Easy Red Beans And Rice For Slow Cooker

Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 -2 lb smoked sausage
• 3 (15 ounce) cans light kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 3 (15 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning (or use other spices)
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• cayenne pepper
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 put beans and chicken broth in slow cooker on high.
• 2 cut sausage into medallions, and cook in a large frying pan until lightly crispy on outside.
• 3 add onion and garlic to the pan and saute in the sausage grease.
• 4 put the contents of the frying pan and the remaining spices in the slow cooker. add water until the level rises above the beans.
• 5 once the slow cooker starts a light simmer, you can continue to cook it on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 6-8 hours.
• 6 serve with or brown rice.