Healthy Red Beans and Rice

Healthy Red Beans and Rice
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Healthy Red Beans and Rice a try. One serving contains 229 calories, 21g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 9 hours and 10 minutes. If you have salt, turkey sausage, onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.

Instructions

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Put red beans in a large pot with enough water to cover by several inches. Soak 8 hours to overnight.
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Drain and rinse beans.
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Pour hot water into the pot.
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Add beans, sausage, onions, bell pepper, celery, cayenne pepper, salt, and bay leaf to the pot; stir.
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Place pot over medium heat, put a cover on the pot, and cook, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes.
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Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking at a simmer until the beans are tender, about 30 minutes more.
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Remove and discard bay leaf before serving.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In9 hrs, 10 m.
Servings6
Health Score10
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