Easy Red Beans and Rice

Name: Easy Red Beans and Rice
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 links Andouille sausage, I used Johnsonville 2 pack (13.5 oz); 1 (16 oz) package long grain rice; 2 (15.5 oz) cans red beans, drained; 4 cups chicken broth, divided; 1 cup water; 1 small onion; 1 red bell pepper; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 Tbsp. worcestershire sauce; 1 Tbsp. hot sauce; 2 tsp. Creole seasoning, like Tony Chachere's; 1/2 tsp. pepper

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

Easy and quick meal when you are craving the classic!

Leelumae @leelumae

Kansas

Easy and quick meal when you are craving the classic!

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Ingredients

30 min

4 servings

2 linksAndouille sausage, I used Johnsonville 2 pack (13.5 oz)
1 (16 oz)package long grain rice
2 (15.5 oz)cans red beans, drained
4 cupschicken broth, divided
1 cupwater
1small onion
1red bell pepper
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 Tbsp.worcestershire sauce
1 Tbsp.hot sauce
2 tsp.Creole seasoning, like Tony Chachere's
1/2 tsp.pepper

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Steps

30 min

1

Dice onion and red bell pepper and place in small bowl; set aside.
2

Slice the sausages into coins and place in a large pan with a little olive oil. Cook over medium heat until coins start to brown.
3

Meanwhile, in large pot place rice, 3 cups of the chicken broth and 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil.
4

Once boiling, reduce heat to medium low and cover. Simmer until rice is fully cooked.
5

Add chopped onion and bell pepper to sausage. Add minced garlic. Saute over medium heat until veggies slightly cook down; about 5 to 7 minutes.
6

Add remaining 1 cup of chicken broth, red beans, worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, creole seasoning and pepper to sausage mixture. Bring to a boil.
7

Reduce heat to medium low and simmer uncovered until sauce thickens and reduces down slightly; about 10 minutes.
8

Serve over rice. Enjoy!
9

Side note for this dish: seasonings and sauces can be adjusted to taste. Simply add more creole seasoning if you wish. Same goes with the hot sauce if you like more of a kick. I find myself spoon testing this dish frequently to fine tune it!