Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice -RECIPE

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.

Get out the slow cooker base.

Add 3 cups of water to the slow cooker.

Chop and add the onion, green pepper, and celery to the slow cooker.

Add the red beans, bay leaf, minced garlic, paprika, thyme, crushed red pepper, and andouille sausage to the slow cooker.

Mix all the ingredients in the slow cooker.

Cover and cook on high for 5 hours.

After 6 hours, fish out the bay leaf and discard it.

Add about a half teaspoon of salt and mix well.

Let the mixture cool a bit while preparing the rice.

Serve the beans over the cooked rice.

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