red beans & smoked sausage

Ingredients

• 1 pound dried red beans
• 4 cups water
• 3 cups chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons cajun seasoning
• 1 - pepper,chopped ~ red or green
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 cloves minced, garlic
• 1 pound smoked sausage, sliced
• salt - & pepper ~ optional, the cajun seasoning is pretty salty
• Hot - cooked rice