Catfish Gumbo

Ingredients:            Servings: Serves 8 people Vegetable cooking spray 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped onion 1 cup chopped green pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 3 (101/2-ounce) cans Ready-to-serve, no-salt-added    chicken broth 2 (141/2-ounce) cans no-salt-added    tomatoes, un-drained and chopped 1 (6-ounce) can low-sodium cocktail    vegetable juice 2 bay leaves 11/2 teaspoons salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/2 teaspoon dried whole thyme 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce 11/2 pounds farm-raised catfish   fillets, cut into 11/2-inch pieces 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen    sliced okra, thawed 4 cups hot cooked rice (cooked    without salt or fat)

Directions:              Coat a Dutch oven with cooking spray and place it over medium-high heat until hot. Add the chopped celery, onion, green pepper and minced garlic. Sauté until crisp-tender. Add the chicken broth and the next seven ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. Stir in fish and okra, then cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaves. Serve the gumbo over hot cooked rice.