Slow-cooker Red Beans, Sausage, and Rice

By á-7198

Ingredients

• 1 lb. dried red kidney beans
• 1/2 lb to 1 lb smoked sausage thinly sliced
• 3 stalks of celery chopped
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 3 cloves minced garlic
• 1 Tbsp. Creole seasoning
• 7 cups of water or beef broth, or combination of both
• 3 cups rice cooked according to pkg. directions

Preparation

Step 1

Soak beans in water over night. Using slow-cooker combine: all ingredients except rice and sausage. Put the cut sausage into cooker 1 hr. before done. Cover and cook on high for 7 hr. or until beans are tender. Serve in slallow bowls; place rice in bowl and laddle the red bean and sausage mixture over it.