Time: 8 Hours and 20 Minutes (20 min prep, 8 hours cooking)
Ingredients
1 clove garlic, minced
1 red onion, chopped
1 rib celery, chopped
1 green pepper, chopped
15 oz canned kidney beans, rinsed and drained
14.5 oz canned diced tomatoes
9 oz cooked chicken sausage, andouille-style and cut into bite-size pieces
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/4 tsp black pepper
6 cups fat free chicken broth
1 cup uncooked white rice
Directions
Add garlic (1 clove, minced), onion (1, chopped), celery (1 rib, chopped), bell pepper (1, chopped), beans (15 oz, rinsed), tomatoes with their juices (14.5 oz) and sausage (9 oz, cut into bite-size pieces) into a slow cooker. Add thyme (1/4 tsp), pepper (1/4 tsp), and broth (6 cups). Stir to combine, cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
Before serving, cook rice (1 cup dry) according to the directions on the package. Serve the rice topped with red beans and sausage from the slow cooker.