Quick Cajun Red Beans & Rice
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 quarts chicken broth (divided)
- 4 (16 ounce) cans red beans
- 2 bay leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- to taste cajun seasoning or hot sauce
- 1 lb smoked sausage
- 1⁄2 lb bacon
- 1 medium onion
- 1 medium bell pepper
- 2 teaspoons garlic
- 3 cups instant rice
directions
- Slice sausage and dice onion, bell pepper, and bacon.
- Drain and rinse beans.
- Add 1 quart + 1 cup of stock to large (5 quart) pot, as well as red beans and all seasonings except garlic.
- Bring beans to boil for 15 minutes then use a masher to break apart the beans.
- While the beans are boiling -- Brown sausage & bacon in a skillet. Remove meat from skillet but leave the drippings.
- Saute onion & bell pepper in skillet until onions are translucent. Add garlic in last few minutes.
- Add meat, onion, pepper, garlic, & drippings to the pot.
- Simmer for 15 more minutes, then serve with rice.
- Add remaining 3 cups to rice cooking pot and prepare rice as directed by instructions.
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