Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2             C  dried red kidney beans
  2                  C  water
     1/2             C  chopped onion
     1/4             C  chopped green bell pepper
     1/4             C  chopped green onion
  1                     bay leaf
     1/4           tsp  thyme
  1              clove  garlic -- minced
     1/8           tsp  freshly ground black pepper
  3                 oz  turkey ham -- in 1/2" cubes
  1                  C  hot cooked white rice   no salt or -- fat
                        added

Preparation:

Put all the ingredients except the rice in a saucepan and simmer covered for 1/2 hours, or until the beans are tender and the sauce is thick. To serve: Spoon 1/2 C of rice onto each plate and ladle the Red Beans and Turkey Ham over or around the rice. You may want to add the turkey ham during the last 30 minutes of cooking so it doesn't become so tender that it falls apart. If you want fairly firm beans but a thick gravy at the same time, mash 1/2 C of the cooked beans and stir them back into the pot. This will thicken the remaining liquid. The turkey ham is not a necessary ingredient. The beans themselves are very tasty and with the other seasonings can hold their own. Serve chopped onion, white or green, as a garnish to sprinkle on the beans. Hot Sauce and pickled hot peppers are also customary accompaniment

Nutritional Information:

78 Calories (kcal); 2g Total Fat; (26% calories from fat); 9g Protein; 6g Carbohydrate; 24mg Cholesterol; 433mg Sodium