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Recipe: Easy Red Beans and Rice

Easy Red Beans and Rice

We decided to eat at home last night. I threw together this quick version of Red Beans and Rice. It really is pretty good - especially for the time and effort expended. If you have the spices already on hand, it's inexpensive, too! Serve with garlic bread or corn muffins.

Easy Red Beans and Rice

1 (16 ounce) package Lite Cajun-style sausage, sliced in 1/4" slices
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 clove chopped garlic
2 (15 ounce) cans canned kidney beans, drained
1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
salt and pepper, to taste
2 cups water
1 cup uncooked rice

In a large skillet over low heat, cook sausage for 5 minutes. Stir in onion, green
pepper and garlic; sauté until tender. Pour in beans and broth; add bay leaves. Season
with cayenne, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, while rice is cooking.

Add rice and water to sauce pan; stir. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.

Remove 1/2 cup of beans from pan. Mash with a fork and return to pan. Simmer a few minutes.

Serve beans over rice.

Optional:

If you like tomatoes in your red beans and rice, you can add a can of stew tomatoes or tomato sauce when you add the broth.

For ease and speed:

Use frozen chopped onions and peppers.
Use jarred garlic.
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  1. EmilyAugust 15, 2009 at 2:31 PM

    Ralph (my hubby) would definitely like this and so would I. Thanks for sharing.:)

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  2. Jean StockdaleAugust 16, 2009 at 9:59 PM

    Thanks for stopping by and leaving a note for me. I really like your site. You really have a lot of information with menus and recipes. Plus your recipes are "easy" without a ton on different ingredients.

    I am so grateful for the all the many Christian women I have connected with on line. It is an amazing way to connect with those in the body of Christ.

    I teach a Bible study for Moms and have for 20 years. I started writing my own matierials a few years back. In 2006 I started publishing my Bible studies and producing DVDs to accompany them. I blog as a creative writing outlet and to encourage Christian moms in the fine art of Christian mothering. Stop by any time. I am also about to download my series on Philippians entitled "Joy in the Journey" for PODCAST if I can ever figure out how to do it. Blessings as your build your household of faith.

    Thanks for sharing all your recipes and homemaking tips!! Blessings.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 25, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Just wanted to say that I love your blog page and all the uplifting scriptures. Found your blog while looking for red beans and rice recipes for my church. We are doing a fast of beans and rice and whatever money we save on meat and extras we are using to eliminate poverty in our community. Thanks again, what a blessing, Dawn Del Moral (Vancouver, WA)

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