Appetizers / Soups / Salads

Quick Red Beans and Rice is for Dinner.

Quick Red Beans and Rice takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Quick Red Beans and Rice takes 45 minutes to cook.

Quick Red Beans and Rice makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Quick Red Beans and Rice are:

1 teaspoon bacon grease
1 link North Country Andouille Sausage (4 oz)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup chopped sweet peppers (a mixture of red/yellow/green, or all one color, as you prefer)
1/4 cup chopped celery
1 clove minced garlic
1 (15-1/2 ounce) can red beans, drained
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme, crumbled
1-2 cups medium-grain brown rice (make plenty and freeze the leftovers in individual serving portions for quick lunches)

Here is how you make Quick Red Beans and Rice:

Prepare the rice according to package instructions and set a time for 40-45 minutes.Chop all your veggies.Cut the sausage link into 1/4"-thick rounds.In a medium pot over medium heat, saut? the sausage in bacon grease for 1-2 minutes. Add the chopped onion, peppers, and celery and saut? for another 1-2 minutes. Add the garlic and stir for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the beans, bay leaf, thyme and chicken broth. Cover, reduce heat to low, and let simmer while the rice continues to cook.For each serving, ladle 1/3 of the mixture over 1/2 cup of rice.Serving Size:?makes 3 (1-1/4 cup) servings

The nutritional information for Quick Red Beans and Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 341.9

• Total Fat: 10.3 g
• Cholesterol: 24.7 mg
• Sodium: 593.0 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.2 g
• Protein: 9.2 g