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red beans and rice in blue willow bowl

INSTANT POT RED BEANS AND RICE SOUTHERN STYLE

Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice is an easy, delicious one pot meal. It’s a perfect dish for the busy mom and family or for any time you want a satisfying, comfort food meal. This recipe is easy to adjust for more servings.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Instant Pot Recipes, main dishes
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6 to 8 depending on your servings
Calories: 724kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ½ Lb Ground pork sausage
  • 10 oz Pork link, summer, or polish sausage – whichever type you prefer chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • ½ Bell pepper chopped
  • ½ Cup Sweet bonnet or pepper of your choice, jalapeño, cayenne, any pepper chopped
  • 2 large cloves Garlic crushed
  • 2 tsp Real salt
  • ½ tsp Black pepper
  • 1 tsp Smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp Cilantro
  • ½ tsp Cayenne pepper
  • ¼ tsp Sage
  • 3-4 Cups Dried red beans cooked. You can use canned beans as well. I like to use a tricolor of pintos red and black beans
  • ¾ Cup Uncooked rice. I use organic Basmati rice
  • 2 ½ - 4 Cups Water OR I like to use the liquid from cooking the beans since I cook them with bacon. You could use chicken or vegetable stock. The amount you use depends on how much juice you want in your finished product. We don’t like it very juicy so I use 3 cups of liquid.
  • 2 Tbs Bacon grease or oil of choice

Instructions

  • Use the sauté setting on High of your Instant Pot to brown the ground sausage.
  • While it’s cooking, chop it up using a spoon or spatula.
  • When it’s almost done, add the link sausage you choose to it and cook until both are brown.
  • Add the 2 Tbs bacon grease to the pot and add the peppers and onions.
  • Cook until the onions become translucent then add the garlic stirring until garlic is heated. Don’t brown the garlic just let it get hot so that it releases it’s flavor.
  • Add the beans, and liquid to the Instant Pot and stir well.
  • Add the uncooked rice to the pot and stir well.
  • Now, add all the seasonings and mix well.
  • Turn off the Instant Pot and secure the lid on it. Be sure the vent is set to “Sealing”.
  • You have a couple of options now. You can set the Instant Pot to Manual for 40 minutes, this is what I do because it takes my rice 20 minutes to cook.
  • You could use the Rice setting on your Instant Pot IF you use a rice that cooks in 10 minutes.
  • When it has finished cooking, allow 15 minutes for natural pressure release. If you do a quick release of the pressure, I find the rice gets kind of gummy.
  • Remove the lid and serve. Remember there will still be steam so use caution when opening the lid.

Notes

  • I find if I let it sit in the Instant Pot for a couple of hours, the flavors have more time to combine and it tastes even better.
  • I serve it with garlic bread or toast, a salad, or just by itself.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
INSTANT POT RED BEANS AND RICE SOUTHERN STYLE
Amount per Serving
Calories
 
724
Calories from Fat 270
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
30
g
46
%
Saturated Fat
 
10
g
63
%
Trans Fat
 
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
13
g
Cholesterol
 
65
mg
22
%
Sodium
 
1464
mg
64
%
Potassium
 
1577
mg
45
%
Carbohydrates
 
80
g
27
%
Fiber
 
15
g
63
%
Sugar
 
4
g
4
%
Protein
 
35
g
70
%
Vitamin A
 
383
IU
8
%
Vitamin C
 
25
mg
30
%
Calcium
 
112
mg
11
%
Iron
 
8
mg
44
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.