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Slow-Cooker Red Beans and Rice ~ skinny slow cooker ~ Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup dry small red beans or red kidney beans
2 cooked smoked pork hocks
12 ounces cooked smoked sausage links, or cooked andouille sausage cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
¾ cup chopped red sweet pepper (1 medium)
1 cup chopped celery (2 stalks)
½ cup chopped onion (1 medium)
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
Several drops bottled hot pepper sauce
1 ⅓ cups instant white rice
Snipped fresh celery leaves or parsley (optional)
Directions:
Directions:
Step 1
Rinse beans. In a large saucepan, combine beans and 6 cups water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 1 hour. Drain and rinse beans.

Step 2
In a 4- or 5-quart slow cooker, combine beans, pork hock, sausage, chicken broth, sweet pepper, celery, onion, garlic, tomato paste, Cajun seasoning, and bottled hot pepper sauce.

Step 3
Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 9 to 11 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 hours.

Step 4
Remove pork hocks. When cool enough to handle, cut meat off bones; cut meat into bite-size pieces. Discard bones. Stir meat and uncooked instant rice into bean mixture in slow cooker. If using low-heat setting, turn to high-heat setting. Cover and cook for 30 minutes more. If desired, sprinkle with snipped fresh celery leaves.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6 servings
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
Prep: 20 mins Cook: 9 hrs Cook: 30 mins Stand: 1 hr Total: 10 hrs 50 mins
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
For Easy Cleanup
Line your slow cooker with a disposable slow cooker liner. Add ingredients as directed in recipe. Once your dish is finished cooking, spoon the food out of your slow cooker and simply dispose of the liner. Do not lift or transport the disposable liner with food inside.

Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 336 calories; fat 7g; cholesterol 59mg; saturated fat 2g; carbohydrates 44g; insoluble fiber 6g; protein 26g; sodium 1013mg.

 

 

 

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