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comments: true
tags:
  - vegetarian
  - slow-cooker
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# :rice: Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

![Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice](../assets/images/slow-cooker-red-beans-and-rice.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 6 | 7.00 hours |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :canned_food: 2 15-oz cans red beans
- :onion: 1 cup onion, finely chopped
- :bell_pepper: 1 cup chopped green pepper
- :leafy_green: 1 cup chopped celery
- :herb: 2 tsp thyme
- :garlic: 3 cloves garlic
- :stew: 2.33 cups vegetable broth
- :fallen_leaf: 1 bay leaf
- :hot_pepper: 1 tsp smoke paprika
- :hot_pepper: 0.25 tsp cayenne
- :salt: some salt
- :salt: some pepper

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 slow cooker

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

Place red beans, onion, finely chopped, chopped green pepper, chopped celery, thyme, garlic, vegetable broth, bay leaf,
smoke paprika, and cayenne in a slow cooker.

### Step 2

Cook on low for 4 to 5 hours.

### Step 3

Stir in rice. Add salt and pepper to taste.

### Step 4

Increase heat to high and cook 1 to 2 hours more.

### Step 5

Note: For brown rice, cook 2 more hours beyond the initial 4 to 5 hours.