Masala Herb

Recipes + Food & Travel

  • Home
  • Recipes
  • TRAVEL
  • Contact
  • New? Start HERE!
menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • RECIPES
  • Contact
  • New? Start Here!
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube
  • Γ—

    You are Here: Masala Herb Β» Recipes Β» Lunch and Dinner

    Red Beans and Rice with Sausage Recipe

    Published: Feb 1, 2021 Β· Modified: Sep 7, 2022 by Helene Dsouza

    3.0K shares
    • Share
    • Tweet
    • Flipboard
    • Email
    • WhatsApp
    Helene Dsouza
    One-pot flavor packed easy red beans and rice with sausages. This will be your new dinner favorite!
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    3 servings
    4.50 from 10 votes
    Jump to Recipe
    southern red beans sausages and rice
    rice and red beans served hot in a bowl
    close up sausage in red beans stew

    Red beans and rice flavored with sausages, veggies and a set of spices.

    This is a wholesome dinner meal that you can prepare in one-pot easily from scratch.

    red beans and rice image
    Recipes from around the world E-Book

    Global Food Recipes

    with Spices and Herbs

    Free E-Book available for a limited time. Grab yours now and get instantly inspired!

    00
    Days
    :
     
    00
    Hours
    :
     
    19
    Minutes
    :
     
    59
    Seconds

    You missed out!

    Recipes from around the world E-Book

    Your Free E-Book 

    was sent to your

    E-Mail Address!

    Please check your Spam folder

    Jump to:
    • πŸ“• What are red beans and rice?
    • 🫘 Ingredients
    • πŸ”ͺ How to make red beans and rice?
    • πŸ₯£ Serving
    • 🍱 Storing
    • πŸ’­ FAQs
    • πŸ‘οΈ More Bean and Lentil Meals
    • πŸ“– Recipe
    • πŸ’¬ Comments

    πŸ“• What are red beans and rice?

    Red beans and rice is mostly known thanks to the South in the US. New Orleans in Louisiana calls this cajun comfort dish its own!

    Historically this dish was prepared on mondays.

    Yet, Caribbean island nations also love their own creole red beans and rice. Cubans, Jamaicans, and Puerto Ricans made it a staple in their homes.

    The red beans and rice dish from the Americas contain usually pork meat such as sausages, ham, or bacon.

    The meat lends the dish all the flavors.

    This is why red beans and rice shouldn't be confused with the Indian rajma dal, which is a kidney bean curry from North India. It is served with rice as well.

    🫘 Ingredients

    Here is what you will need to make this spiced stew-like beans with rice:

    • Rice - Try to get toro long grain rice which is native to the South
    • Red beans or kidney beans - Preferably canned to make this dish faster in one pot. Dried beans take time to soak.
    • Onion and garlic
    • Bell pepper
    • Celery
    • Sausages - Preferably pork and smoked for extra flavor. Andouilles or Kielbasas are great, I like Franks.
    • Olive oil
    • Seasoning - thyme, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, bay leaf, and oregano. The more cayenne pepper the spicier hot it gets! You can also use cajun seasoning.
    • Tomato sauce
    • Broth - vegetable broth preferably
    smoky sausages in red beans

    πŸ”ͺ How to make red beans and rice?

    The Rice is cooked on its own

    For the red beans, you will start out by cutting the vegetables small, and then comes the cooking process.

    Here is an overview of how it's done, the detailed recipe with instructions are located at the bottom of this post.

    Step 1

    Cook the rice through with water and salt. Strain when done and keep aside.

    Prep and cut your fresh produce and the sausage small.

    cook rice and cut onion and vegetables small

    Step 2

    Heat up a larger cooking vessel with oil and saute vegetables and sausage.

    Add in beans, broth tomato sauce, and seasoning.

    sautee onion, sausage and add beans seasoning and broth

    Step 3

    Cook the red beans until it all thickens and it has reduced. The flavors will develop in time.

    cook the red beans until thickened

    πŸ₯£ Serving

    The obvious answer here is, the beans come with the rice in a bowl. It's that simple.

    Yet, you can choose to serve up your red beans without rice too. In that case, it's nice to have the beans with bread.

    I also love a tangy and light green salad with my beans and rice.

    Garnish with chopped fresh chives or parsley.

    red beans and rice prepared from scratch in a pot with sausages

    🍱 Storing

    Try to keep the rice and beans separate.

    You can store leftovers in airtight containers for up to 5 days in your fridge.

    Heat them up again over the stove top or in a microwave save container in the micro for a few minutes.

    You can freeze batches of the red beans in smaller containers. To thaw, keep in the fridge overnight and reheat as per earlier instructions.

    I don't recommend freezing cooked rice because it gets all mushy. Just cook up a batch while the beans are getting hot.

    πŸ’­ FAQs

    Dried VS Canned Red Beans. Which ones to pick?

    I prefer canned beans because they have been soaking already, and they don't need extra cooking, so they are sot as is. Dried beans are cheaper on the other hand, but they require more dedication. Pick out stones if there are any, rinse, soak and cook your beans in a pressure cooker until soft.

    How can I fix my red beans when they are too salty?

    Peel and quarter a raw potato and drop the potato quarters in the dish. this will soak up excess salt. Taste and your red beans should be moderately salty now.

    How to thicken red beans?

    The recipe calls for canned red beans and those are already soft so when you cook them with the other ingredients into a delicious stew, you are sure to get a thickened red beans dish. Also, the addition of tomato sauce helps in thickening the beans and of course cooking it all down over slow heating.

    πŸ‘οΈ More Bean and Lentil Meals

    • Pinto Beans with Sausage and Rice
    • Black Bean Corn Quesadilla
    • French Green Lentils
    red beans and rice pin image
    Recipes from around the world E-Book

    Global Food Recipes

    with Spices and Herbs

    Free E-Book available for a limited time. Grab yours now and get instantly inspired!

    00
    Days
    :
     
    00
    Hours
    :
     
    19
    Minutes
    :
     
    59
    Seconds

    You missed out!

    Recipes from around the world E-Book

    Your Free E-Book 

    was sent to your

    E-Mail Address!

    Please check your Spam folder

    πŸ“– Recipe

    southern red beans sausages and rice

    Red Beans and Rice with Sausage Recipe

    One-pot flavor packed easy red beans and rice with sausages. This will be your new dinner favorite!
    4.50 from 10 votes
    Print Pin Rate
    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: American
    how to make red beans and rice, red beans and rice with sausage
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour
    Servings: 3 servings
    Calories: 715kcal
    Recipe by: Helene Dsouza

    Ingredients

    For the Rice

    • 2 cups Rice uncooked, *see Notes
    • Water
    • Salt

    For the Red Beans

    • 2 cans Red Beans 30 oz
    • 1 piece Onion
    • Β½ piece Bell Pepper
    • 2 stalks Celeriac
    • 2 piece Sausages *see Notes
    • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
    • 1 Teaspoon Thyme
    • 1 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper Ground
    • Salt to taste
    • ΒΌ Teaspoon Black Pepper Ground
    • 1 piece Bay Leaf
    • 2 pieces Garlic Cloves
    • 1 Teaspoon Oregano Dried
    • Β½ cup Tomato Sauce
    • 2 cup Broth vegetable broth
    US - Metric

    Instructions

    For the Rice

    • Boil the rice with salt and water until cooked through. Double the amount of water to the rice. Cook until done, strain, and keep aside.

    For the Red Beans

    • Prep your fresh ingredients. Peel and slice onion, chopped garlic, sliced celery stalks, and bell pepper. Keep aside
    • Slice sausage to the desired size. Keep at the side.
    • Heat up a cooking vessel with the olive oil and saute onions and garlic first until soft.
    • Then add the sausage slices to that and stir cook over a higher heat setting for a minute or two.
    • Reduce heat and stir in cut celery and bell pepper.
    • Stir cook over high heat for a minute or two.
    • Reduce heat once again and stir in the remaining ingredients, the beans, the tomato sauce, broth, thyme, oregano, and basil leaf. Don't season with salt and black pepper yet, this is reserved for the end (*see Notes).
    • Mix it all well and keep over a medium heat setting. Cook your red beans covered for about 10 minutes or so.
    • Remove the cover and continue to simmer stirring occasionally over a lower heat setting. Just make sure nothing sticks at the bottom. The dish will reduce and thicken.
    • When you are satisfied with the flavors and consistency, take out the bay leaf and discard. Season with salt and black pepper. Combine well.
    • Serve up your red beans hot with cooked rice at the side in a bowl or shallow plate.
    • Garnish with parsley or cut fresh green chives.

    Notes

    • Try to get Louisianna long grain rice. OR Basmati will do too.
    • You can use your choice of sausage. Andouilles are the traditional choice for this dish. I used smoked pork franks. I think what matters is that you use pork sausages because that's what gives the dish the flavor.
    • Always add salt and black pepper at the end when you cook beans and lentils. This is because they cook better through without those two seasonings.

    Equipment

    • Cutting Board
    • 8" Chef Knife
    • Large Pot (min 8 qt)
    • Wood or Bamboo Spatula

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Red Beans and Rice with Sausage Recipe
    Amount Per Serving
    Calories 715 Calories from Fat 189
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 21g32%
    Saturated Fat 6g30%
    Trans Fat 1g
    Cholesterol 41mg14%
    Sodium 1232mg51%
    Potassium 621mg18%
    Carbohydrates 110g37%
    Fiber 4g16%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 19g38%
    Vitamin A 1618IU32%
    Vitamin C 34mg41%
    Calcium 85mg9%
    Iron 3mg17%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Made this? Get featured!Mention @real.masalaherb or tag #masalaherb!

    More Lunch and Dinner

    • Skillet French Savory CrΓͺpe Recipe
    • Pepperoni Pizza Pocket Recipe
    • +7 BEST Fried Rice Recipes
    • Creamy Coconut Chickpea Curry Recipe
    3.0K shares
    • Share
    • Tweet
    • Flipboard
    • Email
    • WhatsApp

    about masalaherb
    Get to know me & Paul...

    MasalaHerb.com as seen on

    Categories

    Powered by

    Home
    About
    As seen in
    Contact
    Terms and Conditions
    Privacy Policy

    By continuing to use the site, you agree to the use of cookies.

    Masala Herb is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com

    Copyright © 2023 Β· Magazine Pro Theme On Genesis Framework Β· WordPress