[recipe] Red Beans and Rice ~ crockpot version

[Guest guest]

This is a recipe I found on a crockpot cooking list a

while back and thought I would adapt it to fit a

vegetarian menu. The original poster of this recipe

used meat products, but I thought the Boca vegetarian

smoked sausages would work in it fine, and they did.

It is a very easy meal to make for busy days.

 

Red Beans and Rice

 

3 cups water

1 cup dried red kidney beans

1 cup chopped onion

1 cup chopped green bell pepper

3/4 cup chopped celery

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 teaspoon paprika

3/4 teaspoon ground red pepper

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 (10-ounce) package veggie smoked sausage, thinly

sliced

1 bay leaf

5 garlic cloves, minced

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 cups hot cooked rice

1/4 cup chopped green onions

 

Combine first 12 ingredients in an slow cooker.

Cover with lid; cook on high heat for 5 hours.

Discard bay leaf; stir in salt. Serve over rice;

sprinkle servings evenly with green onions.

 

~ feral ~

 

Child stirring in the web of your mother

Do not be afraid

Old man turning to walk through the door

Do not be afraid

~ Joy Harjo, from the poem 'Morning Song'

[Guest guest]

I made this last night for dinner. Everywhere I shop

was out of Vegan sausages this week, so I used Fakin'

Bacon (smoked tempeh strips) instead. I think I'll

make it that way every time, because I prefer the

smoky flavor without the kind of weird, spongy veggie

sausage texture.

 

In any case, this was totally delicious, and I can't

wait for my struggling-to-be-veggie husband to come

home from job training so I can make it for him,

because I know he'll love it too. YUMMY!

 

--- Feral <terebinthus wrote:

> This is a recipe I found on a crockpot cooking list

> a

> while back and thought I would adapt it to fit a

> vegetarian menu. The original poster of this recipe

> used meat products, but I thought the Boca

> vegetarian

> smoked sausages would work in it fine, and they did.

 

 

 

 

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