Louisiana Red Beans and Rice Recipe

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Smoked turkey sausage and red pepper flakes add zip to this saucy, slow-cooked version of the New Orleans classic. For extra heat, add red pepper sauce at the table. —Julia Bushree, Georgetown, Texas

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Louisiana Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 8 hours

Yield: 9 Servings

20 480 500

Ingredients

4 cans (16 ounces each) kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
1 package (14 ounces) smoked turkey sausage, sliced
1 cup chicken broth
3 celery ribs, chopped
1 large onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
2 green onions, chopped
Hot cooked rice

Directions

In a 4-qt. slow cooker, combine the first 11 ingredients. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until vegetables are tender. Stir before serving. Discard bay leaf.
Sprinkle each serving with onions. Serve with rice. Yield: 9 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 cup (calculated without rice) equals 259 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 937 mg sodium, 39 g carbohydrate, 11 g fiber, 21 g protein.

Originally published as Louisiana Red Beans and Rice in Taste of Home August/September 2010, p59