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red beans and rice in a white bowl, with garnish of scallions
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Red Beans and Rice

Creamy, smokey, cajun style, red beans and rice. The perfect recipe for your new year. Perfectly cooked and tender beans, smokey andouille sausage, and more.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time2 hours 15 minutes
Soak8 hours
Total Time10 hours 25 minutes
Course: Main
Cuisine: cajun
Keyword: cajun, red beans and rice
Servings: 8
Calories: 366kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 pound dry red kidney beans
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 12 ounces andouille sausage diced
  • 1 cup finely diced onion
  • ¾ cup chopped celery
  • ¾ cup green pepper
  • ¼ cup red bell pepper
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 quarts chicken broth or more as needed
  • 1 pound smoked bacon
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper or to taste
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce or to taste
  • 4 cups cooked white rice
  • 2 tablespoons chopped green onion or to taste

Instructions

  • Place beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water, 2 inches above the beans; let stand 8 hours to overnight. Drain and rinse.
  • In a large heavy bottom pot, over medium high heat, heat vegetable oil and cook smoked bacon, and sausage until the edges brown and bacon is starting to crisp, 5 to 7 minutes.
  • Add in onion, celery, and peppers to pot with sausage and cook while stirring until vegetables soften and start to turn translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • Add garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
  • Stir red beans, chicken broth, bay leaves, black pepper, thyme, cayenne pepper, and hot sauce into the sausage mixture and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce heat to low, and simmer gently, stirring occasionally, for 1 1/2 hours. Taste, season with salt, and continue cooking, simmering on low until beans are soft, meat is tender, and desired consistency is reached, about 1 1/2 to 2 hours more.
  • Serve in bowls topped with green onion

Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 1783mg | Potassium: 643mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 338IU | Vitamin C: 37mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 2mg