Red Beans & Casserole - dirty rice loaded, smoked sausage, red beans, and fried onions. SO good and SUPER easy to make! Zatarain's Dirty Rice, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, red beans, smoked or andouille sausage, and french fried onions. Can make in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later.
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large skillet, cook smoked sausage until starting to brown. Add dirty rice mix and water called for on the package. Prepare dirty rice according to package directions.
Remove dirty rice and sausage from heat. Stir in rinsed red beans, cream of chicken soup, and sour cream.
Spread rice mixture into prepared baking dish. Top casserole with onions.
Bake uncovered for 30 minutes, until bubbly.
Notes:
Can make in advance and refrigerate or freeze for later.
To bake after freezing, thaw completely and bake as directed above.
Can use turkey smoked sausage.
Can add chicken to the casserole if desired.
I suggest using Unsalted Cream of Chicken Soup in this dish to control the sodium.