Creole Beans Recipes

"These red beans are the perfect compliment for brown rice. Garnish with some green onions and avocado they are the perfect comfort food meal!"

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Ingredients: dried red beans, dried parsley...

"This hearkens back to the old Acadian villages in the South, where Fridays were "wash days" for the women and no meat was eaten. This vegan, hearty stew of spicy lentils, brown rice and tons of veggies will have you wishing every day was "wash day"!"

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Ingredients: low sodium vegetable broth, cremini mushrooms...

"This red beans and rice recipe is about as easy as it gets, tastes great, and works well in a slow cooker! You can easily substitute ingredients to your liking. Use water instead of chicken broth, a can of Rotel tomatoes, bell pepper and celery, or even some other types of beans and spices."

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Ingredients: dark red kidney beans, light kidney beans...

"These are delicious, healthy pita sandwiches chock-full of veggies, hummus, and a olive relish reminiscent of the famous New Orleans muffaletta sandwich. The recipe was credited to Julie DeMatteo when it was printed in Vegetarian Times. This is great for boxed lunches. Just pack pita halves and fillings separately. Combine when ready to eat."

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Ingredients: marinated artichoke hearts, fresh basil...

"This is out of the May/June 2010 Clean Eating magazine. If you like heat double the amount of Cajun seasoning and add some cayenne pepper to taste. Cooking time does not include overnight soaking of bean. See note if you want to use canned red beans. Nutritional info per 1-cup serving: Cal: 292, Total Fat: 2g, Carbs: 53g, Fiber: 4g, Protein: 15g,..."

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Ingredients: pepper, dried red beans...

"VERY INEXPENSIVE.... AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS....PREPARES IN 20 MINUTES! My sister makes this amazing recipe for large and small crowds. For such a simple dish, it always impresses. My husband does not like black beans... but he ate this to be polite and LOVES it now! My children were forced to try it and now ask for it by name."

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Ingredients: corn tortillas, dried basil...

"Tempeh has a nutty texture and is perfect for stews. This is a New Orleans style dish, the tempeh is braised to soak up the Creole seasonings. Enjoy!"

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Ingredients: dried basil, fresh ground black pepper...

"I modified this from an authentic Louisiana Red Beans & Rice recipe because I didn't have time to soak dried beans. This still has all the flavor, but is faster since it uses canned beans. A nice touch is to use both light and dark kidney beans and to crumble some sausage into the mix. People will ask you for the recipe for this one!"

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Ingredients: andouille sausages, celery & tops...

"My version, makes a great gravy to serve over hot cooked rice. Cooking time includes 1 hour to soak the beans."

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Ingredients: ham bone, red beans...

"A variation on a recipe from the good folks at Goya. I make it with both of the suggested meats -- sausage AND bacon (Goya's calls for kielbasa, but I think smoked sausage or andouille works better). The two together are spectacular. I also add a jalapeño for a little extra flavor."

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Ingredients: andouille sausages, sazon goya...

"Red beans and rice from Alton Brown of the food network."

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Ingredients: boneless pork butt, yellow mustard seeds...