Description
A heartwarming and practical slow cooker recipe that combines smoky sausage, tender beans, and spices for the perfect comforting meal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried red kidney beans, rinsed and picked over
- 1 pound smoked andouille sausage, sliced into rounds
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 celery stalks, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 cups chicken broth
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (adjust to your heat preference)
- 1 bay leaf
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- Cooked white rice, for serving
Instructions
- If you did not soak the beans overnight, place the rinsed beans, sausage, onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, chicken broth, thyme, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf into the slow cooker.
- Stir all ingredients together well.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, until the beans are very tender.
- Remove the bay leaf. Taste the mixture and add salt and pepper as needed.
- For a thicker consistency, mash about 1 cup of the beans against the side of the slow cooker with a spoon, then stir them back in.
- Serve the red beans and rice hot over cooked white rice.
Notes
Use low-sodium broth for better control of saltiness. Feel free to adjust ingredients based on availability.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 240 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: Louisiana
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 50mg