Slow Cooker Creole Black Beans and Sausage

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

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 496 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.