Best 4 Crescent City Red Beans Rice Crockpot Recipes

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Welcome to the exciting world of creating a savory and soul-satisfying "Crescent City Red Beans Rice Crockpot" dish! This article will guide you through the delightful journey of selecting the perfect ingredients, preparing them with care, and effortlessly cooking them in your crockpot for a hassle-free, yet flavorful meal. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner seeking to impress your family and friends, we've got you covered with a recipe that combines the richness of red beans, the fluffy goodness of rice, and a symphony of spices that will tantalize your taste buds. So, gather your ingredients, prepare your crockpot, and let's embark on this culinary adventure together!

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

RED BEANS AND RICE (CROCK POT)



Red Beans and Rice (Crock Pot) image

Make and share this Red Beans and Rice (Crock Pot) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by janem123

Categories     Vegetable

Time 1h5m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 lb dried red beans
1 medium onion, chopped
1 small green pepper, chopped
2 celery ribs, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans beef broth
2 cups water
1 lb smoked ham or 1 lb smoked turkey ham, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
3 -4 cups cooked rice

Steps:

  • Soak beans in water to cover overnight, drain, and rinse OR in a large pot, cover beans with 3 times their volume of water and bring to a boil. Boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let stand for 1 hour. Discard water.
  • Combine all ingredients except rice in crock. Cover and cook on low for 10 to 12 hours or on high for 5 to 6 hours.
  • serve over hot cooked rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 320.9, Fat 9.8, SaturatedFat 3.2, Cholesterol 52.1, Sodium 2233.9, Carbohydrate 34, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 1.3, Protein 25

CRESCENT CITY RED BEANS & RICE (CROCKPOT) RECIPE - (4.5/5)



Crescent City Red Beans & Rice (Crockpot) Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by á-25037

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 pound dried kidney beans (I prefer the pink ones to the dark red ones)
1 ham hock (Optional, substitute bacon or ham)
1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
1 tablespoon chicken stock granules
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 to 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning (Tony Chachere's, Zatarain's)
3 bay leaves
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup butter
Tabasco sauce to taste
1 to 2 tablespoons salt, according to your taste
Rice, enough for 8 servings
2 pounds smoked sausage

Steps:

  • The night before you want to eat, check beans to be sure there are no stones then place beans in a large bowl and fill almost to the top with water. It's better to have too much water than not enough. The beans will more than double in size overnight. In the morning, drain beans in a colander and rinse well. For a quicker soak, fill a large pot with the beans and cover with water. Bring to a boil, simmer 2 minutes, remove from heat and let stand 1 hour before the next step. Place into crockpot the beans, ham hock, black pepper, chicken stock granules, chopped garlic, garlic salt, cajun seasoning, and bay leaves. Note: Save adding salt until the end of cook time. Cover beans with hot water (can be boiled on stove or from the tap) until fully covered. Then add an extra inch of water on top of that. This will give your beans a chance to swell even more during cooking. Cover. Sauté onions and bell-pepper just until they begin to cook. Add these to the beans and stir. If you are going to be gone all day, cook beans on low setting for 6 to 8 hours. If you will be around to stir, cook them on high until they are almost fully cooked, about 4 or 5 hours. Then turn them down to low for the last bit of cooking. When beans are fully cooked, remove bay leaves (if you can find them all), add butter and stir. Mash beans in the crock pot with a potato masher until they reach desired thickness. Add salt to taste. It may not take much for you. Also add a bit more fresh ground pepper. Put your rice on to cook. Slice smoked sausage and cook in a medium-hot cast iron skillet until nicely brown and starting to emit those nice juices. Add sausages to crock pot and stir. Put rice in bowls and top with red beans.

CRESCENT CITY RED BEANS & RICE (CROCK-POT) RECIPE - (4.5/5)



Crescent City Red Beans & Rice (Crock-Pot) Recipe - (4.5/5) image

Provided by ROBandSEAN

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 lb dried kidney beans, I prefer the pink ones to the dark red ones
1 ham hock (optional)
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground
1 tablespoon chicken stock, powdered
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder, I use one Knorr mini cube (optional)
1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
2 -3 bay leaves
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 -2 tablespoon salt, according to your taste
1 -2 teaspoon cajun seasoning, Tony Cacheres and Zatarains brand are both very good
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, Chipotle flavored is really nice
2 tablespoons cornstarch or 2 tablespoons cornflour
1 lb smoked sausage

Steps:

  • 1 These directions are long because I am covering the method quite thoroughly for new-comers. (-;. 2 SOAK BEANS: On Sunday night (or the night before you want to eat these yummy beans), check beans to be sure there are no stones then place beans in a large bowl and fill almost to the top with water. It's better to have too much water than not enough. The beans will more than double in size overnight. In the morning, I drain beans in a colander and rinse well. 3 A FEW PERSONAL TRICKS: One of the first things I do in the morning is fill my Crockpot with hot tap water just to bring it up to temperature much faster. This saves on cooking time and electricity. I also fill and boil my electric jug (or kettle) - this is the water I will use to cook my beans. 4 PLACE IN CROCKPOT: Beans, ham hock, black pepper, chicken stock powder, chopped garlic, garlic salt, bay leaves, and optional Chipotle powder and liquid smoke. Note: Save adding salt until the end of cook time. 5 COVER WITH HOT WATER: Cover beans with hot water from your jug or kettle just until fully covered. Then add an extra inch of water on top of that. This will give your beans a chance to swell even more during cooking. Cover Crockpot with lid. 6 QUICKLY: Sauté onions and bell-pepper just until they begin to cook. Add these to the beans and stir. 7 COOK: If you are going to be gone all day, cook beans on low setting for 6 to 8 hours. If you will be around to stir, etc., I recommend cooking them on high until they are almost fully cooked (about 4 or 5 hours). Then turn them down to low for the last bit of cooking. 8 ONCE COOKED: When beans are fully cooked, remove bay leaves (if you can find them all) add butter and stir. To thicken beans, add 2 tablespoons corn flour mixed with just enough cold water to dissolve it. Add this to beans and stir for a minute. Beans should thicken a bit in fairly short order. Repeat until you get the desired consistency. 9 ADD: Add salt by half-teaspoon until you reach the level of your liking. It may not take much for you. Also add a bit more fresh ground pepper. 10 NOW: Put your rice on to cook. Slice smoked sausage and cook in a medium-hot cast iron skillet until nicely brown and starting to emit those nice juices. Take skillet off heat but leave sausages where they are. Don't cover. 11 RINSE your rice with hot water. Once drained, place about half a cup of hot fluffy rice in a wide, shallow bowl. 12 COVER rice with a generous amount of red beans. Top with a good amount of hot smoked sausage slices. 13 SPRINKLE with hot sauce and/or more Tony's if you want it spicy like I do. 14 SERVE with hot buttered, grilled slices of French bread, salad or coleslaw, and a big glass of iced tea. 15 ENJOY!

CRESCENT CITY RED BEANS & RICE (CROCK-POT)



Crescent City Red Beans & Rice (Crock-Pot) image

I grew up working in our family restaurants around New Orleans, which is known as "The Big Easy" or "The Crescent City" (due to the shape of the Mississippi River which runs through the heart of this southern city). Like most mom & pop places, we always served Red Beans & Rice on Monday. Always! I've changed the restaurant version a bit to reflect the fact that I use my Crockpot now. I hope you enjoy these yummy beans as much as I did growing up and as my own family now does. Serve over hot, fluffy white rice and a warm piece buttered and grilled French Bread with a side salad or bowl of coleslaw. Sweet iced tea rounds this awesome southern dish off quite nicely.

Provided by A Good Thing

Categories     Beans

Time 6h25m

Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 lb dried kidney beans, I prefer the pink ones to the dark red ones
1 ham hock (optional)
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 teaspoon black pepper, fresh ground
1 tablespoon chicken stock, powdered
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder, I use one Knorr mini cube (optional)
1 teaspoon liquid smoke (optional)
2 -3 bay leaves
1 onion, chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon butter
1 -2 tablespoon salt, according to your taste
1 -2 teaspoon cajun seasoning, Tony Cacheres and Zatarains brand are both very good
1/4 cup butter
1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce, Chipotle flavored is really nice
2 tablespoons cornstarch or 2 tablespoons cornflour
1 lb smoked sausage

Steps:

  • These directions are long because I am covering the method quite thoroughly for new-comers. (-;.
  • SOAK BEANS: On Sunday night (or the night before you want to eat these yummy beans), check beans to be sure there are no stones then place beans in a large bowl and fill almost to the top with water. It's better to have too much water than not enough. The beans will more than double in size overnight. In the morning, I drain beans in a colander and rinse well.
  • A FEW PERSONAL TRICKS: One of the first things I do in the morning is fill my Crockpot with hot tap water just to bring it up to temperature much faster. This saves on cooking time and electricity. I also fill and boil my electric jug (or kettle) - this is the water I will use to cook my beans.
  • PLACE IN CROCKPOT: Beans, ham hock, black pepper, chicken stock powder, chopped garlic, garlic salt, bay leaves, and optional Chipotle powder and liquid smoke. Note: Save adding salt until the end of cook time.
  • COVER WITH HOT WATER: Cover beans with hot water from your jug or kettle just until fully covered. Then add an extra inch of water on top of that. This will give your beans a chance to swell even more during cooking. Cover Crockpot with lid.
  • QUICKLY: Sauté onions and bell-pepper just until they begin to cook. Add these to the beans and stir.
  • COOK: If you are going to be gone all day, cook beans on low setting for 6 to 8 hours. If you will be around to stir, etc., I recommend cooking them on high until they are almost fully cooked (about 4 or 5 hours). Then turn them down to low for the last bit of cooking.
  • ONCE COOKED: When beans are fully cooked, remove bay leaves (if you can find them all) add butter and stir. To thicken beans, add 2 tablespoons corn flour mixed with just enough cold water to dissolve it. Add this to beans and stir for a minute. Beans should thicken a bit in fairly short order. Repeat until you get the desired consistency.
  • ADD: Add salt by half-teaspoon until you reach the level of your liking. It may not take much for you. Also add a bit more fresh ground pepper.
  • NOW: Put your rice on to cook. Slice smoked sausage and cook in a medium-hot cast iron skillet until nicely brown and starting to emit those nice juices. Take skillet off heat but leave sausages where they are. Don't cover.
  • RINSE your rice with hot water. Once drained, place about half a cup of hot fluffy rice in a wide, shallow bowl.
  • COVER rice with a generous amount of red beans. Top with a good amount of hot smoked sausage slices.
  • SPRINKLE with hot sauce and/or more Tony's if you want it spicy like I do.
  • SERVE with hot buttered, grilled slices of French bread, salad or coleslaw, and a big glass of iced tea.
  • ENJOY!
  • EDIT - December 2016 - I'd like to address the review comments regarding mashing your beans to thicken them. The reason I don't do that is because I don't want to lose any of my beans, though I do that if I make a double batch. These freeze so well (without rice). Also, for re-heating, I put beans in a pot on the stove (medium/low) and add small amounts of water to thin them out a bit. They are much better juicy! The beans are very forgiving but they do need that added moisture when being re-heated. And I'd also like to say I am so humbled by all the comments - a BIG thank you to everyone who has reviewed these humble red beans!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.7, Fat 31.5, SaturatedFat 13.2, Cholesterol 71.8, Sodium 1889.7, Carbohydrate 9.7, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 2, Protein 13.1

Tips:

  • Soak the beans overnight or for at least 4 hours before cooking. This will help to reduce the cooking time and make the beans more tender.
  • Use a slow cooker with a capacity of at least 6 quarts. This will ensure that there is enough room for all of the ingredients.
  • Add the beans, water, onion, celery, green bell pepper, garlic, thyme, bay leaf, and cayenne pepper to the slow cooker. Cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-5 hours.
  • Once the beans are tender, add the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Cook for an additional 30 minutes or until the sauce has thickened.
  • Serve the red beans and rice with your favorite toppings, such as green onions, chopped parsley, hot sauce, or cornbread.

Conclusion:

Red beans and rice is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. Using a slow cooker makes it even easier to prepare, and the results are always flavorful and satisfying. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a meal that the whole family will love.

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