Red Beans and Rice

Classic red beans and rice is easy, affordable, and delicious. Season with creole seasoning to taste and let the onions, garlic, celery, and pepper do the rest.

⏲️ Time needed

You'll want to plan ahead so you can soak the beans overnight. You'll need about 90 minutes to actually prepare the dish. The beans will need to cook for about an hour, and you can cook the rice and chop the vegetables and sausage during that time. After adding the vegetables and sausage, you'll cook the beans for another 30 minutes.

🥘 Ingredients

• dry kidney beans or small red beans
• smoked beef sausage
• onion
• fresh garlic
• celery
• green pepper
• Creole seasoning
• cooked white rice

📋 Instructions

Soak the beans overnight in water. Drain and rinse beans and add fresh water to a depth twice as deep as the beans. Bring the beans to a boil and cook for about an hour or until tender, checking the water level periodically and adding water if needed.

While the beans are cooking, cook your rice and prepare the vegetables. After the beans have softened up and are getting close to being done, add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer the beans, sausage, and vegetables for about a half an hour longer, or until the beans are tender, then serve over rice.

💭 Tips

If you forget or don’t have time to let the beans soak overnight, you can use 3-4 cans of beans for this recipe instead of dry beans.

If your pot is large enough, you can cook extra dried beans to stock the freezer.

📖 Recipe

Red Beans and Rice

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Classic red beans and rice is easy, affordable, and delicious. Season with creole seasoning to your preference and let the onions, garlic, celery, and pepper do the rest.

AuthorAuthor: Mary Ann

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Prep Time 12 hours hrs

Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins

Total Time 13 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Creole, Gluten-free

Servings 6 servings

Calories 542

Ingredients

  

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• 1 pound dry kidney beans or small red beans, rinsed and sorted
• 1 pound smoked beef sausage, sliced
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4-5 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 green pepper, chopped
• Creole seasoning to taste
• 3 cups cooked white rice

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Instructions

• Soak the beans overnight in water.
• Drain and rinse beans and add fresh water to a depth twice as deep as the beans.
• Bring the beans to a boil and cook for about an hour or until tender, checking the water level periodically and adding water if needed.
• After the beans have softened up and are getting close to being done, add the rest of the ingredients. Simmer the beans, sausage, and vegetables for about a half an hour longer, or until the beans are tender.
• Serve over rice.

Notes

Plan ahead since the beans need to soak. In a pinch you can use 3-4 cans of beans.

If your pot is large enough, you can cook extra dried beans to stock the freezer.

Nutrition per serving

Calories: 542 calCarbohydrates: 75 gProtein: 26 gFat: 16 gSodium: 454 mgFiber: 13 gSugar: 3 g

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