Low Fat Red Beans And Rice

Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb dried red beans
• 2 quarts water
• 3 tablespoons ham soup base
• 3 cups chopped yellow onions
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 bunch green onion, chopped
• 2 large garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 cup parsley, chopped
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 dash red pepper
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1 dash tabasco sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 4 ounces tomato sauce
• seasoning salt
• cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 best when prepared the day before, as these directions instruct.
• 2 soak beans overnight in water to cover. drain. cook beans with ham soup base slowly for 3 hours. near end of bean cooking time, saute yellow onions in olive oil until tender.
• 3 add remaining ingredients except seasoned salt & rice; cook slowly for 1.5 hours.
• 4 cool. re-heat the next day and simmer for up to 1 hour [may need to add a little extra water if beans are too thick.] add seasoned salt to taste.
• 5 for thicker beans, remove a few beans from the pot, mash beans and return to pot.
• 6 serve over cooked rice.