Description
Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice is a hearty, flavorful dish made easily in your Instant Pot. This classic Cajun recipe has tender red beans, smoky ham, and bold Creole seasoning. It delivers rich, slow-cooked flavor in a fraction of the time. Perfect for busy weeknights or meal prep. Serve it over fluffy white rice for a taste of Louisiana right from your kitchen!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
- 1-2 ribs of celery, diced (about 1 cup)
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and dice
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 lb dry red beans
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon Tony’s Creole seasoning
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 ham bone
- 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
- 2-3 bay leaves
Instructions
- Set Instant pot to saute, and add oil.
- Let oil heat until it sizzles when a drop of water hits it.
- Add onion, bell pepper, celery, and jalapeño pepper.
- Saute, stirring frequently, until vegetables are softened, and onion is translucent.
- Add garlic and saute another 30-60 seconds.
- Add beans, salt, Tony’s seasoning, and chicken broth and give it a stir to distribute everything evenly.
- Add ham bone, thyme, and bay leaves.
- Put lid on instant pot, and close steam valve.
- Select manual, high pressure, 60 minutes.
- When instant pot is done cooking, you can let the pressure come down naturally, or go ahead and open the pressure valve to release.
- Remove bay leaves, and thyme.
- Remove ham bone to another bowl or platter, and let cool for a few minutes so that you can handle it without burning yourself.
- Remove ham from bone, and stir back into beans.
- Serve with rice.
Notes
- Nutrition information is approximate. Calories and other measurements do not include rice, which is added separately.
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 90
- Method: Instant Pot
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup