SLOW COOKER CREOLE BLACK BEANS AND SAUSAGE

Slow Cooker Creole Black Beans and Sausage image

This creole recipe is sure to please all members of your family. Not too spicy, just enough kick. Serve over steamed white rice.

Provided by NorCal*Mom

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Sausage

Time 6h25m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 pounds smoked sausage, cut into 1 inch slices
3 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained
1 ½ cups chopped onion
1 ½ cups chopped celery
1 ½ cups chopped green pepper
1 cup water
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons dried thyme
1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
1 teaspoon white pepper
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 bay leaves

Steps:

Place a large skillet over medium heat, and add sausage. Cook, stirring, until sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Drain fat, and transfer sausage to slow cooker.
Stir the black beans, onion, celery, green pepper, water, tomato sauce, garlic, thyme, bullion granules, white pepper, cayenne pepper, and bay leaves into the sausage in the slow cooker. Cover, and cook on Low until vegetables are tender, about 6 hours. Remove bay leaves before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 496.2 calories, Carbohydrate 29 g, Cholesterol 61.8 mg, Fat 29.4 g, Fiber 10.4 g, Protein 28.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 2023.8 mg, Sugar 4.7 g