Garden Gumbo with Smoked Sausage & Kidney Beans – Green Valley Organics

Ingredients

• ½ cup vegetable oil, divided
• 1 link smoked turkey sausage, cut into 1/4” thick half moons
• ¾ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 large white onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1½ teaspoons dried thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• 4 cups chicken stock
• 2 cups water
• 1 14oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 15oz can or pouch Green Valley Organic Dark Red Kidney Beans
• 1 zucchini, chopped
• 1 cup cooked long grain rice