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Red Beans and Rice (Slowcooker)

Here's how you make Red Beans and Rice (Slowcooker)
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 24h
  • Cook: 6-8h
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 (1 pound) package dried red kidney beans
  • 1 (15 ounce) can beef consomme
  • 1 (10 ounce) can Ro*Tel tomatoes and green chiles
  • 2 Italian Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 bell pepers, diced
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 4 to 5 red potatoes, quartered
  • 1 tablespoons Tabasco sauce (more depending on the heat you want)
  • 2 large cloves garlic, finely minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano (crushed)
  • 1 pound Italian sausage, cut 1/2 inch thick
  • 1 pound Cajun style sausage, cut 1/2 inch thick
  • Cooked white rice (enough for 6 servings)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Soak beans overnight. Drain beans, then return hydrated beans to crock pot. Add beef consomme, then add enough water to cover beans by about 2 inches. Add, and mix in, all ingredients. Turn crock put on high until mixture begins to boil, about 30 minutes.

  • Step 2: Let mixture boil for about two hours, then reduce heat to lowest setting and simmer until all ingredients such as potatoes and peppers are tender. This may take several hours (6-8 hours).

  • Step 3: Place the cooked rice in the bowls spoon the red beans and rice over top.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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