Cajun Smothered Green Beans With Sausage
A hearty side dish or light one-skillet meal, this Cajun Smothered Green Beans With Sausage is naturally ketogenic, low carb and gluten free. (Easily Paleo adaptable.)
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Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion chopped
- 1 green bell pepper chopped
- 3 stalks celery chopped
- 1 pound sausage
- 1 cup chicken broth or water
- 1 stick salted butter
- 24 ounces frozen green beans
- 5 minced garlic cloves
- 3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- liberal shakings of salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Heat the oil over medium heat in a 12-inch cast iron skillet.
- Add the Cajun 'trinity' and cook down for 10 minutes. Add sausage, and cook until slightly browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add the remaining ingredients to the skillet. Combine ingredients thoroughly.
- Cover, and cook over medium low heat for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the green beans darken in color, and most of the liquid cooks out.
Notes
I sprinkle salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper liberally over the green beans a few times throughout the cooking process. I feel that this really brings out the natural flavors of the green beans throughout the cooking process, so to duplicate my results you would add SP&C to the green beans roughly every 15 to 20 minutes.
Keeps in refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Easily make this dish for holiday and/or family gatherings by transforming it into Gluten Free Cajun Smothered Green Bean Casserole.
I always use Manda smoked green onion chicken sausage. It comes in 12-ounce packages, so I use 1 1/2 packages in each batch.
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