced
450 g	3 green onions, sliced (whites and greens separated)
12 g	2 tbsp. fresh thyme, chopped
	Steamed white rice or potato salad

Method: 7 steps, published by www.delish.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“This was my first attempt at gumbo and this recipe made it easy to follow with fantastic results. As intimidating as roux can be, this was all laid out so well, it made it stress-free. The flavor was outstanding! Every member of the family enjoyed it, includin” — a cook, 5★

“<p>This recipe is a lacking! I am a very competent cook and the flavors did not come out in this at all. My roux was a perfect milk/dark chocolate and my proteins were cooked to perfection. The spices just didn’t pop in this boring gumbo. For the time it takes” — a cook, 2★