Crockpot Red Beans & Rice

I tend to cook in large batches and freeze most of what gets cooked. I portion out the results into one or two servings. That way, I have lots of main-dish meals in the freezer, in small portions, just right for one or two people! With the red beans, I cook the beans in my large crockpot. I freeze all but one or two cups of the beans.

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Pick through a one pound bag of red beans. Wash. Put into crockpot.

Add: 3 ribs celery, chopped
2 bell peppers, (one red, one green), chopped
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp Creole Seasoning
7 cup water

Cook on high setting for 5 hours.

Add: 3/4 lb smoked turkey sausage, casing removed and sliced

Continue to cook another two hours.

During last 30 minutes cooking time, cook small batch of rice. Serve beans on top of rice.