Black Beans and Rice (Instant Pot)

Black beans and rice, topped with avocado and tomato, on a gray plate.

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Black Beans and Rice (Instant Pot)

ou can't beat Black Beans and Rice (Instant Pot) with fresh avocado salsa for a healthy, economical meal that comes together easily!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Pressure Time25

Total Time1 5

Course: Entrees

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Gluten Free, Instant Pot Recipes, Plant Based, Pressure Cooker

Servings: Servings

Calories: 267.9kcal

Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

The rice and beans:

2 teaspoons olive oil
½ medium yellow onion chopped
4 garlic cloves minced
2 teaspoon ground cumin
2 teaspoon chili powder
1 ½ teaspoon paprika
1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
¾ teaspoon kosher salt
3 cups low sodium vegetable broth
3 cups water
1 ½ cup dried black beans rinsed & stones picked out
1 ½ cup short grain brown rice
juice of ½ lime
salt and pepper to taste

The Salsa:

2 Hass avocados chopped
Juice of 1 lime
2 medium tomatoes diced
3 tablespoons minced cilantro
2 tablespoons minced jalapeno pepper seeds removed
¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

The Rice and Beans:

Set the Instant Pot to Saute mode and add the olive oil.
Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until starting to soften, about 3 minutes.
Add the garlic, cumin, chili powder, paprika, oregano and salt. Cook for 30 seconds. Turn off the Instant Pot.
Pour in the vegetable broth, water, dried black beans and rice, and stir.
Put the lid on the Instant Pot, close the steam vent and set to HIGH pressure. Adjust the time to 30 minutes. The Instant Pot will take approximately 15 minutes to come to pressure.
Let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then release the pressure the rest of the way.
Squeeze in the the lime juice, fluff the rice and beans with a fork and season to taste. Serve with the avocado salsa.

The Salsa:

While the rice and beans are cooking, stir together the avocado, lime juice, tomato, cilantro, jalapeno and salt.

Notes

Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I provide nutritional information for my recipes as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using the LoseIt! calculator. While I attempt to provide information that is as accurate as possible, you should calculate the nutritional information independently before relying on it.

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