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| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Additional Time: | 8 hrs |
| Total Time: | 9 hrs 10 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried red beans
- 2 quarts hot water
- 1 pound smoked turkey sausage, cut into chunks
- 1 cup finely chopped onions
- ½ cup finely chopped green bell pepper
- ½ cup finely chopped celery
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 cups cooked white rice
Instructions
- Put red beans in a large pot with enough water to cover by several inches. Soak 8 hours to overnight.
- 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.
- 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.
- Serve over cooked rice.
- If you aren’t concerned with the fat content, try different sausages to vary the flavor. I recommend tasso ham or andouille sausage for a true Cajun flavor.
- In place of the ground red pepper, I like to use 1/2 teaspoon of Penzeys Spices’ ground red chipotle pepper and 1/2 teaspoon of their 33rd & Galena seasoning.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 362 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 57 g |
| Cholesterol | 27 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 20 g |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g |
| Sodium | 872 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 3 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
needs more salt? or something that brings more of a salty taste – a bit on the flavorless side (Sara)
I made this with canned kidney beans and andouille sausage and just dumped the can right in. Otherwise followed the recipe exactly. It was indeed watery, but hey, isn’t this exactly how you’d make a homemade soup stock? Now I have a cajun pork broth for other recipes. Who knows what I’ll be able to make with it, but i’m excited
The beans were not cooked enough, even after double the time suggested. The taste was good, though, with two cups of no-salt chicken broth instead of two cups of water.
I upped the health and the flavor of this recipe. I used Aidell’s All Natural Cajun Style Andouille which is all pork, more protein, less carbs and salt, about the same fat, and no added chemicals. And I used Cajun seasoning which has lots of flavor and very little salt. Also, I used only enough water to cover the beans by 1 inch and simmered the beans until tender (occasionally adding water to keep beans submerged, about 2-3 hours) which made them saucy instead of watery.
I did as the other reviewers said and lessened the water by 2 cups and added chick broth. It was a nice healthy meal. We enjoyed it.
Are used whole-grain rice it was very filling
I also followed this recipe to the last detail and it did not turn out at all. Too watery, bland, and the cayenne pepper gave the dish a “rubber band” taste. The turkey sausage I used tasted awesome. Gotta try a different recipe! 🙁
Our adjustments were to add two cups less water, and add four(ish) tablespoons of an msg-free chicken broth/soup base. I simmered my beans for an additional half-hour after an overnight / most-of-the-day-soak, then rinsed them again and started with fresh water for following the recipe. We’ve made it with both green peppers and green chiles, and love it both ways. My brown rice is never as done as I want it to be, so I mix it (after it’s been simmering for 45 unsuccessful minutes) in for the last 15 minutes or so. Without it, the beans are soupy but delicious. With it, it’s a bit more like a stick-to-your-ribs standard beans ‘n rice recipe. Either way, my family loves it, more than I expected them to, and with or without sausage of any kind.
I followed the recipe exactly and it was so watery and very, very bland. Will not be making it ever again!
I agree with the other review that it was extremely watery. I cooked it for about two hours instead of just the hour it called for. It was pretty tasteless, probably because it was so watery. I won’t be making this again.
I just made this and followed the recipe exactly and it was way to watery. Flavor is ok but seems lacking still. If saice wasnt a bust would have made again. My little ones liked it.
FINALLY, a recipe with the word “healthy” in the title that is really just that! I love that it calls for dry beans instead of canned and water instead of bouillon. My family loved it. A nice, low-sodium meal. I made mine with Simple Truth nitrate and nitrite free sausage. I didn’t bother with low-fat turkey sausage because I felt like I could splurge since the rest of the meal was so healthy. Thanks a lot, I will definitely make this my go-to Cajun rice and beans recipe!
I used lower fat Hillshire Farms Chicken Hardwood Smoked Sausage instead of turkey sausage. It did take longer than 30 minutes to cook the liquid down, but the end result was a very tasty red beans and rice dish. The 1 tsp cayenne gave this dish a mild to medium heat, so if you like “spicy,” keep your bottle of hot sauce nearby (we gave it a good shake or two).