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    October 12, 2020

    Instant Pot Rice and Beans

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    Instant pot rice and beans recipe that is easy, quick and simple to make. This pressure cooker rice and beans is flavorful, tasty and delicious. Learn how to make one pot rice and beans in the instant pot.

    rice and beans served in white plate.

    There are many ways of cooking rice and beans in the instant pot. There is the instant pot Jamaican rice and beans which I have the recipe on my other blog recipevibes.com, there's the Nigerian rice and beans, Mexican rice and beans and other types. This method I have used in this post is flavorful, delicious, easy to cook and you will love it.

    Instant Pot Rice and Beans Recipe

    This is a one pot recipe that makes use of few simple ingredients. I used canned cooked beans. If using dried beans, cook it first either in the instant pot or on the stovetop but it's best cooking in the pressure cooker.

    The beans of choice for this recipe is Red kidney beans however you can use other types of beans such as black-eyed peas, brown beans, Mexican black beans, crab beans, etc.

    finished dish served with chicken leg.

    Ingredients for Instant Pot Rice and Beans

    Full ingredient lists is in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

    Rice- Easy cook long grain or Golden sella basmati rice.

    Beans - Canned or precooked. Kidney beans, black eyed peas or black beans.

    Oil- Vegetbale, sunflower or olive oil.

    Onion

    Garlic

    Cayenne pepper

    Paprika

    Curry powder

    Thyme

    Tomato paste

    Broth - chicken, beef or vegetable 

    Salt

    the ingredients for the dish displayed.

    How to Cook Rice and beans in instant pot 

    Put on the instant pot and set to saute.

    Add oil in the pot of the instant pot then add the chopped onions. Saute the onions till fragrant and translucent(about a minute) then switch off the saute function of the instant pot.

    chopped onion in the instant pot.

    Add cayenne pepper, paprika, curry, thyme and tomato paste.

    spices added in the sauteed onions pot.

    Stir, add in chicken broth then deglaze the instant pot by scraping off any stuck bits at the bottom of the pot.

    Wash the rice then add in the washed rice and kidney beans in the pot. Stir and cover the instant pot with its lid.

    • rice added in the pot.
    • beans added in the pot.

    Turn the knob on the lid to 'sealing' and set instant pot to manual pressure cook for 7 minutes. After the 7 minutes of pressure cooking, do a 10 minutes natural release.

    all ingredients in the pot.

    When the pot is depressurised, take off the and stir the rice.

    cooked meal in the instant pot.

    Serve and enjoy.

    The Cooked meal in the instant pot.

    What to serve with

    This can be eaten on it's own or served with salad or steamed and sauteed vegetables if vegetarian. Meat sides that can be srved with rice and beans include:

    Instant Pot Chicken Legs

    Baked fish

    Air fryer chicken drumsticks

    Baked chicken 

    Instant pot bbq chicken thighs

    finished dish served with chicken leg.

    How to Store

    Leave to cool completely, put in an airtight container or Ziploc then store in the fridge where it'll last for up to 3 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Reheat on the stove or in the microwave. 

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    The Cooked meal in the instant pot.
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    Instant Pot Rice and Beans

    Instant pot rice and beans recipe that is easy, quick and simple to make. This pressure cooker rice and beans is flavorful, tasty and delicious. Learn how to make one pot rice and beans in the instant pot.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Cook Time7 minutes mins
    natural pressure release10 minutes mins
    Total Time22 minutes mins
    Course: Side Dish
    Cuisine: American, British, Mexican
    Keyword: instant pot rice and beans, instant pot rice and beans recipe, pressure cooker rice and beans
    Servings: 4
    Author: Olukemi

    Equipment

    • Instant Pot

    Ingredients

    • 2 cups Rice long grain rice or golden sella basmati rice.
    • 400g can Kidney Beans
    • 4 tablespoons Oil vegetable, sunflower or olive oil
    • 1 medium Onion chopped
    • 2 cloves Garlic minced
    • 1 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
    • 1 tablespoon Paprika
    • 1 teaspoon Dried thyme
    • 1 teaspoon Curry powder
    • 1 tablespoon Tomato paste
    • 3.5 cups Chicken broth
    • Salt

    Instructions

    • Put on the instant pot and set to saute.
      Add oil in the pot of the instant pot then add the chopped onions. Saute the onions till fragrant and translucent(about a minute) then switch off the saute function of the instant pot.
      chopped onion in the instant pot.
    • Add cayenne pepper, paprika, curry, thyme and tomato paste. Stir, add in chicken broth then deglaze the instant pot by scraping off any stuck bits at the bottom of the pot.
      spices added in the sauteed onions pot.
    • Wash the rice then add in the washed rice and kidney beans in the pot. Stir and cover the instant pot with its lid.
      beans added in the pot.
    • Turn the knob on the lid to 'sealing' and set instant pot to manual pressure cook for 7 minutes. After the 7 minutes of pressure cooking, do a 10 minutes natural release.
      all ingredients in the pot.
    • When the pot is depressurised, take off the lid and stir the rice.
      cooked meal in the instant pot.
    • Serve and enjoy.
      The Cooked meal in the instant pot.

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    1. Isaac says

      October 16, 2020 at 12:15 pm

      5 stars
      Yummy!. Very Sumptuous Recipe. Love it.

      Reply
      • Olukemi says

        October 19, 2020 at 12:06 am

        Many thanks for your feedback 🙂

        Reply

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