Louisiana-Style Red Beans and Rice

Ingredients

• 1 onion large, diced small
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning Tony Chachere's, or other Creole seasoning of your choice
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• black pepper
• salt
• 4 cups small red beans cooked, or use 3 cans red beans, rinsed and drained and add 1/2 cup more chicken stock
• 3 cups ham diced lean, or Louisiana Hot Sausages, dice into pieces about the size of the cooked beans
• 3 cups homemade chicken stock or canned chicken broth
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco Green Pepper Sauce or use a smaller amount of red Tobasco
• 3 bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
• 3 cups cooked white rice for serving, Use Uncle Bean's Converted Rice for South Beach Diet.

Nutrition

• Calories : 710 calories
• Carbohydrate : 93 grams
• Cholesterol : 70 milligrams
• Fat : 15 grams
• Fiber : 22 grams
• Protein : 53 grams
• SaturatedFat : 4 grams
• Sodium : 1820 milligrams
• Sugar : 6 grams