Althea's Beef Gumbo [ADA]

Althea's Beef Gumbo


Number of Servings: 7
Serving Size: 1 cup
Ingredients
Name Measure Weight
lean 90 percent ground beef --- 1 lb
large onion, chopped 2 ea ---
frozen white corn kernels,thawed --- 16 oz
15 oz white beans (navy or cannellini) 1 ea ---
14 oz can stewed tomatos, with juice 3 ea ---
10 oz. pkg. frozen sliced okra, thawed 1 ea ---
chili powder 2 Tbsp ---
cooked rice 2 1/3 cups ---
Preparation Instructions
1 Brown the ground beef and onion in a large soup pot or Dutch oven, stirring until the beef crumbles. Drain the beef, discarding the fat.
2 Stir in the remaining ingredients except for the rice and bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally.
3 Cover and reduce the heat; simmer 20 minutes. Stir occasionally. Serve over 1/3 cup of rice.



Exchanges Per Serving


3-1/2 Starch
2 Lean Meat

Nutrition Information


Amount per serving
Calories 390
Calories From Fat 92
Total Fat 10 g
Saturated Fat 3 g
Cholestrol 41 mg
Sodium 200 mg
Total Carbohydrate 56 g
Dietary Fiber 9 g
Sugars 11 g
Protein 22 g

This recipe if from The New Soul Food Cookbook for People with Diabetes, published by the American Diabetes Association.