Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

By nurseliz

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Ingredients

• Ingredients
• 3 * 3 cups water
• 1 * 1 cup dried red kidney beans
• 1 * 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 * 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 3/4 * 3/4 cup chopped celery
• 1 * 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 * 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 * 3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 * 1/2 (14-ounce) package turkey, pork, and beef smoked sausage, thinly sliced (such as Healthy Choice)
• 1 * 1 bay leaf
• 5 * 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 * 3 cups hot cooked long-grain rice
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped green onions

Preparation

Step 1

Preparation

Combine first 12 ingredients in an electric slow cooker. Cover with lid; cook on high heat for 5 hours. Discard bay leaf; stir in salt. Serve over rice; sprinkle servings evenly with green onions.
Nutritional Information

Calories:
413 (5% from fat)
Fat:
2.5g (sat 0.7g,mono 0.2g,poly 0.5g)
Protein:
21.1g
Carbohydrate:
76.3g
Fiber:
10.1g
Cholesterol:
18mg
Iron:
6mg
Sodium:
749mg
Calcium:
102mg