Photo: Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/2 pound smoked Creole seasoned sausage (andouille), cut into small pieces
- 2 cups dried red beans, soaked overnight and drained
- 1 quart water
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Hot cooked rice (about 3 to 4 cups)
Directions
In a slow cooker, combine the onion, garlic and sausage. Stir in the beans and water and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cover and cook on low heat until the beans are tender, about 7 1/2 hours (on high it takes between 3 1/2 to 4 hours). Remove 1/4 cup of beans from slow cooker; mash until smooth, then sir them stir back into slow cooker. Continue to cook for another 30 minutes on low or 15 minutes on high. Remove the beans from the cooker to a serving bowl. Serve over cooked rice and enjoy!
Review This Recipe
You must be logged in to review this recipe.
or Sign Up to Review
Newest Ratings and Reviews
Read all 31 reviews
By artsy_mammal
Oregon
on April 13, 2013
Flag
Flag This Review?
Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.
or Cancel
Nice basic recipe. For anyone displeased with the texture of their beans, I've read that adding salt during the cooking process can make them tough. Perhaps waiting to add salt until after they're done cooking would be helpful. I love that I can add or substitute some of the ingredients to suit other tastes and it still turns out great. Thank you for the recipe!
By alynbyles
Shreveport, La
on January 18, 2013
Flag
Flag This Review?
Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.
or Cancel
Love this recipe. I do it a little different though. I add 1 celery stalk and 1-2 bay leaves. I also cook it on high for 3 1/2 hours and then drop it to low until time to eat. I also don't soak the beans overnight. I also took the advice of some of the reviewers and add more water when it starts getting low. Regular smoked sausage also turns out well in the recipe.
By lori.pennison_1...
New Orleans, LA
on September 24, 2012
Flag
Flag This Review?
Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.
or Cancel
I don't think you can get red beans to come out creamy by using a slow cooker (crock pot. Mine cooked for 8 hours, no creaminess at all. I transferred them to gas heat, cooked them a little while longer ( maybe 30 minutes , and then they creamed up. I think this recipe is misleading.
Read all 31 reviews