Red Beans & Rice with Turkey Sausage

Ingredients

1 turkey kielbasa (turkey sausage)

1 can dark red kidney beans, drained & rinsed

1 cup brown rice

2 ¼ cup of low-sodium chicken broth

1 medium onion, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

3 stalks celery, chopped

3 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp olive oil

1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

Directions

Pour water and chicken broth into rice cooker or 1 quart saucepan with lid. Add the rice. Cook for 30-45 minutes, until rice has absorbed all the liquid.

While the rice is cooking, place the kielbasa on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake in the oven at 350* for 30 minutes, until heated through and casing has darkened.

Once the kielbasa is done, remove from oven and set aside to cool.

Heat olive oil in large frying pan over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until onion is translucent.

Slice kielbasa into ¼” slices and add to frying pan.

Once the rice is finished cooking, add to the frying pan. Stir in all ingredients together, cook another 5 minutes stirring often, and serve.

*You can adjust the red pepper flakes for more or less “heat”. I put in ¼ tsp and didn’t even notice it. 

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