Red Beans and Rice with Sausage
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs smoked sausage, sliced ¼" thick
- 2 cups diced onions
- 1 cup green pepper, diced small
- 3 stalks celery, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 15.5 oz cans kidney beans, one drained, use juice from other can
- 10.5 oz can Rotel®
- 2 tsp Slap ya mama® seasoning
- 1 tsp pepper
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 ½ cup white rice
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 ½ cup water, divided
- 2 Tbsp butter
Instructions
- In a large stock pot or Dutch oven, add sliced sausage and ½ cup water.
- Cook over medium high heat stirring often until sausage has browned and water has evaporated (might need to add additional water to sausage during browning. Add ⅛ cup at a time if needed).
- Once sausage has browned, remove sausage from pot and place on a plate.
- Add butter to pan, melt and then add diced onions, celery and bell pepper.
- Sauté until onions are translucent and vegetables are tender add garlic and cook for an additional minute, then add sausage back to pot.
- Pour beef broth, 1 cup water, beans, Rotel, rice into pot, stir then add seasoning, pepper, cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes. Stir.
- Bring to a simmer, cover and cook on low/medium heat for 25 minutes stirring occasionally.
- Remove from heat and leave covered. Let sit covered for 10 minutes then enjoy!