Savory Beans And Rice ( Crock Pot )

Total Time: 5 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 1/4 cups dried red beans or 1 1/4 cups dried red kidney beans, soaked drained and rinsed
• 1 large onion, chopped (1 cup)
• 3/4 cup sliced celery
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 vegetable bouillon cube
• 1 teaspoon dried basil, crushed
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/4 cups water
• 1 1/4 cups brown rice
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can stewed tomatoes, do not drain
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers, drained
• 3 dashes hot pepper sauce

Recipe

• 1 combine beans, onion, celery, garlic, bouillon, basil, and bay leaf in crock pot. pour water over all.
• 2 cover and cook on low for 9 to 10 hours or on high setting for 4 to 5 hours.
• 3 cook brown rice according to package directions; keep warm.
• 4 remove bay leaf from bean mixture; discard.
• 5 stir undrained stewed tomatoes, chili peppers, and hot pepper sauce into cooked beans.
• 6 cook 30 minutes more.
• 7 serve bean mixture over hot cooked rice.