Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice | I Heart Recipes

sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: smoked sausage

Turkey sausage is lower in fat, while smoked sausage can be more budget-friendly.

white rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice is more nutritious and has a lower glycemic index.

Chop the yellow onion until fine and set aside.

Chop the celery and set aside.

Open the package of smoked turkey and set aside.

Add chopped onions and celery to the slow cooker.

Add minced garlic to the slow cooker.

Sprinkle in black pepper and Cajun seasoning into the slow cooker.

Sort through the dry red beans to remove any rotten beans or pebbles, then rinse them.

Add the smoked turkey wing to the slow cooker.

Add the rinsed red beans to the slow cooker without soaking them beforehand.

Add fresh bay leaves to the slow cooker.

Pour water into the slow cooker, using water instead of broth due to the flavor from the turkey wing.

Add fresh thyme leaves to the slow cooker.

Cover the slow cooker and set it on high for six hours.

After six hours, check that the meat is falling off the bone and remove the bay leaves.

Take out the bones and skin from the slow cooker, leaving only beans and meat.

Butter a bowl for serving.

Stuff the bowl with brown rice (or white rice if preferred).

Add some beans to the bottom of the pasta bowl.

Empty the bowl of rice into the center of the pasta bowl.

Surround the rice with more beans and smoked turkey, avoiding placing it directly on top.

Clean up any mess with a paper towel.

Sprinkle parsley flakes on top before serving.

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