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                       |   |   |   |  7    | servings 2 oz | Chicken Sausage, smoked   |  1/2  | cup | Oil, vegetable, sunflower, linoleic (less than 60%)   |  3/4  | cup | all-purpose flour   |  2    | cups, chopped | Onion, chopped   |  2    | cups, diced | celery, diced   |  2    | cups | Peppers, sweet, green   |  4    | cloves | garlic minced   |  4    | cups | chicken broth, fat free   |  2    | teaspoons | thyme, dried   |  1    | teaspoon | kosher salt   |  1/2  | teaspoon | black pepper, freshly ground   |  4    | leaves | bay leaf   |  1    | can (14 oz), ready-to-serve | Tomatoes, canned, diced or petite diced   |  12    | ounces | shrimp, shelled and deveined   |  1    | teaspoon | creole seasoning (or Old Bay)   |  
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                        Steps
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                        Sequence
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  |  | 1 | In a deep soup pot, cook sausage over medium heat until browned; remove from pot and set aside. |  | 2 | Add oil to soup pot; heat over medium heat. |  | 3 | Whisk in flour, and cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes or until mixture is caramel colored. |  | 4 | Add onion, celery, bell pepper and garlic; cook, stirring constantly 5 minutes. |  | 5 | Gradually stir in broth; bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes. |  | 6 | Add sausage, thyme, salt, pepper, bay leaves and tomatoes.  Cover and cook over medium heat for 30 minutes. |  | 7 | Add shrimp and creole seasoning; cover and cook shrimp for 3 minutes until pink. |  | 8 | Remove bay leaves and discard. |  | 9 | Serve in a bowl over cooked rice. |  
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