Red Beans and Rice Recipe Louisiana Style from Hello Fresh

 

This Red Beans and Rice Recipe made Louisiana-Style from Hello Fresh is out of this world.  When I took over running Southern Plate I found it harder finding time to get out shopping and make healthy meals.  So while I continue to develop new recipes and update past recipes I thought I would give Hello Fresh a try to streamline some of my shopping and healthy meal making.

The flavors in this Red Beans and Rice recipe are rich and delicious.  You won’t want to miss it.

Hello Fresh provides an ingredient list and detailed instructions and images regarding how to prepare the dish.

The ingredients you’ll need for the Louisiana-Style Red Beans and Rice recipe are:

• Green Bell Pepper
• Scallions
• Garlic
• Kidney beans
• Kale
• Rice (Basmati which is low glycemic or Cauliflower rice for low carb)
• Water
• Tomato Paste
• Paprika
• Celery Salt
• Blackening Seasoning
• Veggie stock concentrates
• Butter
• Oil (We use olive oil in this recipe)
• Sour cream
• Hot sauce

How To Make Red Beans and Rice Recipe Louisiana Style

by Hello Fresh

• Wash and dry all produce and core the Bell Pepper

• Trim and thinly slice scallions separating whites from greens. 
• Finely dice Bell Pepper

• Peel and mince garlic

• Drain and rinse red beans.

• Remove and discard any large stems from kale.

• In a small pot, combine rice, water and a pinch of salt.
• Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer.
• Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. 
• Keep covered off heat.

• While rice cooks, heat a drizzle of oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat.
• Add bell pepper and cook until lightly browned and slightly softened for about 4-5 minutes.

• Stir in scallions, mostly the whites.

• Add half the garlic and cook until fragrant, roughly 30 seconds.

• Stir in tomato paste, paprika, celery salt, and Blackening spice.
• Cook until thoroughly coated, approximately 30 seconds more.

• Add beans to pot, stirring until combined.

• Add 2 oz of concentrated veggie stock.

• Add water. Bring to a simmer.

• Reduce heat to medium low.
• Cook, stirring occasionally until thickened approximately 8-10 minutes.

• Stir in butter. Taste and season with salt and pepper.  

TIP:  If the bean mixture is too thick for your liking, then add another bit of water.

This is making my kitchen smell AMAZING!

• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium high heat.

• Add the remaining garlic and cook until fragrant approximately 30 seconds. 

Oh my, I love the smell of garlic cooking.

• Stir in kale

• Add water.

• Add remaining veggie stock.

• Stir occasionally until liquid has evaporated and kale is wilted.  Braise that kale y’all!

• Add butter and stir it in. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

• In a medium sized bowl, divide rice, stewed beans and kale and plop a dollop of sour cream right there in the middle.  
• Drizzle with hot sauce to taste.
• Sprinkle with scallion greens and serve it up.

Hello Fresh made this a convenient way to fix a healthy meal.  But you sure can make this yourself as well.

Ingredients for the Blackening Spice Blend are:

• 3 tsp smoked paprika
• 1.5 tsp garlic powder
• .5 tsp white pepper
• .5 tsp black pepper
• .25 tsp thyme
• .25 tsp oregano
• .125 tsp low heat cayenne

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Red Beans and Cornbread

Original Red Beans and Rice

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