Cajun Meatless Red Beans and Brown Rice

A meatless, filling dish cooked in a pressure cooker. Quick, healthy, and makes enough for leftovers. I prepare the rice separately in a rice cooker before I start cooking the beans. That way the rice is cooked and warm when the beans are ready.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 52 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 7 mins
• Calories: 350 Calories

Ingredients

• water to cover
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 3 bay leaves
• 3 ¾ cups water
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 ½ cups uncooked brown rice
• 1 pound dried red beans
• 1 ½ teaspoons chopped fresh basil
• 2 teaspoons chicken stock concentrate (such as Better than Bouillon®)
• ¼ teaspoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine 3 3/4 cups water and brown rice in a rice cooker. Close and lock lid. Cook according to manufacturer's instructions, about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Combine red beans, onion, canola oil, garlic, parsley, chicken stock concentrate, basil, thyme, oregano, cayenne pepper, Creole seasoning, and bay leaves in a stovetop pressure cooker. Add enough water to cover.

Step 3

Close cooker securely and place pressure regulator over vent according to manufacturer's instructions. Cook at high pressure for 22 minutes. Let pressure release naturally according to manufacturer's instructions; unlock lid and remove. Discard bay leaves.

Step 4

Serve red beans with brown rice.