Name: Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 210 min
Total time: 230 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 spray(s) cooking spray garlic-flavored; 1 small uncooked onion(s) chopped; 1 medium clove(s) garlic clove(s) minced; 0.5 cup(s) uncooked white rice converted-variety recommended; 1.5 cup(s) fat free chicken broth; 14.5 oz canned tomato puree roasted-variety; 15 oz canned kidney beans drained and rinsed; 2 slice(s) reduced-fat cooked crisp bacon crumbled; 2 Tbsp canned chipotle sauce; 0.5 tsp dried oregano; 0.5 tsp table salt; 0.25 tsp black pepper; 1 Tbsp cilantro fresh, chopped; 1 Tbsp uncooked scallion(s) chopped (green part only)

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Total Time: 3:50
Prep: 0:20
Cook: 3:30
Serves: 4
Difficulty: Easy

Smoky, hot chipotle sauce gives this dish robust flavor. Substitute tomato sauce and a dash of chile powder, if you prefer.

Ingredients

cooking spray

1 spray(s), garlic-flavored
uncooked onion(s)

1 small, chopped
garlic clove(s)

1 medium clove(s), minced
uncooked white rice

½ cup(s), converted-variety recommended
fat free chicken broth

1 ½ cup(s)
canned tomato puree

14 ½ oz, roasted-variety
canned kidney beans

15 oz, drained and rinsed
reduced-fat cooked crisp bacon

2 slice(s), crumbled
canned chipotle sauce

2 Tbsp
dried oregano

½ tsp
table salt

½ tsp
black pepper

¼ tsp
cilantro

1 Tbsp, fresh, chopped
uncooked scallion(s)

1 Tbsp, chopped (green part only)

Instructions

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic to skillet and sauté until slightly softened, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, place rice, broth, tomato puree, beans, bacon, chipotle sauce, oregano, salt and pepper in a 3- to 4-quart slow cooker; add sautéed vegetables. Cover and cook on low setting for 3 1/2 hours; stir in cilantro and scallion just before serving. Yields about 1 cup per serving.

Notes

Start this dish on a weekend morning and you'll have lunch waiting for you. But don't keep the beans and rice simmering all day, as the consistency will suffer.Converted rice is sometimes recommended in slow cooker recipes since the grains do not clump together as much as they do with regular rice. You can, however, use regular white rice if you prefer.

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