Mexican Instant Pot Rice & Beans

mexican rice and beans with lime and jalapeño

4.91 from 10 votes

Mexican Instant Pot Rice & Beans

These Mexican Instant Pot Rice and Beans are flavorful, easy to make, and wonderfully delicious. This dump-and-go recipe is made with brown rice, beans, broth, fire-roasted tomatoes, and spices. It's a delightful vegan and gluten-free dish for dinner!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: instant pot beans and rice, instant pot mexican rice and beans, red beans and rice instant pot

Diet: Gluten-free, Vegan

Method: Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker

Servings:

Author: Meeta Arora

Equipment

Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

1 cup Brown Rice uncooked, rinsed, and drained
1/2 cup Dry black beans or pinto beans, rinsed and soaked overnight
1 tablespoon Oil
1 Jalapeno finely diced, optional
1 cup Onion diced
3/4 cup Red Bell Pepper chopped
4 cloves Garlic peeled and minced
2 cups Vegetable Broth (or water)
1 cup Fire-roasted diced Tomatoes canned
1 tablespoon Lime juice

Spices

1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
1/2 teaspoon Oregano
1 teaspoon Salt adjust to taste
1 teaspoon Chili powder adjust to taste

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Instructions

In the Instant pot steel insert, add all of the following ingredients: oil, jalapeño, onion, garlic, rice, beans, bell pepper, spices, and broth, and stir thoroughly.
Now add tomatoes. At this point, do not stir the pot!
Close the lid with the vent in sealing position. Set on pressure cook mode for 22 minutes at high pressure.
When the pressure cooker beeps, let the pressure release naturally for 5 mins.
Open the lid. Add lime juice and garnish with cilantro.
Serve it with the toppings of your choice - such as shredded lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, or sliced avocado.

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Notes

Using canned beans and white rice: You can make this dish with canned beans. I recommend pairing them with white rice, as the cooking time will be reduced for canned beans. Pressure cook for 4 minutes on high pressure and reduce broth/water to 1 ¼ cups.

Which beans? You can use any pinto, kidney, or black beans in this recipe. The cooking time for dry beans will remain the same.

Seasoning: You may eliminate the chili powder, cumin, and oregano and substitute with 1 tablespoon of taco seasoning.

Tomatoes: You can use salsa in place of fire-roasted tomatoes. Whenever you add the fire-roasted tomatoes/salsa, do not stir the pot. This helps to avoid a burn warning in the Instant Pot.

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