Louisiana Red Beans & Rice

You can never have too many side dish recipes, so give Louisiana Red Beans & Rice a try. This recipe serves 10. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 357 calories, 14g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. For 79 cents per serving, this recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 1724 people have tried and liked this recipe. If you have oregano, rice, garlic, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours. It is brought to you by Budget Bytes. With a spoonacular score of 63%, this dish is solid. Similar recipes include Louisiana Red Beans & Rice, Louisiana Red Beans & Rice, and Louisiana Red Beans and Rice.

Servings: 10

Preparation duration: 60 minutes

Cooking duration: 120 minutes

 

Ingredients:

2 whole bay leaves $0.05

1 large green bell pepper $0.98

1 tsp/to taste tony chachere's / cajun seasoning $0.05

3 stalks celery $0.29

3 cubes chicken bouillon $0.36

4 cloves garlic $0.09

6 sliced green onions (garnish) $0.45

1 lb. kidney beans (dry) $1.36

1 medium yellow onion $0.83

1 tsp dried oregano $0.05

2 cups uncooked long grain rice $0.60

1 lb. hot sausage (andouille or kielbasa) $3.28

1 tsp dried thyme $0.05

1 Tbsp vegetable oil $0.04

Equipment:

bowl

pot

slotted spoon

Cooking instruction summary:

The night before cooking, place your beans in a large bowl and cover with double the amount of water. Let soak at room temperature over night. If you forget to do this (like I did), begin with step 1b.To quick soak your beans, place them in a pot with double the amount of cold water. Bring the pot to a boil with a lid and let boil for 2 minutes. Remove the beans from the heat after two minutes and let sit, tightly covered, for one hour.While the beans are soaking, slice the sausage. Some people like to quarter the links lengthwise, then slice to yield small triangular bits. Some like to slice them into half moons but I prefer medallions. Saute the sausage in a large pot over medium/high heat until they are cooked through and nicely browned. Remove them from the pot with a slotted spoon (leave the grease) and refrigerate until later.Clean and dice the onion, celery, green bell pepper and garlic. Add these to the large pot containing the sausage grease and add 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil if needed. Saute the vegetables until they are soft and transparent (about 10 minutes).Drain the soaking water off of the beans, rinse them then add them to the pot. Also add 7 cups of water, the bullion, bay leaves, thyme and oregano. Stir it all together well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly (medium) and boil until the beans are soft (without a lid, about one hour). If the mixture gets dry, add more water (mine had plenty but keep an eye on it).Once the beans are soft, use the back of a large spoon to smash about half of the beans against the side of the pot. This will give the beans a nice thick creamy texture. Add the sausage back into the pot and continue to boil the mixture until it is to your desired thickness (without a lid, mine took one more hour). Add Tony Chacheres or other Cajun seasoning to your liking. The seasoning contains salt so you will probably not need to add that separately.During the last hour of cooking, prepare the rice. In another large pot, combine two cups of dry rice with 3.5 cups of water. Bring to a boil with a lid then reduce the heat to low and continue to cook until all of the water has absorbed (about 30 minutes).Serve the beans in a bowl (about 1 cup of beans & sausage) with a pile of rice on top (.5-.75 cups of rice). Top the bowl with some freshly sliced green onions.

 

Step by step:


1. The night before cooking, place your beans in a large bowl and cover with double the amount of water.

2. Let soak at room temperature over night. If you forget to do this (like I did), begin with step 1b.To quick soak your beans, place them in a pot with double the amount of cold water. Bring the pot to a boil with a lid and let boil for 2 minutes.

3. Remove the beans from the heat after two minutes and let sit, tightly covered, for one hour.While the beans are soaking, slice the sausage. Some people like to quarter the links lengthwise, then slice to yield small triangular bits. Some like to slice them into half moons but I prefer medallions.

4. Saute the sausage in a large pot over medium/high heat until they are cooked through and nicely browned.

5. Remove them from the pot with a slotted spoon (leave the grease) and refrigerate until later.Clean and dice the onion, celery, green bell pepper and garlic.

6. Add these to the large pot containing the sausage grease and add 1 Tbsp of vegetable oil if needed.

7. Saute the vegetables until they are soft and transparent (about 10 minutes).

8. Drain the soaking water off of the beans, rinse them then add them to the pot. Also add 7 cups of water, the bullion, bay leaves, thyme and oregano. Stir it all together well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat slightly (medium) and boil until the beans are soft (without a lid, about one hour). If the mixture gets dry, add more water (mine had plenty but keep an eye on it).Once the beans are soft, use the back of a large spoon to smash about half of the beans against the side of the pot. This will give the beans a nice thick creamy texture.

9. Add the sausage back into the pot and continue to boil the mixture until it is to your desired thickness (without a lid, mine took one more hour).

10. Add Tony Chacheres or other Cajun seasoning to your liking. The seasoning contains salt so you will probably not need to add that separately.During the last hour of cooking, prepare the rice. In another large pot, combine two cups of dry rice with 3.5 cups of water. Bring to a boil with a lid then reduce the heat to low and continue to cook until all of the water has absorbed (about 30 minutes).

11. Serve the beans in a bowl (about 1 cup of beans & sausage) with a pile of rice on top (.5-.75 cups of rice). Top the bowl with some freshly sliced green onions.


Nutrition Information:

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358k Calories
14g Protein
13g Total Fat
43g Carbs
9% Health Score
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Calories
358k
18%

Fat
13g
22%

  Saturated Fat
5g
33%

Carbohydrates
43g
14%

  Sugar
1g
2%

Cholesterol
32mg
11%

Sodium
304mg
13%

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Protein
14g
28%

Manganese
0.71mg
35%

Vitamin C
24mg
30%

Vitamin K
24µg
23%

Folate
81µg
20%

Fiber
4g
20%

Phosphorus
184mg
18%

Vitamin B6
0.35mg
17%

Vitamin B1
0.25mg
16%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Vitamin A
793IU
16%

Iron
2mg
14%

Zinc
2mg
13%

Potassium
451mg
13%

Copper
0.24mg
12%

Magnesium
42mg
11%

Selenium
6µg
9%

Vitamin B5
0.89mg
9%

Vitamin B2
0.13mg
8%

Vitamin B12
0.39µg
6%

Calcium
45mg
5%

Vitamin E
0.61mg
4%

Vitamin D
0.59µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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