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Mexican Pink Beans and Rice

Ali Segersten (author)
INSTANT POT MEXICAN PINK BEANS AND BROWN RICE-1

This easy Instant Pot rice and beans recipe comes together quickly once the beans have finished soaking. Serve rice and beans with sliced avocados, chopped cilantro, and lime wedges for a delicious and easy plant-based meal!

Ingredients
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onions diced
5 cloves garlic crushed
1 tablespoons ground cumin
1 teaspoons smoked paprika
½ teaspoons chipotle chili powder
2 teaspoons sea salt
2 cups pink beans (soaked for 8 to 24 hours)
1 cups short grain brown rice
4 cups water
2 bay leaves
4.0 3 reviews

Jes…

Oct 22, 2025

This was good and easy. I held back a little on the chipotle chili powder per the other review and it was not spicy at all. The meal sat in the instant pot on warm for quite some time so therefore all the liquid was absorbed without it being mushy. I will make this again when easy is the goal!

MAJ

Apr 5, 2024

Too hot especially for kids. Reduce chipotle to 1/4 teasp. or less. Good flavor but very spicy with 1/2 teaspoon chipotle. I cooked in a regular Dutch oven size pot, sautéing onions, adding spices etc. My rice called for 45 minutes, so I heated rice and beans to boil, then covered & turned to simmer. I for 55 min. I used 3.5 cups water. The beans could have used another 15 minutes although I soaked them overnight.

MAJ

Apr 5, 2024

Please give recipe for those of us without instant pots.