Vegetarian Red Beans & Brown Rice

This is a classic New Orleans dish served on Mondays without sausage and with brown rice to make it healthier and lower carb.

Ingredients

• 1 chopped Vidalia (sweet) onion
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 large green bell pepper, chopped
• 1/2 large red bell pepper, chopped
• 4 cups vegetable stock (or 4 cups of water and 3 vegetable bouillon cubes)
• 4 (15 oz) cans of natural organic red beans, drained and washed
• 1 (14.5 oz) can of diced tomatoes
• 1 tsp teaspoon of salt-free Creole seasoning
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• Fresh ground black pepper to taste
• Hot pepper sauce to taste
• 1 sprig of thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• Kosher Salt to taste
• Brown rice (1/2 cup cooked per person)
• 1/4 cup fresh chopped Italian parsley

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