Cajun Red Beans & Rice

This Cajun Red Beans & Rice recipe is amazingly simple and fast yet incredibly delicious. It can be fixed in the Ninja Foodi, Instant Pot, Power Pressure Cooker, or any pressure pot. The recipe has a lot of room for you to custom taylor your ingredients to your own taste. Or, follow my recipe and see what you think.
You do not need to soak your beans ahead of time. Get home from work and in a little more than an hour, you go from dried beans to a fully cooked dish. Add French bread and a salad, and you have a simple masterpiece.
Cajun Red Beans & Rice
Ingredients:
Trinity Vegetables:
3/4 cup chopped celery
3/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 pound dried red beans - rinsed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sea salt
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon ground back pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground thyme
1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning of your choice,, clos
1/2 pound of sliced andouille sausage
4 bay leaves
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
6 cups water
1 cup well rinsed rice
1 1/2 cup water
2 tablespoons salted butter
Directions:
Turn on your pot to Sear/Saute on the high setting. Add olive oil and begin sauteeing the trinity vegetables. Stir often until they become translucent. Add salt, garlic, oregano, pepper, thyme, Cajun seasoning, sausage, beans and water. Stir well deglazing the pot as you stir.
Place the pressure lid on the pot, close the steam valve and set on high pressure for 30 minutes. At the end of 30 minutes, do a 10 minute natural release. After 10 minutes, manually release any remaining pressure and open the pot. DO NOT stir the beans at this time
In a pan which will fit into the pressure cooker, add rice rice, water and butter. Cover with lid or foil and place on low rack. Place rack with pan into the cooker on top of the beans. Replace the pressure lid, close the steam valve and set the pot to high pressure for 10 minutes with a 10 minute natural release. fter 10 minutes, manually release any remaining pressure.
Open the lid and remove the rice pot. Fluff the rice and stir the beans. It is ready to serve.
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Looks yummy! I will need to give that a try.