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Carolyn's Red Beans and Rice takes 480 minutes to prepare.

Carolyn's Red Beans and Rice takes 240 minutes to cook.

Carolyn's Red Beans and Rice makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Carolyn's Red Beans and Rice are:

2 lbs Dried Small Red Beans

0.5 tbsp Butter, unsalted
2 medium Onions, diced
2 bunches green onions, tops and whites sliced
1 bunch Parsley, snipped finely
2 serving 1 Med. Green Bell Pepper
3 stalk, Celery, chopped
4 cloves garlic
2 bay leaves
2 small or 1 large ham hock
3 serving Andouille Smoked Sausage, sliced
season to taste with salt and cajun seasoning

Here is how you make Carolyn's Red Beans and Rice:

sort, and rinse beans. soak overnight, covered by at least two inches of water.in morning, in a heavy bottomed dutch oven, try out sausage and remove from pot with slotted spoon. set aside. to sausage drippings add 1/2 tbsp butter and melt. then saut? chopped onions, green onions, garlic, bell pepper, celery. drain and rinse beans. add to veggies. then add 6 cups water, and ham hocks. bring to boil, then lower to simmer and cook at least 3-4 hours. add water as needed. in the last 30 minutes, remove ham hock, pull any meat off bone and add back into beans. stir in cooked sausages and any desired seasonings.To serve, remove bay leaves and ladle over white rice. Add hot sauce to the bowl.Serving Size: makes 8 - 2 cup servingsNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user EX4LTRAINER.

The nutritional information for Carolyn's Red Beans and Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 292.8

• Total Fat: 5.0 g
• Cholesterol: 20.7 mg
• Sodium: 334.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 79.1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 54.5 g
• Protein: 29.9 g