RED BEANS AND RICE WITH A KICK

2 cups chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon red pepper
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
3/4 pound fully cooked kielbasa sausage, cut into 1/4-inch slices
2 cans (15 ounces each) pinto (or other beans)
3 cups hot cooked rice (for serving)
Hot pepper sauce (optional, for serving)

Combine onion, garlic, bay leaf, red pepper, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, sausage and beans in large saucepan or Dutch oven. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove bay leaf.

Serve rice over beans. Serve with hot pepper sauce, if desired.

Makes 6 servings
Source: USA Rice Federation