Medium French Dinner

Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice

Name: Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 47 min
Total time: 68 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 1 package dry kidney beans , 16 ounce; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 link smoked beef sausage , sliced; 6 ounces frozen onion , green bell pepper, and celery mix; 4 cloves garlic , minced; 1 carton chicken broth , 32 ounce; 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning , such as Tony Chachere's®; 0.25 teaspoons ground thyme; 2 bays leaves; 4 cups cooked rice

Total Time

1h 8m

21m prep · 47m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

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Difficulty

Medium

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Very flavorful and simple!

Ingredients

1 package dry kidney beans , 16 ounce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 link smoked beef sausage , sliced
6 ounces frozen onion , green bell pepper, and celery mix
4 cloves garlic , minced
1 carton chicken broth , 32 ounce
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning , such as Tony Chachere's®
0.25 teaspoons ground thyme
2 bays leaves
4 cups cooked rice

Instructions

1

Place kidney beans into a large container and cover with several inches of cool water; let soak for 2 hours.
2

Turn pot on "Saute" mode; add olive oil and sausage. Cook and stir until sausage is browned, about 5 minutes. Add onion mix and garlic; cook and stir until onion mix is soft, 5 to 10 minutes. Turn off pot.
3

Drain beans and add to pot; stir in chicken broth, Cajun seasoning, thyme, and bay leaves.
4

Place lid on pot, turn valve to "Sealing" and push "Bean" button, about 30 minutes. When pot beeps, use the natural pressure release until the pin goes down. Remove lid.
5

Serve beans over rice.