Creole-Style Red Beans

Simple. Versatile. Satisfyingly delicious. Served with rice, Creole-Style Red Beans make a perfect supper or game-day meal.

COOK TIME
5

hours

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dried red kidney beans, rinsed, any stones removed
• 3/4 to 1 1/2 lbs andouille sausage, sliced thin
• 3 celery stalks, chopped
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 3-5 garlic cloves, minced, according to your taste preferences
• 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons Creole seasoning or Cajun seasoning, to taste
• 7 cups water or chicken broth
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped, divided
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped, divided
• 1/4 cup green onion, sliced, for topping

Preparation

• 1 Grease the interior of the slow cooker crock with nonstick cooking spray.
• 2 Combine the red beans and next 6 ingredients (through the water or broth) in the prepared crock.
• 3 Cover. Cook on Low 4 1⁄2 to 6 hours, or until the beans and onion are tender.
• 4 Thirty minutes before the end of the cooking time, stir in half of the chopped green and red bell peppers.
• 5 To serve, top with the remaining chopped bell peppers and sliced green onions.