I am loving this easy recipe for Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice. This recipe is perfect for entertaining guests or just for dinner tonight. Don't worry, if there are leftovers, they taste just as great reheated the next day.
Keyword
Instant Pot, Red Beans and Rice
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time55minutes
Servings10Servings
Ingredients
Ingredients:
1oniondiced
1bell pepperdiced
3celery stalksdiced
3garlic clovesminced
1lbdry red kidney beans
1tspsaltor more to taste
1/2tspblack pepper
1tsphot sauce
1tspfresh thymeor ½ tsp dried thyme
2bay leaves
7Cwater
1lbCajun sausagethinly sliced
10Ccooked rice
Instructions
Add ingredients (except for sausage and rice to the Instant Pot).
Place the lid on.
Lock the lid.
Set to manual high pressure (for 28 minutes)
At 28 minutes, use the quick release method (release the valve).
Wait until the pin falls.
Remove the lid.
Run the lid under cold water.
Set aside.
Add sausage.
Put the lid on, locking it.
On manual setting set for 15 minutes high pressure,
Allow the Instant Pot to release naturally this time.
This may take as long as 26 minutes for the pin to drop on its own.
Allow this to sit with the lid off to thicken the broth.