Red beans, sausage & rice my way
By
Pat Hayes
@MSPat
1
I've been making this "recipe" for years but never wrote it down because like most cooks, I don't measure everything and never really considered it to be a recipe.
Rating:
★★★★★ 1 vote
Prep:
10 Min
Cook:
1 Hr
Ingredients
- 2 can(s)
- creamy red beans, such as blue runner brand
- 2 can(s)
- red beans, with liquid (i prefer van camp's new orleans style)
- 2 can(s)
- ro-tel tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp
- more or less, dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp
- more or less, dried basil
- 2 Tbsp
- more or less, dried parsley
- 1-3/4 lb
- smoked sausage
- 1 large
- onion, chopped
- 1 large
- bell pepper, chopped
- 1 Tbsp
- chopped garlic
- 3
- bay leaves
How to Make Red beans, sausage & rice my way
- 1Cut smoked sausage into coin-size pieces and brown in a 5-quart Dutch oven with a little canola oil added.
- 2Remove sausage and drain on paper towels.
- 3Discard all but about 2 tbs. grease and add onion, pepper & onions. Saute' until soft.
- 4Return sausage to Dutch oven and add remaining ingredients. Simmer on medium heat for about an hour, stirring frequently to make sure it doesn't stick.
- 5Serve over hot rice (we prefer brown rice)with sides of green salad and cornbread or French bread.
