Easy Red Beans And Rice For Slow Cooker

• 1 -2 lb smoked sausage
• 3 (15 ounce) cans light kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 3 (15 ounce) cans dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (16 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 cup onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 2 teaspoons cajun seasoning (or use other spices)
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• cayenne pepper
• salt & pepper

1. Put beans and chicken broth in slow cooker on high.
2. Cut sausage into medallions, and cook in a large frying pan until lightly crispy on outside.
3. Add onion and garlic to the pan and saute in the sausage grease.
4. Put the contents of the frying pan and the remaining spices in the slow cooker. Add water until the level rises above the beans.
5. Once the slow cooker starts a light simmer, you can continue to cook it on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 6-8 hours.
6. Serve with white or brown rice.

sausage, light kidney beans, dark red kidney beans, chicken broth, onion, garlic, cajun seasoning, thyme, bay leaves, basil, cayenne pepper, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/easy-red-beans-and-rice-for-slow-cooker-460527 (may not work)