Low Fat Red Beans and Rice

Submitted by Lesley Morton

"Rich, flavorful and low fat version of the traditional favorite."

 

• Ready In: 5hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 19
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 453.59 g dried red beans
• 1892.0 ml water
• 44.37 ml ham soup base
• 709.77 ml chopped yellow onions
• 14.79 ml olive oil
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 236.59 ml parsley, chopped
• 14.79 ml salt
• 0.25 ml red pepper
• 4.92 ml black pepper
• 2.46 ml sugar
• 0.25 ml Tabasco sauce
• 1.23 ml oregano
• 1.23 ml thyme leaves
• 14.79 ml Worcestershire sauce
• 113.39 g tomato sauce
• seasoning salt
• cooked rice

directions

1. Best when prepared the day before, as these directions instruct.
2. Soak beans overnight in water to cover. Drain. Cook beans with ham soup base slowly for 3 hours. Near end of bean cooking time, saute yellow onions in olive oil until tender.
3. Add remaining ingredients except seasoned salt & rice; cook slowly for 1.5 hours.
4. Cool. Re-heat the next day and simmer for up to 1 hour [may need to add a little extra water if beans are too thick.] Add seasoned salt to taste.
5. For thicker beans, remove a few beans from the pot, mash beans and return to pot.
6. Serve over cooked rice.