Red Beans And Rice

Recipe Ingredients

		Vegetable cooking spray - as needed
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Chopped onion
1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Chopped celery
1/2 cup	73g / 2.6oz	Chopped green pepper
2		Garlic cloves - minced
2		Red beans - (15 oz ea) - drained
		= (or substitute your favorite bean for
		Red beans)
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Fully-cooked low-fat turkey sausage - cut 1/4" slices
1		Tomato sauce - (8 oz)
1 teaspoon	5ml	Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Ground red pepper
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Hot pepper sauce
3 cups	480g / 16oz	Hot cooked rice
		Hot pepper sauce - (optional)

Recipe Instructions

Coat Dutch oven with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion, celery, green pepper and garlic. Cook 2 to 3 minutes.

Add beans, sausage, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper and pepper sauce. Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes. Serve beans with rice and pepper sauce.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Exchanges Per Serving: 3 Starch, 1 Meat, 1 Vegetable.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 300; Calories from Fat 6%; Total Fat 2g; Saturated Fat 1g; Protein 17g; Carbohydrates 54g; Cholesterol 18mg; Sodium 974mg; Dietary Fiber 11g.

Source:
Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com

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