Makes 4 cups
4 ounces smoked chicken or turkey andouille sausage*
cooking spray
1 can (15-ounce) red beans, rinsed and drained
1 teaspoon good quality olive oil
3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
2 tablespoons finely chopped celery
3 tablespoons finely chopped green bell pepper
1 clove garlic, finely chopped
1 cup (Rice Cooker) long grain rice
••• teaspoon thyme
1 bay leaf
1••• cups (standard liquid measure) chicken stock
3 tablespoons chopped Italian parsley
Tabasco® or other hot sauce
Divide the sausage in half. Finely chop half the sausage; cut the remaining sausage into •••-inch pieces. Lightly coat the interior of the steaming tray with cooking spray. Place the red beans and sliced sausage into the steaming tray; reserve.
Insert the cooking bowl into the Cuisinart® Rice Cooker/Steamer. Place the olive oil in the bowl, cover, and turn on for 1 minute. Add the onion, celery, bell pepper, and garlic; stir to coat with oil. Cover and cook 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the rice and thyme. Stir until rice is opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Tuck in the bay leaf and add the chicken stock. Place the filled steaming tray on the bowl; cover. Turn the Rice Cooker on and cook until it switches to Warm, about 18 minutes. Let stand at Warm for 5 minutes. Transfer beans and sausage to a medium bowl; add cooked rice mixture to the same bowl. Remove and discard bay leaf. Gently toss rice mixture with beans and sausage. Add parsley and toss to combine. Transfer to a warmed bowl to serve. Serve with hot sauce if desired.
*Smoked chicken or turkey andouille sausage has much less fat than traditional pork andouille. It can be found in many well-stocked grocery stores. Smoked turkey kielbasa can be substituted.
I would love to try some fried rice. I made the mistake of splurging on a small rice cooker…so wish I waited and bought a bigger one.
My husband, and some of his family, are Puerto Rican so I would definitely try my hand at his uncle's yummy Puerto Rican rice!!
I would LOVE one of these.
I do love me some red beans and rice. I believe I would first try some rice pudding. As a child, I went on Sundays to a favorite Greek restaraunt that served the best rice pudding. Still trying to duplicate it.
Sheila
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I love Popeye's red beans and rice. Yum-o!
Mmmmm….I love red beans and rice, I love cuisinart, I would love that rice cooker!
I would definitely make breakfast rice, it is my favorite!!!
I'm sure I would get all experimental if I actually had a rice cooker, but for now all I can think about are red beans and rice. I'm so hungry!!!
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I have heard of the Rice Cookers and wasn't sure; but you have convinced me. I am thinking of all the dishes I could make with it. Spanish Rice, Red Beans & Rice, having plenty of cooked rice on hand for Stuffed Cabbage Rolls and Stuffed Peppers…….yummm
I would make rice pudding
We like rice too! Thanks for the great giveaways!! What fun for all of us!
I have a skillet meal with black beans and rice, hamburger meat, corn and Rotel that I cook. It's very yummy. And we eat rice with meals all the time! This would make my mealtime much easier.
well…it's pretty cold here, so i might make some delicious soup…but that cajun beans and rice are making my mouth water so that might be first…or maybe some fried rice. i don't know! what an awesome appliance. thanks for the giveaway!
kate n.
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Wow!! I really want to try that Red Beans and Rice recipe you posted!! And I love RICE and slow cookers!! This is the greatest invention ever!!
I love simple white rice with butter. I'm interested in the slow cooker potential! I would love some taco soup tonight.
Looks great. I've never used a rice cooker before but would love to try one!
Well since I stole my current crock pot from my Stepmom, I could return it to her if I won this one! The first thing I'd make is Christmas Candy.
I have two different ones for teachers this year: Chocolate Peanut Clusters and White Chocolate Peppermint Pretzels. YUUUMMMYYY! But, I'd also do soups and Jambalaya too, of course.
I would cook so many things in it but the first would be my old roomate Jason's jumbliea( I know I spelled that wrong) but it is so good that I might even have him cook the frist batch.
I would probably make my creamy chicken and rice in it. Thanks!
I would either make the red beans and rice because it looks delicious or a recipe from a friend for pasta figioli soup. mmmm…
As the mother of a child with celiac, I would love to try the awesome beans and rice recipe. My little man can eat vats of it, by far, his favorite dish.
Mexican rice!
Mdefiore727@yahoo.com
I would either make Red Beans and Rice or Dirty Rice…both sound yummy! It is fantastic that it is a slow cooker too, I was unaware it did that!
I think I'd look for a good Chicken and Rice recipe. Thanks for the giveaway!
This girl would be making some gumbo first and some fried rice second. I know two very different lands but I'm all about the rice and my crock pot just doesn't do the trick.
I would make Spanish rice!!! We make rice once a week – so that rice cooker would be awesome!
I'm sure this sounds lame, but I'd just make plain old white rice! I'm a good cook, but can't make rice to save my life! It's always gummy. Always! Grrrr.
Great giveaway!
What an awesome rice maker! It would be a toss up between rice pudding and fried rice…thanks for the giveaway!
Kirstin
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