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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 3/4 cup beans with 1/2 cup rice
  • Calories:
  • 347
  • Fat:
  • 4 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 15 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 380 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 59 g
  • Fiber:
  • 8 g
  • Protein:
  • 18 g

Red Beans and Rice

Turkey kielbasa is right at home with red beans and rice in this lighter main dish. The hearty one-pot-meal from our Test Kitchen will satisfy on cool winter nights!

SERVINGS

 4

CATEGORY

 Lower Fat

METHOD

 Stovetop - One-Dish

PREP

 20 min.

COOK

 150 min.

TOTAL

 170 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup dried red beans
  • 6 ounces smoked turkey kielbasa, halved and cut into 1/4-inch slices
  • 1 celery rib, chopped
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 small green pepper, chopped
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups water
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  • 2 cups hot cooked rice

DIRECTIONS

Sort beans and rinse with cold water. Place in a Dutch oven; add water to cover by 2 in. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 1-4 hours or until beans are softened.
    Drain and rinse beans, discarding liquid; set beans aside. In the same pan, saute the kielbasa, celery, onion and green pepper in oil until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add garlic; saute 2 minutes longer.
    Stir in the beans, water, bay leaves, thyme and hot pepper sauce. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 2 hours or until beans are tender, stirring occasionally.
    Uncover and simmer 10-15 minutes longer or until beans reach desired consistency. Discard bay leaves. Serve with rice. Yield: 4 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 7, 2008

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