Easy New Orleans-Inspired Red Bean Stew - Ainsley Harriott

Ingredients

• 1-2 tbsp olive oil
• 4 rashers of smoked bacon, roughly chopped
• 2-4 smoked jumbo frankfurters, sliced
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 stick of celery, finely chopped
• 1 green pepper, deseeded, finely diced
• 2 cloves of garlic, minced
• 1 tsp chopped thyme leaves
• 1 x Ainsley New Orleans Creole Flavour Bomb
• 175 ml chicken stock
• 2 x tins of red beans (we used 1 kidney beans & 1 aduki beans), 1 tin rinsed & drained
• 2 tbsp chopped parsley
• rice, to serve (try our microwaveable Ainsley Coconut Rice)