Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice Recipe

A bowl of rice with kidney beans and sausage, served with a spoon. The Instant Pot red beans and rice dish adds a delightful touch, prominently featured in the background.

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Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice Recipe

Easy Instant Pot red beans and rice recipe with canned beans! Cheap one pot pressure cooker dinner idea that's hearty and packed with lots of flavor with uncooked rice, canned kidney beans and kielbasa sausage. Ninja foodi uses the lid that is not attached.

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Total Time22

Course: Entree, Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: canned, easy, instant pot, pressure cooker, red beans and rice

Servings:

Author: Justine

Equipment

1 pressure cooker

Ingredients

1/4 small onion diced
6 strips bacon diced, (optional)
1 tbsp garlic minced
2-3 tbsp olive oil
12 oz sausage kielbasa, andouille, precooked, diced (optional)
1 can red beans drained
2 cup rice uncooked, white long grain rice
2 1/2 cup chicken broth
2 cup water
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt

Instructions

Put Instant Pot on saute, high.
Add olive oil. Add onions, garlic and bacon and cook down until bacon cooks a bit and onions soften.
Add precooked sausage and warm along side other ingredients. (skip if making meatless)
Turn off IP by pressing cancel. Add your can of red beans that have been drained and rinsed off with a bit of water.
Add chicken broth and water (we used 2 c. of each to look like this picture, if you want it wetter add an extra 1/2-1 c. chicken broth for a soupier consistency). Stir.
Add salt, and cumin. Stir. Sprinkle in uncooked rice and submerge into liquid on top, do not stir or else the burn notice will appear on the screen.
Put lid on and close steam valve. Push rice button, will automatically set for 12 minutes. When it beeps allow to naturally release steam for 2 minutes, then do a quick release and stir contents together (season more if desired) and serve!

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