We absolutely love vacationing in New Orleans, mostly because of the incredible food. One of our top favorites is red beans and rice. Everyone has their own twist on this classic, but our version couldn’t be easier—anyone can make it! Just pop all the ingredients in a slow cooker and let it do its thing on low for 8 to 10 hours. When you come home, you’ll be welcomed by a delicious pot of red beans and a house that smells amazing!

Slow cooker red beans and sausage served with cooked white rice, lime, and garlic on a wooden tray. Perfect comfort food recipe for easy family dinners or meal prep.

Serves: 9
Prep Time: 5 minuttes
Cook Time: 8-10 hours

Ingredients:

1 lb Red Kidney Bean (dry)
1 green bell pepper (diced)
1 onion (diced)
4 celery ribs (sliced or diced)
2 cloves of garlic (minced)
32 oz box of low sodium chicken broth
1 cup water
1 Ham hock
13.5 oz Andouille sausage (sliced or diced)
a few dashes of Creole Seasoning (to taste)

Dry, red kidney beans, green bell pepper, one onion, diced celery, ribs 32-ounce box of low-sodium chicken broth, one ham hock, and then Dewey sausage as well as creole seasoning on parchment paper on the white counter. As well as a garlic.

Get the full printable instructions with measurements at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.

Step-by-Step Directions:

Step 1: Put all of your ingredients into the slow cooker and set it on low for 8-10 hours. Stir ingredients at the beginning and at the end of cooking.

Dry, red kidney beans, diced celery, diced green, bell pepper, diced white onion, and minced garlic, all in a black crockpot on the counter.

Chicken broth, diced green pepper, diced celery, diced onions, minced garlic, ham, hock, and Dewey sausage and creole seasoning all in crockpot on the counter.

Step 2: Taste your cooked red beans and add additional seasoning if desired. Serve over rice.

Tips:

For lower sodium, use no salt chicken broth.
I bought a 2 lb package of three ham hocks and used just one for this recipe.

Lazy Slow Cooker Red Beans

Savory Cajun red beans and sausage served with cooked white rice, lime, and garlic on a wooden tray. Perfect comfort food recipe for easy family dinners or meal prep.

Just pop all the ingredients in a slow cooker and let it do its thing on low for 8 to 10 hours.

Tara

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 8

Total Time 8 5

Servings

Equipment

Slow cooker

Ingredients

1 lb Red Kidney Bean (dry)
1 green bell pepper (diced)
1 onion (diced)
4 celery ribs (sliced or diced)
2 garlic cloves (minced)
32 oz box of low sodium chicken broth
1 cup water
1 Ham hock (approximately ½-1lb)
13.5 oz Andouille sausage (sliced or diced)
a few dashes of Creole Seasoning (to taste)

Instructions

Put all of your ingredients into the slow cooker and set it on low for 8-10 hours. Stir ingredients at the beginning and at the end of cooking.
Taste your cooked red beans and add additional seasoning if desired. Serve over rice.