Plant-based red beans and rice made in the instant pot. This classic southern recipe makes for an easy and simple homemade dinner. It is packed with delicious cajun seasoning making it full of flavor and perfectly spicy.
There is nothing better than some good old-fashioned southern cooking. However, it can definitely be a challenge finding recipes that are suitable for a plant-based lifestyle. Most southern recipes are in no way vegan/plant-based friendly as they are famously filled with animal products.
This red beans and rice recipe is the plant-based take on a classic Louisiana recipe. It is full of flavor due to the delicious, homemade cajun seasoning mixed with a variety of vegetables. It’s spicy and so good topped with some tabasco, though you could definitely omit if you aren’t a fan of spice.
If you are looking for a healthy, balanced meal that is also super easy to throw together, then this recipe is perfect. All you have to do is cook some rice and throw chopped veggies, beans and seasoning into an instant pot then serve. This recipe is also great for meal prep and can be thrown in the freezer for later.
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Plant-Based Red Beans and Rice
Plant-based red beans and rice made in the instant pot. This classic southern recipe makes for an easy and simple homemade dinner. It is packed with delicious cajun seasoning making it full of flavor and perfectly spicy.
Ingredients
- 1 lb uncooked red beans
- 1 bell pepper
- 1/2 onion
- 4 garlic cloves
- 4 button mushrooms
- 1 celery stalk
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- 3 cups uncooked brown rice
Cajun Seasoning
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (add more if you like it spicy)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp sage
- 1/2 tsp ground celery seed
- 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tbs parsley
- 1 tsp basil
- 1/2 tsp mustard seed
- 1/2 tsp thyme
Instructions
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Soak your beans overnight or do a quick soak on the stove.
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Start cooking the rice. Click here for how to perfectly cook brown rice.
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Add beans to instant pot and cover with water about 1/4 of an inch above the beans. Chop bell pepper, jalapeno, onion, garlic cloves, mushrooms and celery. Add to instant pot along with diced tomatoes. Add all spices to instant pot to create your cajun seasoning.
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Set instant pot to pressure cook for 8 minutes.
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Once everything has finished cooking, add rice and red beans together and serve. Top with tabasco.
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Looking forward to this. Is the pressure set to High or Low? Also, is this a natural release or manual vent?
Thank you.
Hi Michelle.
I typically just press beans, which are set to high. For releasing, I’ve done it both ways. I typically do a natural release and then a manual release after 15 minutes. Hope you enjoy the recipe!
– Alexis
Looking for your sweet potato tortilla recipe, please.
Is that 1/2 tsp celery seed or was it meant to be 1/2 cup celery, chopped?
Hi Betty!
Thanks for pointing that out. It is supposed to be 1/2 tsp ground celery seed. Fixing that now.
-Alexis