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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.

Course Dinner
Cuisine cajun, Plant-Based, Vegan
Keyword beans, brown rice, easy dinner, instant pot
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes

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

  1. Soak your beans overnight or do a quick soak on the stove.

  2. Start cooking the rice. Click here for how to perfectly cook brown rice.

  3. 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.

  4. Set instant pot to pressure cook for 8 minutes.

  5. Once everything has finished cooking, add rice and red beans together and serve. Top with tabasco.