Slow Cooker Red Beans & Cauliflower Couscous

For this delicious slow cooker red beans recipe, we are taking it to the South, to make this red bean and cauliflower couscous.

One of my favorite soul food dishes is red beans and rice recipe. I have to say that my aunt makes some of the best I’ve ever had (and I think you would think the same if you tasted her recipe). Unfortunately, the dish is loaded with a lot of saturated fat and simple carbohydrates so it is not as complementary to my new calorie-conscious lifestyle.

So, here is a leaner version of this recipe with about 50% less carbohydrates and significantly less fat. We’re swapping rice for tasty cauliflower pearl couscous.

Start preparing this recipe by adding dried red beans to a slow cooker. Then add smoked turkey sausage, chopped bell pepper, chopped celery, red and green onion, cumin, thyme, chili powder, smoked paprika, oregano, garlic, coconut sugar, and a pinch of sea salt and pepper. Pour in some water, chicken broth, toss in some bay leaves and stir it up. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours.

To make cauliflower couscous, add raw cauliflower flowers to a blender and blend until you get a pearly couscous texture. To a skillet add olive oil, and saute red onion and garlic. Toss in cauliflower pearls, and cook in the skillet for about 5 minutes. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper.

Serve cauliflower couscous to a plate and add cooked beans. Enjoy this calorie-conscious taste of the South.

If you try this recipe, be sure to share your impressions in a comment below. I would like to know if you love these types of recipes, so I can come up with more interesting new ideas.

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