Instant Pot Rice & Beans (Only 5 Ingredients!)

Instant Pot Rice & Beans (Only 5 Ingredients!)

from frommybowl.com
35 min

These Instant Pot Rice & Beans require only 5 simple ingredients to make! Perfect for Meal Prep or an Easy Weeknight Dinner. Vegan, Gluten Free, Oil Free.

Ingredients

  • 1 ¼ cupdry red kidney beans
  • 1 ½ cupdry brown rice
  • 1 cupsalsa
  • ½ bunchcilantro, stems and leaves divided
  • 3 cupsvegetable broth
  • 2 cupswater

Directions

  1. 1

    First, chop your Cilantro, keeping the leaves and stems roughly separated.

  2. 2

    Add the dried Beans and Rice to the bottom of your Instant Pot.

  3. 3

    Gently pour the Vegetable Broth and Water over the Rice and Beans, then give everything a good stir.

  4. 4

    Next, add the Salsa and stems of the Cilantro into the pot. Do not mix!

  5. 5

    Close the Instant Pot, set the valve to Sealing, and use the Manual Mode to cook on High for 25 Minutes.

  6. 6

    One the cook time finishes, let the Instant Pot release pressure for an additional 10 Minutes (leave the “Keep Warm” feature on).

  7. 7

    Finally, move the valve from Sealing to Venting to release all remaining pressure, and serve the Beans and Rice warm. Garnish with the chopped Cilantro leaves, and anything else you desire!