Best Andouille Sausage And Beans Recipes

PASTA WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE, BEANS AND GREENS

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until al dente according to the package's instructions.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high. Add sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add shallot and garlic and cook, stirring often, until translucent, about 2 minutes.
• Add collard greens and toss to wilt, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add the thyme, cannellini beans and tomatoes and toss to warm through. Season again with salt and pepper to taste.
• Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water and drain pasta. Return pasta to the empty pot and set over medium-low. Add the sausage mixture and toss to combine, gradually adding the reserved pasta water as needed to create a sauce.
• Remove from the heat and sprinkle with parsley, chives, lemon zest and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Divide among bowls, drizzle with olive oil and serve with lemon wedges.

CREOLE-STYLE WHITE BEANS AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE OVER RICE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium high heat. Add the ham hock, onions, celery, and bell pepper and cook, stirring, until the vegetables are soft, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the bay leaves, thyme, and garlic, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add the beans and chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat so that the beans just simmer and cook, uncovered and stirring occasionally, until the skin on the beans is tender and the beans begin to soften, about 2 hours. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Add the sausage and continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the beans are soft and creamy, about 1 hour longer*. (If desired, the ham hock can be removed at this point and either discarded or, when cool enough to handle, the meat can be removed from the bone and returned to the beans and the bone and skin discarded.) Remove the bay leaves and thyme sprigs and serve the beans and sausage over hot white rice.
• Pass the hot sauce at the table for guests to use at their own discretion.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND BEANS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet and sauté the sausage, Cajun seasoning, onion, garlic, and celery over medium heat for several minutes.
• Add beans, stewed tomatoes, bouillon and water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Mix the remaining water and corn starch and add it to recipe. Mix to thicken.
• Serve the mixture in individual soup bowls with a portion of cooked rice on the top.

AUTHENTIC AND QUICK RED BEANS AND RICE (WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE)

Steps:

• Heat one cup of water and soak bay leaves in the water for at least 30 minutes.
• In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add diced celery and cook 1-2 minutes. Then add diced Onion, bell pepper, and garlic and cook 3-4 minutes.
• Transfer vegetables to large stock pot. Drain kidney beans, reserving some of the liquid, and add beans to pot. Add one can of diced tomatoes (with liquid) to stock pot. Remove the bay leaves from the hot water and add the seasoned liquid to the pot. (If the bay leaves have not soaked long enough, you can add them later). If additional liquid is needed, add some of the reserved liquid from the beans or a small amount of water.
• In the same skillet you sauteed vegetables in, add Andouille sausage and cook over medium heat. You can slice the sausage then cook it or cook whole sausage then let cool and slice.
• Add cayenne pepper, thyme, sage, parsley, and Cajun seasoning to the stock pot with the beans and vegetables. Bring to a slight boil, and then reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer for 1 hour.
• Stir cooked sausage into beans, and continue to simmer for 30 minutes. At this point, you can add Goya brand Sofrito (a sauce used to season soups and stews) or 1 packet Sazon Goya (a seasoning packet that contains MSG) if desired. You can find Goya products in the Mexican food aisle of the grocery store.
• Add additional water, salt, pepper, or Creole seasoning to taste, if needed.
• Meanwhile, prepare the rice. In a saucepan, put 1 Tablespoon butter, and 2 cups water for every one cup dry rice and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Serve beans over steamed white rice. Serve Louisiana Hot Sauce at the table, if desired.

SPICY RED BEANS WITH CHICKEN AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Drain and rinse the soaked beans and heat the oven to 350.
• Heat the oil in a 6-quart Dutch oven or other large, heavy pot over medium-high until hot but not smoking. Add the chicken thighs and brown well, 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the thighs, add the sausage to pot and brown well, another 4 to 6 minutes. Remove the sausage. Add the onion, bell pepper and celery and sauté, stirring occasionally, until tender, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Add the garlic and sauté, stirring frequently, 1 minute. Add back the thighs and sausage along with the beans, filé powder if using, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper and enough water to cover. Stir well and bring the mixture to a simmer.
• Cover and transfer the pot to the oven and bake until the beans are tender, 2 1/2 to 3 hours, checking every half-hour or so after the first hour and adding water as needed if all the liquid has been absorbed.

RED BEANS AND RICE WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the fat over med-high heat.
• Add the sausage and cook until golden, 5-7 minutes.
• Add the onion, bell pepper, celery, and garlic.
• Cook, stirring, until softened, 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in the cumin and thyme and cook for 1 minute.
• Add the beans, salt, hot sauce, bay leaves, and enough water to cover the beans by 2 inches.
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Immediately decrease heat to a simmer, cover, and cook for 1 ½ hours.
• Uncover and simmer until the beans are tender and the sauce has thickened, 30-45 minutes, adding more water if necessary.
• Remove and discard the bay leaves.
• Serve over rice, topped with scallions.
• Garnish with parsley.

BRAISED COLLARD GREENS WITH CRANBERRY BEANS AND ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and garlic, and cook, stirring, until sausage is golden and garlic fragrant, about 3 minutes. 2. Stir in the broth and beans; simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Stir in the collards and continue to simmer, uncovered, until beans are tender and liquid has thickened, about 30 minutes longer. Season with salt, to taste. Serve with hot sauce, over rice.

RED BEANS AND RICE WITH ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until sizzling hot (see Know-how, page 100). Add the ham and cook and stir for about 5 minutes, until it begins to brown. Reduce the heat to medium, stir in the onions and bell peppers, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes more, until the onions are soft and light brown and the peppers are brightly colored and tender. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute more, stirring constantly.
• Add the beans, 1/2 cup of the parsley, the Worcestershire sauce, bay leaves, 1 1/2 teaspoons of the thyme, the red pepper flakes, black pepper, hot sauce, and salt to taste. Add enough water to cover the beans by about 2 inches and simmer, uncovered, for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally, until the beans are tender. Add more water if needed; the beans should always be covered by at least 1 inch of water.
• When the beans are tender, remove the bay leaves, stir in the sausage and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme, and cook for about 30 minutes more, stirring occasionally, until the beans develop a thick, creamy gravy. Stir in the remaining 1/2 cup parsley and season with additional salt and black pepper, if desired.
• Serve hot over a bed of steamed white rice or Carolina Gold Rice, garnished with the scallions and with extra hot sauce on the side.

ANDOUILLE SAUSAGE AND BEANS - CROCK POT RECIPE

Steps:

• In a skillet on top of the stove brown green pepper, onion, celery and sausage in butter or oil. (I use bacon drippings for this). Once browned add to a 3 quart crock pot or slow cooker along with water, kidney beans, lima beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, garlic, Cajun seasoning, salt and pepper.
• Cook on low for 4 to 6 hours or high for 2 to 3 hours. Makes 6 to 8 servings.