Creole Black Beans and Rice

This one of my favorite recipes. It is a crockpot recipe but I'm sure you could cook it on the stovetop also. It's pretty spicy.

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 1 -2  lb smoked sausage, cut into 1
• 3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, drained
• 1 1⁄2 cups onions, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups green peppers, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups celery, chopped
• 3  cloves garlic, minced
• 2  teaspoons leaf thyme
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons leaf oregano
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons white pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1  chicken bouillon cube
• 5  bay leaves
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1  cup water
•  rice, boiled

Directions

1. Brown sausage in a skillet over med.
2. heat. Drain fat and transfer to crockpot. Combine remaining ingredients in crockpot. Cover and cook on low 8 hrs.
3. or on high 4 hrs.
4. Remove bay leaves.
5. Serve over cooked rice.