I did the overnight soak way, dumped soaking water, added back 4 cups of chicken stock and 2 cups of water and ended up with a lot of liquid. It made bean soup. However, it was delicious bean soup. Also note I used turkey smoked sausage and it was great and lower calorie. Go easier on the hot stuff.

I made some changes. I added more celery and less onion and I also threw in a can of mild Rotel to the mix. I didn't have the necessary spices but the Rotel seem to do the trick. I used a chicken/turkey sausage from Trader Joe's to add a healthy alternative. Great dish and cheap too!

VERY SPICY...but VERY delicious! Thank you for a great recipie!

Have made this recipe several times and enjoyed it very much. Made it for my friends for Sunday football and nothing left over. Will make this recipe again and again. Thank you very much, keep up the good work.

All I need to do was add some Tony Chachere's. Yum!

I just got back from New Orleans, where I enjoyed all of the local fare. This recipe compared wonderfully to the Louisiana version of this dish. To be super healthy, I prepared it with organic adzuki beans and served it over organic brown rice. It turned out lovely. And, as I always do, I doubled the amount of onions, garlic, celery, parsley, and spices called for. Very tasty.

I have tried many red beans recipes, but this one was the best. My beans were very tasty. My family and I can eat these beans daily many times over. Thank you for the recipe. Bubie

This is my 2nd time making this dish. It is absolutely delicious! The red and cayenne pepper was just the right touch. Thank you for this recipe!!!

I live in the south and I have never tasted red beans so darn hot I was making this for my family and now we can't eat it because its hotter then any chili I've ever made cut the red peppers down to 1/4 and the cayenne to1/4 you can always make it hotter now I spent several hours that is waisted along with my dinner and the food itself unless you have a way to take out the hot hot

This is a great example of red beans and rice! My mom used to make red beans with sausage and ham the time when I was a kid. This is a splendid recipe that was very easy, with quick clean up. I soaked the beans for a couple hours, did the saute part, and then threw it all in a crock pot with the spices for 5 hours. It was delicious. Thank you so much!

I too used canned beans although in the future I'll most likely use dry. (or two cans) I also included bell pepper and some left over sausage (polish I think). Next to impossible to mess up.

Ever making red beans and rice. The recipe was really easy to follow. I used can beans instead of dry beans (to save time). I also added bell peppers. I would definitely recommend this recipe.

OH MY what a recipe. I have made it three times now and every time my man goes CRAZY. Thank you so much for sharing this one.

I have made this recipe several times and it is always a Big Hit!