My Version of Rice and Beans

This dinner was chosen out of necessity.  My husband decided to pull Andouille sausage from the freezer for dinner without giving any thought as to what to do with it for dinner, this is where I come in.  We are still trying to catch up somewhat from being on vacation and really haven't gotten back into a normal routine.  I am still missing some key items that I normally keep on hand all the time.  I really need to plan meals for the week and go grocery shopping.

Here is what I decided to do for dinner tonight with the Andouille sausage.  I decided to make my own version of beans and rice.  I know that this isn't even close to the real thing and I apologize to those who are fans of the real thing ahead of time.  I cooked 2 servings of brown rice (just cooked it according to the package).  I cooked the Andouille Sausage in a skillet until nicely browned.  We get our sausage from a local farm.  All of their products are produced from grassfed cows.  Place the rice in a large bowl, slice the sausage and add to rice, dice a tomato and add to mixture and mixture. The meal was served with a small salad.

Red Beans and Rice

Decided to do my own take on red beans and rice.

Dice 1 small sweet onion
Mince 2 cloves of garlic
Dice small amount of green pepper
Cook in pan with a little olive oil until onion is tender over medium heat.  Add 1 cup of rice and cook for about a minute.  Add 1-1/2 cups of some kind of broth or water.  I used my own homemade chicken broth.  Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes until the rice has absorbed the water/broth.

I didn't have this meal planned tonight so I added 2 cans of organic red beans that I rinsed, otherwise I would have soaked the beans.  Add the beans to the rice mixture, cover and let remain on the stove at a low temperature, just enough time to allow the beans to cook.

I also added about 1 teaspoon of cumin.

I cooked Andouille Sausage on the grill then cut up the sausage and then added it to the rice mixture.