There’s nothing quite like Red Beans and Rice. The smoky and rich flavors combined with garden vegetables will leave you smiling after each bite.
Quick-and-Easy Red Beans and Rice
2014-09-24 01:37:46
Yield: 8 to 10 servings
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 1 (1-pound) package smoked sausage, cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ cup chopped Vidalia onion
- ½ cup chopped celery
- ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
- 1 (15-ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15-ounce) can light red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (15-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 2½ teaspoons Creole seasoning
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups quick-cooking rice
- Garnish: fresh thyme
Instructions
- In a large cast-iron Dutch oven, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add sausage, and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Remove from pan, and set aside.
- Add remaining 2 tablespoons oil, onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic. Cook, stirring often, until tender, approximately 10 minutes. Add beans, sausage, tomatoes, Creole seasoning, and paprika. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 10 minutes.
- In a medium saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Add rice, stirring to combine. Remove from heat. Cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Add rice to bean mixture. Garnish with thyme, if desired.
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I followed the recipe exactly and mine did not look that soupy/brothy… i feel like there is something missing in the recipe… If you drain the beans and only put in 1 can of tomatoes – how does the picture above look as if it has a little broth or soupy consistency? Mine was bone dry – beans, tomatoes and sausage… if I had put in the rice like it it would have soaked up even what little bit if moisture there was … I ended up putting in some chicken stock and that fixed the problem… but I would like to know if I missed something or if something is missing from the recipe – either don’t drain the beans – add in another can or tomatoes or a can of stock? Once I added in the broth it was wonderful and we really enjoyed the recipe and will be making it again. Just curious about the liquid.
Hi Tammy! We’re so sorry about this! Were you using instant rice or regular rice? If you use regular rice you should use 6 cups of broth! We did find that the can of diced tomatoes should not be drained! Let us know if that helps!
I didn’t drain the beans or tomatoes all the way and got a great thick mix of everything. I doubled the rice and added rotel. You have to make adjustments as you are cooking.
You definitely have to add broth to it. I use beef broth to give it a smoky flavor (almost 2 cups) that compliments the beef sausage, and let it all simmer down. I also add a bay leaf or two. Excellent recipe! I make this all the time now. Thanks for sharing it!
Thank you Cindy, I added the beef broth and bat leaves and turned out perfect!
I’ve never used instant rice. Does it cook in the 5 min at the end? Or do you prepare it separately before adding it?
Instant rice cooks quickly, so just add it at the end!
Hi, Hi! We just had the red beans and rice for dinner. I cooked the beans & they are yummy. I cooked rice separately, just because that is the way I like it. As the other ladies found the beans were not exactly a soup. Adding a bit of chicken stock corrected that. Thank you we enjoyed your recipe.
I wonder if you could just dump this all in a crock pot on low for about 4 hours and it came out just the same minus the rice in there with it
Hi Michael, we haven’t tested this recipe in the slow cooker, but love the idea. Let us know how it goes!
My neighbor had a crawfish boil yesterday and made the red beans and rice. However, she made the rice in a separate pot. I asked for her recipe and she will make it out for me in a couple of days. I plan on having it quite often.
Very good but had to add more liquid to it. It was dry and I like mine with a bit more liquid in it.
Sadly this recipe was awful. I have never had such a bland recipe for one that included so many seasonings. It was more so sausage and beans in water. It smelled delightful but the flavor nor consistency were there.