Best 5 Instant Pot Nola Red Beans And Rice Recipes

**Indulge in the Flavors of New Orleans with Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice: A Culinary Journey to Louisiana**

Embark on a culinary adventure to the vibrant streets of New Orleans with this tantalizing Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice recipe. This iconic dish, deeply rooted in Louisiana's Creole and Cajun traditions, is a symphony of flavors that will transport your taste buds to the heart of the Big Easy. In this comprehensive guide, we'll provide you with step-by-step instructions, ingredient insights, and helpful tips to prepare this classic dish in the convenience of your own kitchen. From the hearty red beans simmering in a rich and flavorful broth to the fluffy and aromatic rice, this Instant Pot recipe captures the essence of New Orleans cuisine. So, gather your ingredients, put on your apron, and let's embark on this culinary journey together.

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INSTANT POT RED BEANS AND RICE

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Whether you make them on the stovetop or in the slow cooker, Red Beans and Rice is a classic, Louisiana Creole dish. If you don't have hours to wait for the beans to tenderize, try making this recipe using the Instant Pot, the latest kitchen convenience appliance to take the world by storm. Soaking the beans is the traditional first step to making red beans. With the multicooker, however, you simply rinse the beans and go. To give the soup a creamier consistency, remove a cup of the beans once they are tender, mash them with a potato masher or back of a large spoon, then stir back into the pot. A skillet of hot cornbread (with or without sugar is strictly up to you!) is the perfect accompaniment to a pot of red beans. To complete this authentic New Orleans menu, top off the meal and serve a sweet bread pudding for dessert along with a cup of strong coffee.

Provided by Southern Living Editors

Time 1h55m

Yield Serves 8 (serving size: 1/2 cup rice, 1 cup red beans mixture)

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 meaty, smoked ham hock
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped garlic (from 4 medium garlic cloves)
2 cups chopped yellow onion (from 1 large onion)
1 1/2 cups chopped green bell pepper (from 1 large bell pepper)
1 cup chopped celery (from 2 large stalks)
1/4 cup chopped jalapeño chiles (from 2 medium-size chiles)
2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 pound dried red kidney beans, sorted and rinsed
2 (4-in.) fresh thyme sprigs
2 dried bay leaves
4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
4 cups water
2 cups uncooked long-grain white rice
2 large scallions, thinly sliced
Hot sauce (optional)

Steps:

Select SAUTÉ setting on a programmable pressure multicooker (such as Instant Pot). (Times, instructions, and settings may vary according to cooker brand or model.) Select HIGH temperature setting, add oil to cooker, and allow to preheat until oil is shimmering, 5 to 6 minutes. Add ham hock, and cook, turning often, until browned lightly on all sides, about 6 minutes. Add garlic, onion, bell pepper, celery, jalapeños, Cajun seasoning, and paprika; stir to combine. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add beans, thyme, bay leaves, chicken broth, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt; stir to combine.
Press CANCEL on multicooker. Cover cooker with lid, and lock in place. Turn steam release handle to SEALING position. Select MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK setting. Select HIGH pressure for 75 minutes. (It will take 10 to 15 minutes for cooker to come up to pressure before cooking begins.)
Meanwhile (about 40 minutes before ready to serve), combine water, rice, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large saucepan over high. Bring mixture to a boil; cover with lid, and reduce heat to low. Cook 15 minutes, without removing the lid. Remove from heat, and let stand, covered, 20 minutes, undisturbed.
When multicooker has finished, carefully turn steam release handle on multicooker to VENTING position, and let steam fully escape (float valve will drop). (This will take 3 to 4 minutes.) Remove lid from cooker, and stir. Remove ham hock, and let stand until cool enough to handle. Remove and discard thyme and bay leaves. Remove all meat from ham hock, discarding bone and fat; chop meat. Add meat to bean mixture, and stir to combine. Serve immediately with rice, and top servings with scallions. Serve with hot sauce, if desired.

INSTANT POT NEW ORLEANS-STYLE RED BEANS AND RICE

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Time 1h

Yield 6-8

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1 pound smoked sausage, sliced
1/4 stick of butter
2 cups chopped seasoning blend (onions, celery, green bell peppers, parsley flakes)
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 (1-pound) package Camellia Brand Red Kidney Beans
6 cups water
1 bay leaf
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
Cajun seasoning to taste
Hot cooked rice

Steps:

Directions: Rinse and sort beans. Press the Sauté button on the Instant Pot, and add oil to pot. Add sliced sausage, and sauté for about 5 minutes or until browned. Remove sausage to a paper towel-lined plate and reserve. Add 1/4 stick butter to Instant Pot, along with chopped seasoning blend and garlic, and cook until onions turn soft and clear. Add cooked sausage back to pot, along with the beans, water, and bay leaf. Stir. Turn Sauté mode off. Cover, twist to lock the lid, and turn the valve to sealing. Press the Manual button and set to 40 minutes at high pressure. When the timer beeps, allow the pressure to release naturally for 20 minutes. Then, turn the valve to venting. Remove lid, and use a spoon or potato masher to mash beans to desired creamy consistency. Add salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning to taste. Serve over hot cooked rice. Instant Pot Tips: Firm smoked sausage will hold its shape during cooking, but softer sausage may not. If you prefer, you can wait to add the cooked sausage back to the pot after the beans have finished cooking. No soaking is needed if you cook the beans for 40 minutes at high pressure. If you do soak your beans, cut the cook time in half (20 minutes at high pressure). Always let the pressure release naturally for at least 20 minutes. This should ensure soft beans. If the beans are not soft after 40 minutes of high pressure cooking and 20 minutes of naturally releasing pressure, then re-secure the lid, seal the vent, and cook for an additional 20 minutes at high pressure.

INSTANT POT® NOLA RED BEANS AND RICE

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This pressure cooker recipe has been converted from a family recipe that we've used for 40+ years. Our family had come across it while in New Orleans when I was a little girl. From what I remember, red beans and rice were always made at home on Mondays using leftover pork bones from the weekend meals. It's deliciously flavorful and can be made as spicy as you'd like. I hope you love it as much as my own family does.

Provided by Diana71

Categories Main Dish Recipes Rice Beans and Rice Recipes

Time 1h45m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound pork neck bones
4 slices bacon, diced
1 green pepper, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
½ medium onion, diced
2 teaspoons ground white pepper
2 teaspoons ground thyme
1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder
1 ½ teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon Cajun or Creole seasoning
½ teaspoon black pepper
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound dry red kidney beans, sorted and rinsed
4 cups chicken broth
5 bay leaves
1 teaspoon salt
4 cups hot cooked white rice, or as needed

Steps:

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add olive oil. Add bacon and pork neck bones to the hot oil. Cook until browned on both sides, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove meat and set aside. Add bell pepper, celery, and onion ("trinity" mix); cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes. Season with white pepper, thyme, garlic powder, oregano, cayenne pepper, Cajun seasoning, and black pepper. Mix in garlic and continue cooking until onion is translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
Mix kidney beans, chicken broth, salt, and bay leaves into the vegetables in the pot; stir well to combine. Cancel Saute mode and return meat to the pot. Close and lock the lid. Set vent to "Sealing." Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 60 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Move valve to venting position and finish releasing pressure, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
Remove pork bones from pot. Use a fork to separate the meat from the bones and return meat back to the pot. Mix well. Serve with white rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.4 calories, Carbohydrate 61.3 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Fat 10.4 g, Fiber 10.1 g, Protein 34 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 1431 mg, Sugar 2.8 g

INSTANT POT® NOLA-STYLE VEGAN RED BEANS

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Vegan New Orleans-style red beans made in the Instant Pot®. Use Camellia® brand beans if you can find them! Serve with rice.

Provided by Afcoqui

Categories Side Dish Beans and Peas

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups frozen bell pepper, celery, and onion blend (such as Pictsweet® Farms Seasoning Blend)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 pound dried red beans
6 cups water
3 large bay leaves
1 teaspoon liquid smoke flavoring, or to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Heat oil; saute frozen vegetable blend and garlic in the hot oil until soft, about 5 minutes. Add beans, followed by water and bay leaves. Turn off Saute function. Close and lock the lid.
Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 40 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions for at least 20 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Season with liquid smoke, salt, and pepper. Mix and smash the beans up as you like before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 236.4 calories, Carbohydrate 39.9 g, Fat 2.9 g, Fiber 15.8 g, Protein 14.8 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 38.3 mg, Sugar 1.3 g

VEGAN PRESSURE COOKER RED BEANS AND RICE

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Here's a vegan version of the classic New Orleans dish that uses smoked paprika, miso paste and soy sauce to add a savory notes. Pressure cookers are ideal for preparing dried beans; even unsoaked beans cook quickly and evenly, so that the beans become creamy but still keep their shape (though we've got instructions for a slow cooker approach, too). Here, you want the beans to be very tender, so that the stew is thick - with a few beans that have slightly broken down - and not soupy. This vegan version of "Monday red beans" is not as creamy as the one made with pork, so smashing a few beans against the side of the pot at the end of cooking is particularly important. Louisiana-style hot sauce is key as well.

Provided by Sarah DiGregorio

Categories beans, sausages, main course

Time 1h45m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
Kosher salt and black pepper
3 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
10 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 heaping tablespoon white or yellow miso paste
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cayenne, plus more to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground sage (optional)
1 pound dried red kidney beans (no need to soak)
3 dried bay leaves
3 fresh thyme sprigs or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Cooked rice, for serving
Sliced scallions, for serving
Louisiana-style hot sauce, for serving

Steps:

Turn on the sauté setting of a 6- to 8-quart electric pressure cooker and heat the oil. Add the onion, season with salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until limp and translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the celery and bell pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the chopped garlic, miso paste, smoked paprika, sweet paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne and sage (if using). Grind in a generous amount of black pepper and add 3/4 teaspoon salt. Stir well to combine all the ingredients, then turn off the sauté setting.
Add the beans, bay leaves, thyme and 5 1/2 cups water. Scrape the bottom of the pot to loosen any browned bits. Cook on high pressure until the beans are creamy, 50 minutes to 1 hour.
Turn off the pressure cooker and allow the pressure to reduce naturally for 10 minutes, then release the remaining pressure manually and open the lid. Add the soy sauce, and season to taste with salt and cayenne. Using a fork, mash some of the beans against the side of the pressure cooker to make the mixture creamy. It will continue to thicken as it sits, or you can turn on the sauté setting and let the mixture bubble for a few minutes to thicken. Discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs. Top the beans with hot cooked rice and scallions; serve with hot sauce.

Tips:

Soaking the beans overnight or for at least 4 hours will help reduce the cooking time and make them more digestible.
Use a good quality smoked sausage. Andouille sausage is a classic choice, but you can also use kielbasa or another smoked sausage of your choice.
Don't skimp on the creole seasoning. It's what gives this dish its signature flavor.
If you don't have an Instant Pot, you can make this dish in a slow cooker or on the stovetop. Just adjust the cooking time accordingly.
Serve this dish with hot, fluffy rice and your favorite sides, such as cornbread, coleslaw, or potato salad.

Conclusion:

This Instant Pot Nola Red Beans and Rice is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that's perfect for a weeknight meal. It's packed with flavor and sure to be a hit with your family and friends. So next time you're looking for a hearty and satisfying meal, give this recipe a try!