Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2      tablespoons   margarine
   4                    ripe tomatoes peeled or
     1/2  pound         fresh or frozen okra 1" pcs.
   1      can           peeled tomatoes -- (16 ounces)
   2      cups          chopped celery
   2      cups          water
   1      medium        onion -- chopped
   2      cups          chopped cooked turkey
   1      small         sweet green pepper -- chopped
     3/4  teaspoon      gumbo file powder
   2                    garlic cloves -- minced
                        cooked rice
   1      can           tomato paste -- (8 ounces)

Preparation:

Melt the margarine in a large skillet. Add the okra. Saute until the okra loses its shiny appearance, about 5 minutes. Remove the okra pieces to a bowl. Add the celery onion, green pepper, and garlic to the skillet. Cook over medium heat until the onion is transparent. Add the tomato paste, tomatoes, water, okra mixture, and turkey. Cook over low heat 10 minutes or until turkey is hot. Add the file powder. Stir to blend. Spoon over the rice in soup bowls.

Nutritional Information:

1/4 recipe = 255 calories, 3 lean meat, 1 bread, 1 vegetable 19 grams carbohydrate, 25 grams protein, 10 grams fat, 176 mg sodium, 1102 mg potassium, 54 mg cholesterol.