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Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

Slow cooker red beans and rice gives you all the flavor of this classic dish with none of the work! It's so delicious and so, so easy!
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 10 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 436kcal

Equipment

  • medium skillet
  • slow cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 pound andouille sausage
  • 1 pound dried small red beans
  • 2 stalks celery chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 15 ounces tomato sauce
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
  • Cooked white rice for serving

Instructions

  • Slice your sausage.
  • In a medium skillet over medium high heat brown the sausage.
  • Place the browned sausage into your slow cooker.
  • To your slow cooker add the beans, celery, bell pepper, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, chicken stock and cajun seasoning.
  • Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 6 hours.
  • You can thicken this up by taking a spoon and pressing some of the beans against the side of the slow cooker and mashing them. These mashed up beans will help thicken the sauce.
  • Serve over white rice.

Notes

Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 436kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 1186mg | Potassium: 1064mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1572IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 5mg