Classic Red Beans & Rice

Just a small amount of low-fat sausage adds a robust flavor to beans and rice.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons Land O Lakes® Butter
• 1 medium (1 cup) onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 (15-ounce) can red beans, rinsed, drained
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
• 4 ounces low fat sausage patties or links, cooked, drained, chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 3 cups hot cooked rice
• 1/4 cup sour cream

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Melt butter in 10-inch skillet until sizzling. Add onion; cook over medium heat 2-3 minutes or until onion is softened. Reduce heat to low. Sprinkle flour over onion; stir to mix well. Continue cooking 1 minute.
2. 2Stir in beans, tomato sauce, sausage, bay leaf, pepper and hot pepper sauce. Cover; continue cooking 10-15 minutes or until heated through and flavors are blended. Remove bay leaf.
3. 3Serve over rice; top each serving with 1 tablespoon sour cream.