Very Slow Cooking Red Beans and Rice

Lanae Peterson's Note:

Great for those long days at work or Christmas shopping...come home and dinner is ready.

• Total Time: 8 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb dried red beans
• water
• 1 lb cajun kielbasa
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 4 cups water
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• cajun seasoning, to taste

Directions:

1. Soak beans overnight. Drain and discard water.
2. Mix together all ingredients in slow cooker.
3. Cover. Cook on low 10-12 hours, or until beans are soft.
4. Serve over rice.

Reviews

[Koi429]

My husband is from Louisiana and he's been telling me how red beans & Rice are his fav. I didn't know what the big deal was until I made this last night. I never had Red beans and Rice in my life, but your dish was AWESOME!!!!!!

[cajunhippiegirl]

I am a native of New Orleans, and grew up eating Red Beans & Rice. I had never had then with tomato sauce and tomato paste added. I thought I would try a new way to fix them. They were very good. I added choppped onion to the beans when I started them in the along with the garlic and other spices. I let the beans cook soft in the crockpot and then I cut up the Cajun Sausage (not Andoulille) and fried it in a cast iron skillet and rendered the fat. Drained on paper towels and added to beans. All in all a very tasty meal with just a few changes. Will make again. Prepared for the Rajun Cajun Photo Tag game Sept 2009.

[salzer]

I've never used dry beans before and this was a great recipe for my first try! I tried it after 6 hours but still had several hard beans so I cranked up my crockpot and they were great in about 2 more hours. Like a previous poster said, it probably depends a lot on your crockpot. My husband doesn't eat spicy foods and he loved this recipe. I loved it too and was able to add hot sauce to my portion and it was still delicious! Thanks!