Name: Louisiana Style Red Beans and Rice with Sausage
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 10 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American, Southern
Ingredients: 1 lb. dry red beans; 2 Tbsp cooking oil; 14 oz. Andouille sausage*; 1 yellow onion; 1 green bell pepper; 3 ribs celery; 4 cloves garlic; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp onion powder; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 1/4 tsp freshly cracked black pepper; 2 bay leaves; 6 cups water; 1/4 cup chopped parsley; 1 Tbsp salt, or to taste; 1.5 cups long grain white rice, uncooked**; 3 green onions

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Louisiana Style Red Beans and Rice with Sausage

Yield6

Prep15 min

Cook120 min

Total615 min

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1
Soak the dry red beans overnight, then drain.
2
Slice the Andouille sausage and dice the onion, green bell pepper, and celery. Mince the garlic.
3
Heat the oil in a large pot over medium-high and brown the sausage. Add the vegetables and cook 6 minutes, then the garlic for 30 seconds.
4
Add the beans, smoked paprika, oregano, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, cayenne, black pepper, bay leaves, and water. Simmer partly covered 1 1/2 to 2 hours, until the beans are creamy. Mash some against the pot.
5
Cook the rice according to the package.
6
Remove the bay leaves, stir in the parsley, salt to taste, and serve over the rice with sliced green onions.

Louisiana Style Red Beans and Rice with Sausage