Red Beans and Rice Dinner with Fried Chicken

Ingredients

• 1 green bell pepper
• 3 celery stalks
• 1 large yellow onion
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• andouille sausage (sliced)
• 2 lb smoked turkey necks
• 4 cup chicken stock (Use enough to cover the turkey necks and beans; add more as needed.)
• 1 lb kidney beans (soak overnight)
• 1 tsp garlic powder (for the red beans)
• 1 tsp onion powder (for the red beans)
• 1 tsp Nature’s seasoning (for the red beans; blend ingredients unspecified)
• 0.5 tsp seasoned salt (for the red beans)
• 1 tsp Cajun seasoning (for the red beans; blend ingredients unspecified)
• 1 tsp Creole seasoning (for the red beans; blend ingredients unspecified)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika (for the red beans)
• 1 tbsp hot sauce (optional; for the red beans)
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 lb chicken wings
• 1 tsp onion powder (for the fried chicken)
• 1 tsp garlic powder (for the fried chicken)
• 1 tsp Nature’s seasoning (for the fried chicken; blend ingredients unspecified)
• 1 tsp all-purpose seasoning (blend ingredients unspecified)
• 1 tsp seasoned salt (for the fried chicken)
• 1 tsp Sazón (seasoning blend; ingredients unspecified)
• 1 tsp smoked paprika (for the fried chicken)
• 1 tsp black pepper (for the fried chicken)
• 2 tbsp mustard (for the fried chicken)
• 1 egg (for the fried chicken)
• 1 tbsp hot sauce (for the fried chicken)
• 2 cup all-purpose flour (season with the same seasonings listed for the fried chicken)
• 0.25 cup cornstarch (for the fried chicken)

Steps

1. 1

   Soak the kidney beans overnight, as specified in the ingredient list.

2. 2

   Slice the andouille sausage. Brown it in a large pot, then remove it and set it aside.

3. 3

   Add the green bell pepper, celery, and yellow onion to the pot. Sauté until softened.

4. 4

   Add the minced garlic and cook until fragrant.

5. 5

   Add the smoked turkey necks and pour in enough chicken stock to cover them. Cook until the turkey necks are tender.

6. 6

   Remove the turkey necks from the pot and set them aside. Add the soaked kidney beans to the same pot.

7. 7

   Pour in enough chicken stock to cover the beans by at least 1 inch.

8. 8

   Add the garlic powder, onion powder, Nature’s seasoning, seasoned salt, Cajun seasoning, Creole seasoning, smoked paprika, optional hot sauce, and bay leaves. Stir everything together.

9. 9

   Cover the pot and cook until the beans are tender, adding more chicken stock as needed.

10. 10

    Scoop out a few spoonfuls of tender beans and mash them. Stir the mashed beans back into the pot to thicken the broth.

11. 11

    Remove the turkey meat from the necks and return it to the pot with the browned andouille sausage. Stir well.

12. 12

    Adjust the seasonings to taste, then cook for another 30–45 minutes, until the beans are tender and the flavors have come together.

13. 13

    For the fried chicken, season the chicken wings with onion powder, garlic powder, Nature’s seasoning, all-purpose seasoning, seasoned salt, Sazón, smoked paprika, and black pepper. The post does not provide further preparation or frying instructions.

Notes

The post does not state a sausage amount, a definite stock quantity within the listed 4–8 cups, or total simmer time for the beans. It lists rice in the dish title but gives no rice ingredient or cooking instructions. Fried chicken ingredients are provided, but the method is not; quantities for the flour's instruction to use the same seasonings are unspecified. Cooking time is an estimate and depends on tenderness of the turkey and beans.

Nutrition per serving

• dinner
• main
• Cajun-inspired
• simmered
• fried chicken
• gluten-containing