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Popeye's red beans and rice recipe

Renee' Groskreutz
This is how we make the Copycat Popeye’s red beans and rice recipe. It is easy because we used cans of red beans.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Cajun
Servings 12 servings
Calories 132 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 16 oz cans red beans
  • ¼ c water
  • 1 t garlic salt
  • 1 t onion powder
  • ½ T liquid smoke
  • ¼ t ground cumin
  • ¼ t cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 t chili powder
  • ¼ t red pepper flakes
  • 2 c cooked white rice

Instructions
 

  • Cook the rice and set it aside. 
  • Add the cans of beans, including the juice, and the water to a saucepan. 
  • Heat the beans on a simmer for 20 minutes or until they start to thicken up a bit. The beans are ready when the liquid is reduced by half. 
  • Stir in all of the seasonings. 
  • Use a potato masher and slightly mash the beans. Don’t over mash them. You want to break them up a bit. 
  • Serve the beans over the rice.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 132kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 7gSodium: 136mgFiber: 5g
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