Healthy Red Beans and Rice
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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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.