Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

Name: Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 7 h
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 ribs celery ribs, chopped; 10 servings Hot cooked long-grain rice; 1 Tbsp Creole seasoning; 3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 green bell pepper, chopped; 10 servings Garnish: finely chopped green onions, finely chopped red onion; 454 grams dried red beans; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; 1 sweet onion, chopped; 340 grams smoked turkey sausage, thinly sliced

Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 236 calories, 13g of protein, and 3g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 10. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have bell pepper, rice, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 7 hours.

Instructions

Combine first 8 ingredients and 7 cups water in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 7 hours or until beans are tender.

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Beans

Water

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Slow Cooker

Serve red bean mixture with hot cooked rice, and, if desired, hot sauce.

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Cooked Rice

Hot Sauce

Garnish, if desired.

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Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice: Substitute frozen meatless smoked sausage, thawed and thinly sliced, for turkey sausage.

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Smoked Sausage

Turkey Sausage

Red Kidney Beans

Rice

Per cup (with 1 cup rice): Calories 422; Fat 5g (sat 4g, mono 2g, poly 2g); Protein 5g; Carb 4g; Fiber 2g; Chol 0mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 530mg; Calc 113mg

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Rice

Quick Skillet Red Beans and Rice: Substitute 2 (16-oz.) cans light kidney beans, drained and rinsed, for dried beans. Reduce Creole Seasoning to 2 tsp. Cook sausage and next 4 ingredients in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring often, 5 minutes or until sausage browns.

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Creole Seasoning

Red Kidney Beans

Sausage

Rice

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Frying Pan

Add garlic; saute 1 minute. Stir in 2 tsp. seasoning, beans, and 2 cups chicken broth. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes.

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Chicken Broth

Seasoning

Garlic

Beans

Serve with hot cooked rice and, if desired, hot sauce.

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Cooked Rice

Hot Sauce

Garnish, if desired. Makes 8 cups. Hands-on Time: 26 min., Total Time: 46 min.

Per cup (with 1 cup rice): Calories 424; Fat 2g (sat 1g, mono 2g, poly 4g); Protein 2g; Carb 5g; Fiber 6g; Chol 25mg; Iron 3mg; Sodium 804mg; Calc 76mg

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Rice