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Red Beans and Rice
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Servings: 8   Category: Main Dish (103 ratings)  

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Nutrition Information:
Calories: 210
Protein: 14g
Carbs: 39 g
Fat: 1 g
Saturated Fat: 0 g
Sodium: 310 mg
Fiber: 15 g
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound red beans, dry
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped onion
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 4 bay leaves
  • 3 Tablespoons chopped garlic
  • 3 Tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 teaspoons crushed, dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup chopped green pepper

Instructions
  1. Pick through beans to remove bad beans. Rinse beans thoroughly.
  2. In a 5-quart pot, mix beans, water, onion, celery and bay leaves. Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
  3. Cover and cook over low heat for about 1-1/2 hours or until beans are tender. Stir and mash beans against side of pan.
  4. Add garlic, parsley, thyme, salt, black pepper, and green pepper.
  5. Cook uncovered, over low heat, until creamy, about 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves. Serve over hot cooked rice.

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Awesome
Reviewed By: sissa331
Mar 03, 2010
I am from Louisiana and this is one of our main dishes. Naturally, I use my own...
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Love this one!
Reviewed By: r1camire
Jun 21, 2009
I love Red Beans and Rice i don`t mush mine up too much and i skip the peppers (...
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Just awful
Reviewed By: markuspea
Sep 16, 2006
I thought that using fresh ingredients and following the recipe to a T would pro...
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Needs some spicin` up
Reviewed By: Lindzgrl
Apr 06, 2006
This recipe can easily be improved without impacting the calorie count too heavi...
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