Red Beans And Rice

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package smoked sausage
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley (i left this out)
• 1 (16 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, undrained
• 1 (16 ounce) can red beans, undrained
• 2 cups cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 slice sausage. place in a large pan; cover with water. bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes, covered.
• 2 drain water, reserving 1/4 cup. add black pepper, red pepper, onion, garlic, celery, and parsley to sausage; mix well.
• 3 pour in undrained beans and cooked covered for 40 minute over medium to low heat. if desired, mash beans with a wooden spoon. (you can mash some or all of the beans, if you want a creamier texture).
• 4 if mixture is too dry, add reserved 1/4 cup water.
• 5 serve over rice.