Red Beans No Rice (and LOW sodium!)

Name: Red Beans No Rice (and LOW sodium!) Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 120 min
Total time: 135 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 pound dry small red beans soaked overnight; 6 cups water; 1 medium onion chopped; 4 large stalks celery chopped; .5 green pepper chopped; 6 cloves garlic; 1 tsp. cajun seasoning; 1 tsp. ground thyme; .25 tsp. ground sage; .25 tsp cayenne if you like spice; 2 bay leaves

Minutes to Prepare: 15
Minutes to Cook: 120

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 pound dry small red beans, soaked overnight6 cups water1 medium onion chopped4 large stalks celery, chopped.5 green pepper, chopped6 cloves garlic1 tsp. cajun seasoning1 tsp. ground thyme.25 tsp. ground sage.25 tsp cayenne if you like spice2 bay leaves

Directions

soak beans overnight or do quick soak, rinse and drain. sautee onion, pepper and celery in bottom of large soup pot or dutch oven with a little cooking spray to prevent sticking, when starting to become translucent add garlic and cook for one minute. add beans and water and bring to a boil. add remaining ingredients, reduce to a simmer and simmer for 2 hours or until beans have become soft and water is reduced by 75%.

Serving Size: makes 6 servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ROSEMAMIE.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 101.4
Total Fat: 0.1 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 142.4 mg
Total Carbs: 35.5 g
Dietary Fiber: 22.4 g
Protein: 11.4 g

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