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Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

Perfectly creamy, smoky, and savory, this slow cooker red beans and rice recipe tastes just like you'd find in New Orleans and are inexpensive and easy to make!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 344 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Creole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. dry red kidney beans soaked, rinsed, and drained (see notes)
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper chopped
  • 3 ribs celery chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic chopped
  • 12 oz. smoked sausage sliced (or andouille sausage)
  • 5 cups chicken stock/broth low sodium, or water, or vegetable broth
  • 1 tablespoon creole seasoning such as Tony Chachere's
  • cooked rice and sliced green onions for serving

Instructions

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  1. Mix all ingredients (except for rice and green onions) in a slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
  2. Serve on top of cooked rice and garnish with green onions.

Notes

  • To soak the beans: The night before you want to make this meal, cover the beans with double the amount of water and a generous pinch of salt in a container or bowl and soak overnight. Then, when you are ready to cook, drain and rinse the beans. This will break down some of the fibers in the beans that can cause indigestion.
  • To control the salt: Creole seasoning and sausage both have high sodium contents. To control the sodium to be a little lower, I recommend making your own creole seasoning so you can limit the amount of salt you add.
  • For a vegetarian/vegan version, use vegetable broth or water in place of chicken broth and omit the sausage. Add a bit of smoked paprika to add a smoky taste, and you may need a bit more salt as well.
  • The provided nutrition information does not include any added sodium from seasoning to taste, any optional ingredients, and it does not take brands into account. Feel free to calculate it yourself using this calculator or by adding the recipe to Yummly.

Nutrition Information

Calories 344kcal (17%) Carbohydrates 40g (13%) Protein 19g (38%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 30mg (10%) Sodium 919mg (38%) Potassium 1085mg (31%) Fiber 10g (40%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 643IU (13%) Vitamin C 28mg (31%) Calcium 74mg (7%) Iron 5mg (28%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 344

% Daily Value*

Calories 344kcal 17%
Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Protein 19g 38%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 30mg 10%
Sodium 919mg 38%
Potassium 1085mg 23%
Fiber 10g 40%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 643IU 13%
Vitamin C 28mg 31%
Calcium 74mg 7%
Iron 5mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.