Good ole red beans and rice with lots of smoked sausage. I put lots of garlic in it which makes it tasty. I take it to my bingo crowd and they love it!  Normally I don't measure, so I decided to write it down while I was making it. This is medium on the heat but make it hot as you like!

Smoked Sausage and Red Beans

smoked sausage, cut into bite-sized pieces

dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed

onion,

garlic

white rice

water

Cajun seasoning

hot pepper sauce,

salt,

bay leaf

In a 6 quart or larger slow cooker, combine the smoked sausage, kidney  beans, onion, garlic, rice and water. Season with Cajun seasoning, hot pepper sauce, salt and bay leaf. Cover and set on High. Once it gets heated through, stir to distribute everything evenly. Cover and cook on Low for 6 hours or on High for 4 hours.


I'm always on the lookout for good crock pot meals, as they make life as the mom of two under four much easier!  This one caught my eye and I made it for the first time today.  It was delicious!  I read through the comments first and learned that the recipe was incorrect in saying to add the rice to the crock pot, so I didn't.  I did the rice separately in the rice cooker.  My husband can't handle much heat, so I cut down a bit on the Cajun seasoning and omitted the hot pepper sauce.  I also halved the recipe as my crock pot is not large enough to hold the amount of food this recipe makes.  Other than that though, I followed the recipe exactly, and the result was absolutely delicious!  I have to admit I was a little leery of adding so much garlic, but it really gave the dish a nice flavor.  I served it with cornbread and a salad.  Yum!  I will definitely be making this again!  And I think next time I will go ahead and add the full amount of Cajun seasoning the recipe calls for.

Update 2/26/2011: I decided to make this with dry beans today rather than canned.  It's cheaper that way, and you avoid nasty preservatives.  Prepare the beans according to the package directions (you will need to start them at LEAST 3 hours ahead of time, or you can soak overnight).  Once the beans are prepared, you can toss them in the crockpot just as you would canned beans and follow the recipe from there.  1 lb of dry beans is perfect for 1/2 recipe.  2 lbs for full recipe.

When I submitted this recipe I did not add rice to crockpot!!  I always serve my rice on the side!!  Cooking the rice with my recipe would deffinetly throw the seasonings off balance!!  I made it for a huge get togeather and everyone loved it!!!

This turned out to be a "repeat" in my recipes.  My whole family loved it, including my teenage son.  We didn't have enough room for desert though.  When preparing this meal, I overlooked where Syndi stated using a 6 qt. or larger crockpot.  My 5.5 qt. fit about half, once I tried to put it all in.  So I would divide everything in halves if you don't have a XXL crock pot...Also, I was skeptical about adding uncooked rice, however it turned out fantastic!  Make sure to do as the directions say, and stir once everything has had a chance to heat up. My compliments to Syndi.

When looking up recipes for a massive amount of keilbasa I had smoked in my smoker the day prior. This recipe came up. No photo, so I checked out all the ingredients..right up my alley..But then I normally don't look at the reviews unless it's a low number. With only a few reviews and some being very poor. I saw that the author of the recipe noted that the recipe was wrong. Having looked at that, then back on the ingredients and directions and realized the author said rice on the side. I decided to make it anyway. I used all ingredients and left out the rice. There's no way I could have added rice to my 6 quart slow cooker. NONE! It was filled to the brim. I cooked it on high for 5 hours, and took the lid off for the last hour, I made up a batch of rice in the rice cooker(2 1/2 cups uncooked rice and 3 1/4 cups water, dash of salt) when the rice was done, I added it to my sausage and beans. And served immediately. And my family just absolutely loved it. It wasn't over powering with heat (only 3 shakes of hot pepper sauce). Will make it again. I feel the recipe was intended this way. And not add the rice in the beginning. It would have been awful had I done so. I scooped out a bowl of the sausage and beans before adding the rice for myself and it was awesome with cornbread crumbled right in. YUM!! Hope my advice is taken. Do Not Add The Rice, make a pot seperate and then add at the end.

This made a huge quantity even though I more than halved the recipe. I added a tin of tomatoes, 1 green pepper &amp; a chicken stock cube. The rice cooked up well and went almost creamy which was nice but there wasn't a lot of flavour. Probably won't make again.

I halved the recipe and we loved it. To halve it, I used a single smoked sausage, 3 cans of dark red kidney beans and a cup of rice to 2 cups water. I also used a tiny amount of the garlic, as a personal preference. But I loaded up on the cajun seasoning lol. We like red beans and rice anyway, as well as smoked sausage. Blending those together along with cajun seasoning made a great meal. Can't have it too often, because of the heartburn factor, but this is definitely a repeat-worthy dish!

I'm sorry,but this recipe was not very good.  My husband is from the South and he thought it was awful.  I unfortunately had to throw most of it out.  I won't make this again.

This recipe was ok. I made it according to the directions adding the rice into the crock pot. I read the reviews prior to making this and wasn't sure whether to do this or not. I would not recommend doing this, make the rice and top with the sausage and beans prior to serving. I did add a can of southwestern style diced tomatoes and green chilies as a couple of people made this suggestion and I think it gave the kick my family likes. I also used Sriracha hot chili sauce instead of hot pepper sauce. I cooked according to the directions and when the meal was done I found it runny and the rice creamy not fluffy like in the picture. Overall the taste was good after extra salt and pepper was added (and extra hot sauce for my guys). I will try this recipe again cooking the rice on the side to see if it's better, if not I think I will look for a different recipe. Sorry it's just ok to us made as is...

I'm giving this 5 stars because my hubby and I both thought it was very tasty. I cut the recipe down to 4 servings and only used 1 can of beans. I followed the recipe as written except I did add red and green peppers, because we like them. I waited until the last 5 minutes before serving and added the Minute Rice. It was perfect! Thanks for sharing Syndi!

Thanks!  This had a lot of flavor, surprisingly.

We loved this quick dish.  I used brown rice and omit the salt and  Cajun and even my children had seconds.   It is a regular weekly dish now!

Smoked Sausage &amp; Red Beans' Haiku: "Not too thrilled with this. (I really didn't change much.) We trashed leftovers." I noticed that the recipe submitter added a review stating that the rice should be cooked separately, which I was relieved to see, b/c I can't imagine leaving rice in the crockpot for that many hrs. So I prepared the recipe as written (save for adding a can of Rotel), and reduced to it 4 servings, having a 1 lb. smoked sausage, and using 1 can of beans. Not really sure why this didn't make our tastebuds do a little jig, b/c normally we annihilate red beans over rice, but perhaps it had something to do w/ the length of time that everything sat in the crockpot. Smelled great, but just didn't do it for us.

This did not turn out for me.  However, in the 2 times I made it, we always followed the directions and added the rice to the crockpot.  In the reviews section, the author Syndi says she doesn't add the rice to the crockpot.  Maybe I will try this again, and change my review afterward, but only if Syndi changes the directions of adding the rice and water to the crockpot.

This is a staple in my home, I love Sausage, Red Beans, and Rice, it is very loved.

This was not that good. I did it as is and felt that it was very bland and needed some life. thankfully, I have a husband that will eat dinner no matter what.

Normally, I would cook the rice in with everything, as the recipe states, but since the originator recommends not doing so, I made the rice separate.  Browned the sausage first and added a chopped green pepper.  Cooked 1lb of (dry) red beans and added to the sausage mixture with about a cup of water.  Cooked on the stove top for about an hour.  Made brown rice in the water from the cooked beans and ate with the sausage.  Really, really good.

This was tasty.  I cut it down to make 4 servings and added 8 ozs of tomato sauce.  Serve over steamed buttery rice instead of adding the rice to the crockpot.

I'm giving this 3 stars because my fiance' loved it and I hated it. :) 

The recipe came out great! I used 1 1/3 cup of chicken broth instead of the water,added a green pepper, all I had was a large 40 oz can of red kidney beans, 1 pound of Turkey sausage        (sauteed up in about 1/8 cup Worcestershire sauce a long with the onions, garlic and green peppers.just until the meat soaked up the flavor. Also added extra seasonings.

This was so good!  A little spicy, but my family loved it!  I’ll definitely be making this again.

Love this recipe! Just made it over the weekend and it was wonderful and tasty. I reduced the amount since I am only feeding 3. Used 3 cans of beans 3tsp of garlic, 1 lb of sausage, 3 tsp of cajun seasoning and used chicken broth instead of water (2 cups). WOW this stuff is amazing! Thanks to Syndi for sharing this with us

I’ve made this recipe &amp; I couldn’t have been more disappointed!  The rice didn’t cook up in four hours of cooking time.  So I set my crockpot to low &amp; prepared to wait an additional 12 hours.  Imagine my disappointment, after only 90 minutes that the rice was suddenly broken &amp; mushy.  The dish had good flavor, it wasn’t anything like it was pictured!  I only wish that I’d read the reviews before I made this misleading recipe.  Cooking the rice separately would have been so much better.  Perhaps the writer of this recipe should revise this.  I can’t envision myself making any other recipe from this person ever again!  If I could have given a rating of no stars, believe me I would have!  Gravely disappointed in San Antonio!

Did not use as much hot sauce because we can’t tolerate too much heat in our food.

Made it, but it seems like it's missing something. But it worked out okay and filled the family.

This is a really good recipe. I adjusted the size and took others advice and cook the rice separately. 
It is now in our families meal rotation

To all of the people that tried this recipe and it came out right KUDO!!And for all of you that want to kick the author in the knees  You be ashamed of your selfs. So one little over sight was made, how narrow minded you are. And I hope in your prefect world you haven’t made any mistakes.I made the recipe and it turned out just like we thought  So to the author HIGH FIVE!!

Fantastic dish !  Even better left over the next day. I did 1/3 of the recipe as there is only two of us with good results. The only changes I have made is I add some chopped green pepper because I like it and I use a brand of beans I purchase at Walmart that  contains a mix of three types of beans ( Red kidney, Pinto and Black beans ) It is the Walmart Organic Great Value Tri-Bean Blend.  I'm not a big crock pot user so I simmer this on the stove for about 1 1/2  to 2 hours. This freezes well without the rice. Thank you for sharing this great recipe.

Great cold weather comfort food, Absolutely loved this recipe, the ony suggestion i have is that if you are not a big fan of beans, which my family is not, use on less can of beans than the recipe calls for. Other than that this was fabulous!

I used smoked turkey kielbasa , black beans, diced roasted tomatoes , chopped onion, chopped garlic, bone broth (chicken) 

Steamed rice seperately

smoked sausage and red beans

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours, 30 minutes

Servings: 12

Author : Syndi Davis

Ingredients

Instructions

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