Comments on: Copycat Popeye’s Red Beans & Rice

By: Karen

Karen — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:29:22 +0000

Thanks I will give it a try

By: Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 02:34:26 +0000

In reply to Karen.

i have never made it ahead so i don’t think you need to do that – that’s more for cold salads. re: smoke – i use Colgin Liquid Smoke and always have

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 01:08:26 +0000

2 questions. 1) is this best made the day before. so the flavors marry. 2) does anyone know the exact brand of liquid smoke Popeyes uses. mine does not seem to be getting that smoky flavor that I love.

By: Harry Milion

Harry Milion — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:21:24 +0000

I adored this recipe; it’s so simple, cozy, and tastes just like my favorite takeaway.

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:49:19 +0000

In reply to T. NOPE

By: Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 03:08:54 +0000

In reply to Nicole Uncapher. It may also be a difference because I used canned beans but glad you liked the flavor.

By: Nicole Uncapher

Nicole Uncapher — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:30:55 +0000

Hands Down the recipe is Almost perfect EXCEPT TO HE AMOUNT OF SALT!!
I’m someone who ABSOLUTELY NEVER USES SALT; And of i followed the recipe exactly and even found a recipe on “How to cook bacon in a way that gets the most grease” (Liquid Gold, lol)..
So, After soaking and cooking my beans from dry for hours and making the recipe and I’m SO-EXCITED & The-MUCH-ANTICIPATED-First-Bite left me so disappointed. I will definitely eat what I have because it’s not UNBEARABLY Salty but my suggestion for the Original Recipe Poster would be to either reduce the 1Tsp of salt by half or add a *Note with the original amount and let those of use sensitive to salt aware that to follow the recipe as written would result in a Shock to our taste buds Sodium wise.

By: Heather Johnson

Heather Johnson — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:37:35 +0000

In reply to Barbara.

well sure – it’s going to taste very different – black beans are meatier, dense and not as sweet as red beans – so it’s a different dish – but yes – they would work!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:35:58 +0000

can you replace red beans with black beans?

By: Moxie Regudon

Moxie Regudon — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:40:34 +0000

My dad was from NOLA and I remember his red beans and rice as the best ever! Sadly my dad passed away in 1985 and really I wished I’d paid closer attention when he made them lol mind you he was all day making it… simmering until it thickened and he would put whole cloves of garlic in and they would simmer all day just absorbing every delicious spice & flavor & literally fights would break out over who got the whole cloves(being older, wiser & meaner I got more than my fair share lol) Popeyes has the closest flavor to my dad’s red beans & I miss the all day garlic cloves but this recipe is excellent, fast and brings a little bit of NOLA here to La Vernia Texas so thanks!