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Chicken Gumbo

2 teaspoons canola oil

½ pound turkey kielbasa, cut into ½-inch slices

1 pound skinless boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch chunks

1 (14½-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes

1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced (white and green parts separated)

½ pound okra, cut into 1-inch pieces, or 1 (10-ounce) package frozen sliced okra

4 garlic cloves, chopped

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon dried oregano

2 tablespoons quick-cooking polenta

¼ teaspoon black pepper

Few drops hot pepper sauce or to taste

1  Heat oil in pressure cooker over medium-high heat. Add kielbasa and chicken; cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, white parts of scallions, okra, garlic, Worcestershire sauce, and oregano; lock lid in place. Bring to high pressure over high heat. Reduce heat just enough to maintain pressure; cook 4 minutes.

2  Quick-release pressure according to manufacturer’s directions. Stir in polenta and black pepper; simmer until gumbo is thickened, about 1 minute. Stir in green parts of scallions and pepper sauce.

PER SERVING (1 cup): 211 Cal, 7 g Total Fat, 2 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 66 mg Chol, 451 mg Sod, 13 g Carb, 4 g Sugar, 3 g Fib, 23 g Prot, 82 mg Calc.

HEALTHY EXTRA

Serve the gumbo over hot cooked brown rice (²⁄³ cup cooked brown rice per serving will increase the PointsPlus value by 3).

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