Name: Healthy Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Dried red beans - 1 pound; Hot water - 2 quarts; Smoked turkey sausage, cut into chunks - 1 pound; Finely chopped onions - 1 cup; Finely chopped green bell pepper - ½ cup; Finely chopped celery - ½ cup; Cayenne pepper - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Bay leaf - 1; Cooked white rice - 3 cups

Ingredients for - Healthy Red Beans and Rice

1. Dried red beans 1 pound

2. Hot water 2 quarts

3. Smoked turkey sausage, cut into chunks 1 pound

4. Finely chopped onions 1 cup

5. Finely chopped green bell pepper ½ cup

6. Finely chopped celery ½ cup

7. Cayenne pepper 1 teaspoon

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Bay leaf 1

10. Cooked white rice 3 cups

How to cook deliciously - Healthy Red Beans and Rice

1 . Stage

Put red beans in a large pot with enough water to cover by several inches. Soak 8 hours to overnight.

2 . Stage

Drain and rinse beans. Pour hot water into the pot. Add beans, sausage, onions, bell pepper, celery, cayenne pepper, salt, and bay leaf to the pot; stir. Place pot over medium heat, put a cover on the pot, and simmer, stirring frequently, for 30 minutes.

3 . Stage

Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking at a simmer until the beans are tender, about 30 minutes more. Remove and discard bay leaf.

4 . Stage

Serve over cooked rice.