Black Pepper White Beans and Rice with Chipotle Chorizo Chicken Sausage

While this recipe is close to my red beans and rice dish, the black pepper white beans have a completely different flavor because there is no tabasco sauce in the beans, just lots of fresh ground black pepper.

Interestingly, when you add 1 to 2 teaspoons fresh ground pepper, you don't really notice the spiciness of the pepper, but rather the flavor of the pepper. Pair the black pepper white beans up with a chipotle chorizo sausage for an awesome meal.

 

Ingredients:

1 package al fresco chicken sausage

2 cans Bushes white beans

Salt to taste

1 - 2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper to taste

1 teaspoon olive oil

Dice green onions

Preparation:

Preparation: Rice

Start the rice off in a rice cooker first and it will be done just as everything else is coming together. 1 cup of white basmati rice to 2 cups of water and teaspoon salt.

 

Preparation: Beans

Drain and rinse the beans and add to a sauce pan. Add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil. Once heated take a large fork or potato masher and mash 1/2 of the beans. Add 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper and some salt. Taste the beans and if you can't taste the pepper add another teaspoon. Mix in the olive oil and turn off the heat while preparing the rest of the dish.
 

Preparation: Sausages

The sausages are usually already cooked so all you want is to heat in a sauté pan until golden brown.
 

To serve, place some rice on the plate, use a mold for presentation if you like. Add some beans to the plate and top with a sausage and garnish with fresh ground black pepper and diced green onions.