Could This Be The Number 1 Comfort Food Meal?

smoked sausage

🥗Healthier: turkey sausage

💰Cheaper: pork sausage

Turkey sausage reduces calories and fat content.

white rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: rice blend

Brown rice adds fiber and nutrients.

Prepare the Cajun Trinity by dicing 1 onion, 1 bell pepper, and 2 stalks of celery into small pieces.

Tie bay leaves and thyme together with butcher twine to create an herb bundle.

Dice the andouille sausage into bite-sized pieces, using a separate cutting board for meat.

Soak 2 cups of red kidney beans in water overnight in the fridge before cooking.

Heat a Dutch oven and add olive oil, then add the diced andouille sausage to render the fat.

Once the sausage is golden brown, add the diced onion, bell pepper, and celery to the pot.

Scrape the bottom of the pot to release the fond as the vegetables sweat down.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of garlic, 1 tablespoon of chicken bouillon powder, hot seasoning, smoked paprika, and dried oregano to the pot and mix well.

Pour in 6 cups of low sodium chicken broth and bring it to a boil.

Add the soaked red kidney beans and shredded smoked turkey to the pot, then let it simmer for 2 to 2.5 hours until the beans are tender and the meat falls off the bone.

Remove the herb bundle from the pot and shred the smoked turkey meat outside of the pot to avoid pin bones.

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