16 Reviews of Weeknight Red Beans and Rice

From: Daphne2002

On Mar 10, 2003

Thank you so much! I'm always looking for new ways to use kidney beans, which I love but have so few uses for! This was wonderful! I didn't have cajun seasoning, so I made up my own from things I had in my cabinet such as seasoned salt, parsley, granulated garlic, white pepper, chili powder, and paprika. I love this recipe! This is going to be a wonderful, flavorful, fast and easy addition to our weeknights!

From: ksduffster

On Jun 14, 2007

This was fabulous! I am also in the "why didn't I try this earlier" club? I used to prepare the red beans and rice mix from the box, but this is so much tastier and just as fast! Our only complaint is that it was a little soupy. I had drained one can of beans in anticipation of this but it was still too watery for us. Next time I will drain both cans of beans and just use the juice from the tomatoes only. Thanks so much for posting PanNan!

From: PaulaG

On Mar 26, 2007

Why I have not tried this before, I will never know. It is hard to believe that canned beans can be so good. I divided the recipe in half and we enjoyed this for dinner, the other serving will be my lunch tomorrow. I left off any additional salt and served it topped with hot sauce as suggested. A nice salad and bread made this a complete meal.

From: zannah17

On Oct 23, 2006

Very easy & I added to my monthly rotation of recipes. Thanks!

From: BonnieZ

On Nov 8, 2006

Being from the north, I wasn't sure we would like this southern classic, but I wanted to give it a try and I'm glad I did. I too added a bit more garlic and was also able to significantly reduce the amount of oil, and the blend of flavors was delicious, with just the right amount of heat. Thank you PanNan for sharing the recipe.

From: medcook

On May 31, 2006

This is a great recipe for those days when the fridge and cupboards are running low and there's still no time to get to the grocery store. This recipe makes a hearty, tasty, satisfying meal. I didn't have any sausage but used a couple pepperoni sticks instead, which went well with the dish. My husband thought it could use a little more spice, but I thought it was just right after I added some Tobasco. (He did go back for seconds, though!)

From: LizAnn

On Nov 22, 2005

I really liked this recipe. My family didn't care for the turkey sausage and I accidently put pepper flakes instead of cayene in it yelding it too hot for most of them. But it was good and I will probably try again! Thanks-

From: Kasha

On Aug 1, 2007

Easy, healthy, economical. I used kidney beans and cooked quite a lot longer. Good with couscous too.

From: Bayhill

On Jul 8, 2006

Delicious!! This was a very flavorful dish that my family loved. The turkey sausage really made the flavors work. I had to use kidney beans because I couldn't find canned red beans. Also, I doubled the amount of garlic called for. Thanks for sharing this keeper recipe!!

From: BahaMama

On Jun 27, 2009

I love this recipe. I was taught a similar recipe in college but it took much longer due to the dried beans. I am happy this recipe uses canned beans. I used regular polish smoked sausage the first time and then used turkey sausage the second time. I prefer the polish sausage much more. It has more flavor. Thanks for the recipe!! I just wanted to add that my kids and hubby love this recipe I make it at least once a month!