Creamy Cajun Red Beans Partially mash beans with a fork. Red Beans and Rice is a classic Cajun comfort food recipe, with perfectly spiced beans simmered slowly in a pot with smoked andouille sausage, onions The great thing is that everything sits in a pot and simmers until the beans are soft and creamy, and all those amazing flavors mingle and develop. I like to make this main dish when I'm having company for dinner, since it serves a bunch.

Ingredients of Creamy Cajun Red Beans

  1. You need of Olive oil.
  2. It's 1 lb of dry small red beans (not kidney).
  3. You need 1 lb of smoked sausage.
  4. You need 1 lb of smoked ham.
  5. Prepare 2 of green bell peppers.
  6. Prepare 1 of large onion.
  7. It's 4 stalks of celery.
  8. Prepare 2 cloves of garlic.
  9. Prepare 1/2 stick of butter.
  10. You need 3 of chicken bouillon cubes.
  11. Prepare of Water.
  12. Prepare 1 of Tblsp garlic powder.
  13. Prepare 1 of Tblsp Cajun seasoning.
  14. It's 1 tsp of thyme.
  15. It's 4 of bay leaves.
  16. Prepare 1 tsp of fresh parsely.
  17. It's of Few dashes of Worcestershire.
  18. It's Pinch of sugar.
  19. You need of Cooked rice (your choice).
  20. Prepare of Green onions chopped.

Creamy Cajun Red Beans instructions

  1. Sort out and soak the red beans the night before.
  2. Cut up all your meats and veggies and start browning the sausage in a pot with just a bit of olive oil.
  3. Add the peppers, celery, onion and garlic on top of the sausage and stir to combine. Next add the butter and stir till melted.
  4. Add the ham and keep stirring.
  5. Add the red beans and enough water just to cover everything and bring to a boil.
  6. Then add the garlic powder, Cajun seasoning, thyme, 4 bay leaves, pinch of sugar and Worcestershire.
  7. After an hour add fresh parsely.
  8. Cook for 2 and 1/2 to 3 hours on LO barely a simmer stirring occasionally and mashing some beans on the side of the pot for more creaminess (do this towards the end) It makes a paste.
  9. Serve over rice and garnish with the green onions on top 😋😋😋 this time I used yellow rice but use any kind you like ENJOY 😊.

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