Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2004

This recipe was great! I am a soup fanatic and will definitely make this again. I used 6 cups of chicken stock and 2 cups of water and ended up with a spicy, simple to make treat. If you don't like things spicy, you might want to cut down on the hot pepper sauce. Hubby didn't care for the spiciness, so I may try this next time, though I liked it as is. Thanks for this recipe!

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Pam-3BoysMama

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2003

I really didn't want to make this recipe because of the okra, i tried okra one time and hated it. That was until i had my first spoonful of this gumbo, I loved it. I knew my kids were going to hate it because it had to many vegetables. I came home the next day, and the pot was empty...We love love love this recipe. Believe me three hours is worth it.

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KOUKLA722

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2003

This is may be a great soup but it is not gumbo, gumbo never has pasta always rice.

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EMMALOU30

Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2001

It's "Really Quick!" in the sense that I spend only a few minutes putting it together in a pot to cook it. It does take hours to stew, however, it takes only minimal time to make.

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PLUMRAISIN

Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2001

I loved the gumbo! My entire family liked it too. I myself think that the gumbo was not bland at all.

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LTSET

Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2001

This is a fantastic, hot soup that loves up your insides. As has been so eloquently established, this is not a true "gumbo," hence the added "soup" in the title. But who cares. If it's original, I applaud Mr. Schaefer. I made a few changes, using tomatoes, chicken broth and Sweet Sue canned chicken breast to speed it up a bit. Delicious!

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SIMMERSCHMUCK

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2001

Had to use too much salt due to using water instead of broth.

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ROYHOBBS

Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2001

This is the greatest tasting soup I've EVER had!!! It was wonderful!! It won 1st place at the state fair, and everyone I know loves it! I have NO idea why people are insulting it, maybe they're just jealous! Anyways, it was GREAT!!!!

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MEGANCOOK

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2000

what an insult!! This is not gumbo, don't be fooled!! I am from LA. NO ONE here puts TOMATOES in their gumbo, might get run off to the woods if so. To give you a back ground on gumbo, it is a MEAT stew served over rice. It never has tomatoes in it. I have been to many states and outside of La, gumbo is trashed into some sorta gross dish. The meat is what is changed in it........it never contains carrots and stuff since it is a MEAT stew. insulted.....

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