Save money while making a fulfilling home-cooked meal with this Large Family Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice recipe. The hearty meal is flavorful and satisfying enough to have as the main course or a side dish.
Do you want to make a meal for your large family that stretches and leaves everyone feeling full? You can make a satisfying meal while on a budget with this Large Family Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice recipe. The recipe consists of rice, red beans, and various spices, including oregano and cayenne pepper. You can eat a bowl of beans and rice for an easy lunch or a fulfilling dinner. It is filling enough to eat as the main course, but you can also serve it as a hearty side dish with other foods, such as meats and vegetables.
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The Ingredients Needed to Prepare the Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
Prepare your Large Family Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice with the following important ingredients and items from my kitchen tools list:
- Dried Red Beans. Sort and rinse the beans before you use them. If you like beans, try my Navy Bean and Ham recipe!
- Ham Pieces. Chop ham into small pieces. Make sure you have about one pound of ham to use. You can use leftover ham from making ham in the instant pot.
- Smoked Sausage. Cut your sausage in half and slice it down. You can use any smoked sausage you prefer, such as turkey smoked sausage or kielbasa. I also have a Smoked Sausage and Broccoli Casserole.
- Diced Tomatoes. Give your dish the perfect flavor and texture with diced tomatoes.
- Bell Pepper. Chop your bell pepper into pieces and use at least a cup of it for this recipe.
- Garlic. Use two cloves of garlic in this recipe to enhance the flavor of your rice.
- Cooked Rice. You can use any type of rice you would like, such as long grain, short grain, or Jasmine rice. Learn how to make brown rice in the instant pot.
The other ingredients needed to prepare the Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice include chopped celery, chopped onion, bay leaves, dried thyme, dried oregano, ground white pepper, ground cayenne pepper, and water.
What to Serve With Your Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
This dish is filling on its own, but maybe you want the meal to stretch so you want to add a few things. I have lots of great recipes. You can also serve it with assorted vegetables, such as collard greens, broccoli, or even corn on the cob. I think it would also be great to add some cornbread, low-carb cornbread, regular bread or muffins, or a salad. Finally, maybe you want a tasty dessert or a baked good. Kids love desserts and they do stretch the meal to save some for lunch leftovers. Try adding one of my 20+make-ahead cookies from the freezer, Strawberry Trifle (yum!), Banana Heath Pudding, or Peanut Butter Cheesecake.
Here are more slow cooker recipes for your large family!
- Ham Bone Soup (Freezer Friendly!)
- Taco Tater Tot Casserole
- Turkey Meatball Stroganoff
- Chorizo and Chicken Paella
- Stuffed Pepper Stew
- Beef and Barley Soup
- Italian Chicken Sandwiches
Do you have more slow cooker recipes?
Slow cooker meals like this Red Beans and Rice recipe are so easy. Most of them are dump-and-go recipes that you spend ten minutes preparing and a few hours later dinners ready. Yay for convenience! You’ll find lots more easy slow cooker meals in my Large Family Slow Cooker Dinners and Meal Plans Vol 1, 2, 3 Bundle. It includes 60 meals and 12 weeks of meal plans!
Large Family Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
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Save money while making a fulfilling home-cooked meal with this Large Family Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice recipe. The hearty meal is flavorful and satisfying enough to have as the main course or a side dish.
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried red beans, sorted and rinsed
- 1 (28 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 pound ham pieces
- 1 pound smoked sausage, cut in half and sliced (turkey, kielbasa or andouille)
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped bell pepper
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground white pepper
- ½ teaspoon ground red (cayenne) pepper
- Water
- Rice, cooked- for serving
Instructions
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Place all ingredients in the slow cooker and stir to combine.
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Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until the beans are tender.
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Remove the bay leaves. Serve over rice.
Keywords: Large Family Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
This recipe is so simple to make that it takes less than five minutes of time. You know I’m all about saving mamas time and sanity!
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