Slow Cooker Red Beans and Rice

4.58 from 7 votes

Slow cooker red beans and rice is hearty, rich, smoky, and spicy. It's a super easy dinner and the ultimate comfort food.

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Total Time6 10

Course: Dinner Recipes

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crock pot red beans and rice, red beans and rice, slow cooker red beans and rice

Servings: servings

Slice the andouille sausage into bite-size pieces.
1 pound andouille sausage
Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat, then add the sausage. Cook until browned.
Add the sausage to the slow cooker, then add the dried beans, celery, bell pepper, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, chicken stock, and cajun seasoning.
1 pound dried small red beans, 2 stalks celery, 1 green bell pepper, 1 onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce, 4 cups chicken stock, 2 tablespoons cajun seasoning
Cook in the crock pot on high for 6 hours or on low for 8 hours.
When the red beans are done cooking, serve over white rice. You can also mash some of the beans to make the sauce thicker.
Cooked white rice for serving

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 4 days, or in the freezer for 3 months.
Reheat in the microwave in 30-second increments, or on the stove over medium heat.