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Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice is a perfect addition to your meal plan this week. It’s a great flavorful and easy to create recipe that everyone loves, and it’s an ideal option for frugal budgets. This recipe is easy to manage, and is sure to please!
Be sure to give this delicious recipe a try! It is a great way to stretch your grocery budget.

Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice
Ingredients
- 1 cup dry pinto beans
- 6 cups beef broth
- 1 cup carrots diced
- 1 small onion diced
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 cup Instant White Rice
Instructions
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Place pinto beans, broth, carrots, garlic, onion, and Cajun seasoning into Instant Pot Liner.
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Place and seal lid.
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Set to high pressure for 50 minutes.
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Once cooking cycle is complete, allow it to natural pressure release for 5 minutes, then quick release the remaining pressure.
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Set your Instant Pot to Saute feature, and add the Instant rice.
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Stir well and cook for an additional 10 minutes or until rice has cooked through.
Recipe Notes
Weight Watchers Points:

Makes 5-6 servings
2 cups per serving
5 SmartPoints on FreeStyle (points are in broth and rice - beans are zero points)
This Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice is a great hearty meal that everyone loves. If you want to stay plant-based, you can use vegetable broth instead of beef broth. If you want to add a bit more protein, you can dice your favorite smoked sausage or add cooked and seasoned ground meat to the mixture.
You can easily adjust this recipe for flavor if you prefer spicier. We love a nice mild Cajun flavor, but some prefer a lot more kick. Feel free to add peppers, chili powder, or extra Cajun seasoning if desired.
Weight Watchers Points:
Makes 5-6 servings
2 cups per serving
5 SmartPoints on FreeStyle (points are in broth and rice – beans are zero points)
This Instant Pot Red Beans and Rice is a great hearty meal that everyone loves. If you want to stay plant-based, you can use vegetable broth instead of beef broth. If you want to add a bit more protein, you can dice your favorite smoked sausage or add cooked and seasoned ground meat to the mixture.
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Thank you! Yummy recipe! I made this tonight, but IDK what happened because I had to add a whole second cup of rice to get it to not be soupy. Once I added the second cup of rice and let that absorb/cook, it was perfect!
Can you not use instant rice?
No you can’t.
Do you need to soak the beans overnight first?
No you don’t.