(Inside: Oooh, weee, cherie…it’s gettin’ hot–ok, I’ll stop. It’s getting very bayou up in my house lately–and we’ve had a little Instant Pot Cajun Red Beans and Rice as a dinner a couple times this month. So I thought I’d share the recipe with you.)

Alright, alright, I’ll put away my poorly-replicated Cajun accent.

I get it–I am from Texas, NOT Louisiana, so I have no idea really how to say the things…how to roll the rr’s, so to speak (but just FYI, I can speak pretty good spanglish, so there’s that).

Regardless of my skills with the dips and dance of the tongue on the Cajun-language, I can TOTALLY pull of the dips and the dance of the tongue with Instant Pot Cajun Red Beans and Rice.

Seriously, y’all (that’s a Texas y’all, not a Louisiana y’all, just for posterity sake there), these red beans and rice will rival ANY you can get at Popeye’s Kitchen.

Seriously.

Don’t let it be said that the Instant Pot Cajun Red Beans and Rice doesn’t deliver.

Because it does.

So much that my husband went back for seconds. And thirds.

I was stunned.

But totally justified in going back for seconds myself. Heh.

Alright now, you need to pin this recipe fo Instant Pot Cajun Red Beans and Rice. No, don’t argue–you’re going to lose it and then be like “oh noes!” when you need it most. Like say when you’re hungry. So just do it.

Instant Pot Canjun Red Beans and Rice

Instant Pot Cajun Red Beans and Rice

Yield: 6 people

Oooh, weee, cherie...it's gettin' hot--ok, I'll stop. It's getting very bayou up in my house lately--and we've had a little Instant Pot Cajun Red Beans and Rice as a dinner a couple times this month.

Ingredients

1 lb. dried red beans, rinsed and drained well
2 tbsp oil
3 celery stalks, chopped
1 onion, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 scallions, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 2/3 C of beef broth
2 cups water
1/2 tsp crushed red hot peppers
1 ½ lbs sausage, 1 package, sliced
4 C of hot cooked rice

Instructions

Place the oil into Instant Pot and add the celery, onions, bell pepper, scallions and garlic on saute. Stirring often, cook the mixture until the onion is translucent.
Deglaze the Instant Pot using ⅔ cup beef broth.
Add the beans and stir to blend in. Add remaining broth and water. Add the crushed peppers and stir to blend all the ingredients together. Bury sausage slices in the beans.
Turn Instant Pot on to High Pressure and cook for 25 minutes.
Natural release.
Serve the beans over the hot cooked rice.