Stovetop Red Beans and Rice
Stovetop Red Beans and Rice is a gluten free and dairy free side dish. This recipe makes 10 servings with 319 calories, 12g of protein, and 4g of fat each. This recipe covers 11% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 45 minutes. If you have celery, bell pepper, garnish: green onions, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.
Instructions
Place beans in a Dutch oven; add water 2 inches above beans. Bring to a boil. Boil 1 minute; cover, remove from heat, and soak 1 hour.
Saut sausage and next 3 ingredients in Dutch oven over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until sausage is browned.
Add garlic; saut 1 minute.
Add beans, Creole seasoning, and 7 cups water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to low, and simmer 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until beans are tender.
Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions.
Serve with red bean mixture.
Note: We tested with Aidells Organic Fully Cooked Cajun Style Andouille Smoked Chicken Sausage.
Vegetarian Red Beans and Rice: Omit chicken sausage. Prepare recipe as directed in Step Coarsely chop celery, green bell pepper, onion, and 1 red bell pepper. Saut chopped vegetables and garlic in 1 Tbsp. hot olive oil 6 to 8 minutes or until tender. Stir together vegetables, beans, Creole seasoning, 1 tsp. smoked paprika, 1 vegetable bouillon cube, and 7 cups water in Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer as directed. Season with salt to taste.
Serve with rice. Makes: 10 cups.
Per serving (about 1 cup bean mixture and 1 cup rice): Calories 373; Fat 1g (sat .03g, mono 2g, poly 3g); Protein 4g; Carb 9g; Fiber 6g; Chol 0mg; Iron 2mg; Sodium 377mg; Calc 81mg.
Quick Red Beans and Rice: Substitute 2 (16-oz.) cans light kidney beans, drained and rinsed, for dried beans. Reduce Creole seasoning to 2 tsp. Prepare recipe as directed in Step 2, substituting 2 cups low-sodium fat-free chicken broth for 7 cups water and simmering 20 minutes.
Serve with rice. Makes: about 7 cups.
Per serving (about 1 cup bean mixture and 1 cup rice): Calories 420; Fat 5g (sat 1g, mono 2g, poly 2g); Protein 7g; Carb 3g; Fiber 13g; Chol 35mg; Iron 1mg; Sodium 490mg; Calc 65mg.
Slow-cooker Red Beans and Rice: Omit Steps 1 and Stir together first 7 ingredients and 7 cups water in a 4-qt. slow cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH 7 hours or until beans are tender.
Serve with rice. Makes: about 10 cups.
Per serving (about 1 cup bean mixture and 1 cup rice): Calories 397; Fat 3g (sat 8g, mono 2g, poly 3g); Protein 9g; Carb 4g; Fiber 3g; Chol 24mg; Iron 6mg; Sodium 319mg; Calc 99mg.