Vegetarian(ish) Red Beans and Rice
Vegetarian(ish) Red Beans and Rice

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, vegetarian(ish) red beans and rice. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Enjoy this unusually savory vegetarian dish of red beans and rice—it's been tested in our kitchen and is well-loved in our home. My good friend Kara is in Town from New Orleans and she was kind enough to show me how to make some traditional New Orleans red beans and rice. A vegetarian rice and bean burrito is another fun way to vary your rice and beans.

Vegetarian(ish) Red Beans and Rice is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Vegetarian(ish) Red Beans and Rice is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have vegetarian(ish) red beans and rice using 21 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Vegetarian(ish) Red Beans and Rice:
  1. Prepare 1 lb red beans soaked overnight
  2. Make ready 2 tbsps canola oil vegetable or
  3. Prepare 1 onion medium , chopped
  4. Take 2 green bell peppers medium , chopped
  5. Take 3 - 4 celery , chopped   stalks
  6. Take 5 cloves garlic , minced
  7. Make ready 3 - 4 bay leaves
  8. Get dash to taste cayenne pepper ,
  9. Make ready 1 tsp thyme dried
  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp sage dried
  11. Get 1/2 - 1 tbsp parsley dried
  12. Prepare 1 tsp Cajun seasoning
  13. Take 4 cups chicken broth
  14. Make ready 2 cups water
  15. Get to taste hot sauce
  16. Prepare 3 tbsps apple cider vinegar
  17. Get 1.5 tbsps Worcestershire sauce
  18. Get 2 tbsps brown sugar
  19. Prepare seasoned salt
  20. Take pepper
  21. Prepare rice

Red beans and rice is an emblematic dish of Louisiana Creole cuisine (not originally of Cajun cuisine) traditionally made on Mondays with red beans, vegetables (bell pepper, onion, and celery), spices (thyme, cayenne pepper, and bay leaf). I made a classic version of Red Beans and Rice way back when this was just a baby blog, so I thought it was time to revisit this deliciously filling and inexpensive dish. While I absolutely looove pork products, I thought it would be fun to try a vegan version. A heart healthy recipe for meatless red beans and rice made with kidney beans, tomatoes and instant brown rice, flavored with Cajun seasoning.

Instructions to make Vegetarian(ish) Red Beans and Rice:
  1. Place oil in large Dutch oven over medium high heat. Add onion, bell pepper and celery to pot. Cook, stirring frequently until the onions and celery are semi translucent and the bell peppers are tender. Add the garlic and good another 1 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
  2. Add bay leaves, spices, hot sauce, apple cider vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, hot sauce, season salt, pepper, chicken broth, and beans to the pot and increase heat to high. Cook, stirring frequently until the mixture comes to a boil, approximately 6 to 8 minutes.
  3. Decrease heat to maintain a simmer, cover and cook for 1.5 hours, stirring every 30 minutes. Uncover, increase the heat slightly to maintain a steady simmer and continue to cook for another 30 to 40 minutes.
  4. Prepare rice in rice cooker. Combine with beans.

Add undrained beans, undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, Cajun seasoning, Italian seasoning and garlic. Lose the meat without sacrificing any flavor in this vegetarian twist on the classic Southern dish. Drain and rinse the red beans. Add the beans and cooked rice to the onion mixture. This vegan red beans and rice recipe is made with pantry staples (most of which you probably have on hand).

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