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Vegan Red Beans and Rice
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Louis' Vegan Red Beans and Rice

Named after Louis Armstrong, my vegan red beans and rice is full of sautéed veggies, Beyond Meat Sausage, paprika, and fresh herbs.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Servings: 6
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Ingredients

For the Beyond Meat sausage:

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 3 Beyond Meat sausage links, cut to half moons (I use Hot Italian flavor)

For the Morningstar Farms Veggie Griller Crumbles:

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 8 oz Morningstar Farms Veggie Griller Crumbles, or your favorite meatless ground beef substitute (note: you may need to add salt if you use a different ground beef substitute.)

For the veggies:

  • 4 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
  • ½ green bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ red bell pepper, chopped
  • 3 stalks celery, cut to half moons
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp fresh thyme, minced

For the rice:

  • 4 cups cooked white rice, I prefer Basmati (in my rice cooker, 4 cups cooked white rice equals 1 ½ cups dry white rice)
  • ½ tsp dried thyme
  • ½ tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 pinch of pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp onion salt
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

Everything else:

  • ¼ cup parsley or cilantro, minced
  • ¼ cup scallions, chopped
  • 15 oz can dark red kidney beans, drained
  • 1-3 tsp lime juice, freshly squeezed

Instructions

Make the rice

  • If you haven't already, now is the time to cook your rice. Let the rice cool for at least 10 minutes after cooking. This will keep if from clumping together when we add it to the other ingredients.

Cook the Beyond Meat sausage

  • Add the Beyond Meat sausage, olive oil, and salt to a large skillet. Turn the heat on to medium, and cook the sausage for 10 minutes, flipping occasionally. Sausage is done. Transfer the sausage from the skillet to a large mixing bowl.

Cook the veggie crumbles

  • To the same skillet you cooked the sausage in, now add 1 Tbsp olive oil and the Morningstar Crumbles. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, until the Morningstar is nicely browned. Transfer the Morningstar to the mixing bowl with the sausage.

Cook the veggies

  • In the same skillet you cooked the sausage and Morningstar in, now heat 2 Tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat for about 30 seconds. Add the onion and ½ tsp sea salt. Cook for seven minutes, until the onion turns translucent and slightly browns.
  • Turn the heat down to medium, and add the bell peppers and an additional 1 Tbsp olive oil. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. The bell peppers will be just starting to soften, but still have a bite to them.
  • Now add the celery, the remaining ½ tsp sea salt, and 1 Tbsp olive oil. Cook for 3 minutes over medium heat, then add the fresh thyme. Cook for 3 more minutes. Veggies are done, transfer them to the mixing bowl with the Beyond Meat Sausage and Morningstar.

Add the rice and rice seasonings

  • Add the rice to the mixing bowl with the Beyond Meat, Morningstar, and veggies. Roughly mix everything together. Now add in the dried thyme, dried oregano, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion salt, paprika, and smoked paprika. Mix until the seasonings coat the rice, veggies, and meat substitutes.
  • Last, mix in the red beans, scallion, parsley/cilantro, and 1 tsp lime juice. Taste, and add more lime juice, if desired.

Serve and enjoy!

  • Serve as a one bowl meal, or with a veggie side, like sautéed kale.

Notes

This meal is vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free.