Zucchini Gumbo (crock-pot)

Total Time: 8 hrs 24 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs 9 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 celery, chopped
• 1 green chili pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups tomato juice or 2 cups v- 8 vegetable juice
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can tomatoes, drained
• 2 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise and sliced into 1/4 inch half moons
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• salt
• pepper
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (tabasco sauce)
• 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 2 cups rice, cooked

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet over medium heat heat the oil. add the next 4 ingredients (onion - garlic), cover and cook for 5 minutes or until vegetables are softened.
• 2 transfer vegetables to crockpot.
• 3 add next 7 ingredients (vegetable broth - pepper). cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
• 4 stir in tabasco and liquid smoke.
• 5 divide rice into soup bowls and top with gumbo.