How to Make Tasty Slow cooker red beans and rice

Slow cooker red beans and rice. Serve with rice, topped with scallions. Oh the south, they have given us many tasty recipes. I've only had this twice but man is it good.

Born and raised in Louisiana, this is a Monday staple. Red kidney beans slow cooked with smoked sausage served over rice with cornbread on the side. Our classic red beans & rice recipe adapted for slow cooked perfection. You can have Slow cooker red beans and rice using 9 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Slow cooker red beans and rice

1. Prepare 1 of yellow onion, diced.
2. It's 1-2 tbs of minced garlic.
3. You need 2 of ribs of celery, diced.
4. It's 1 of green bell pepper, diced.
5. It's 2 cans of kidney beans, drained.
6. You need 12-16 oz of andouille sausage, sliced into coins.
7. Prepare 1/2 cup of broth.
8. Prepare of Seasonings: paprika, cajun, Italian, old bay, salt&pepper.
9. Prepare of Cooked rice.

Once done, remove the skillet from heat and transfer the contents to a slow cooker. Add the water and red beans along with garlic powder, onion powder, bay leaves, and dried thyme. Top the beans with hot cooked rice and scallions; serve. Um, onto these slow cooker red beans and rice.

Slow cooker red beans and rice step by step

1. Add everything, except rice, to slow cooker and stir to combine. Cook on low 4 hours..
2. Serve over rice..
3. The sausage I used..

Easy for my mom but temper-tantrum. My mom made her own slow cooker version with canned large red kidney beans and tomatoes, which had whole beans and a thin broth. Both versions were delicious, but I only knew how to make my mom's kind until I tried Emeril's recipe for New Orleans Red Beans and Rice. The spices were not great and it was a bit watery. I have made better versions of red beans and rice - albeit not in a slow cooker.