Rice was made in the instant pot with salt. I cooked the beans from dry. Soak the beans overnight (or if short on time, use boiling water). Start an aromatic base by sautéing onion and garlic with spices (I used salt, pepper, oregano, chili powder, and cumin). After cooking down the onions and garlic, add beans and water or stock (I had chicken stock in the freezer I made from scraps)- enough to cover the beans.
Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer and cook for about an hour- check every now and then. Add a bay leaf if you have it. And then that’s it. Super cheap, high in protein and fiber.
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Arguably the cheapest meal prep ever: rice and beans
Rice was made in the instant pot with salt. I cooked the beans from dry. Soak the beans overnight (or if short on time, use boiling water). Start an aromatic base by sautéing onion and garlic with spices (I used salt, pepper, oregano, chili powder, and cumin). After cooking down the onions and garlic, add beans and water or stock (I had chicken stock in the freezer I made from scraps)- enough to cover the beans.
Bring to a boil then lower to a simmer and cook for about an hour- check every now and then. Add a bay leaf if you have it. And then that’s it. Super cheap, high in protein and fiber.
What’s a good rice alternative to pair woth beans? Sometimes I use orzo pasta but I’m up for other ideas.
The best.
how many cals would you say is each serving? how big is each serving?
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Are these containers for 1 day (in addition to other foods) or 1 meal? As a side or for the meal? Just curious.
It’s a budget food staple, that’s for sure!
i’m gonna try this but i think i’ll give it a Spanish twist by adding a bit of tomato purre and Spanish rice seasonings …
And a complete protein!
This looks very tasty to me! I would add some grated cheddar cheese and a dab of salsa on top of that to make it even better!
Try lentils. Rice and lentils are delicious and maybe even cheaper than rice and beans.
This looks so dry to me. I keep a lot of extra liquid when I cook my dry beans and then thicken it a little with some starch so it’s more like a black bean curry (curry doesn’t mean turmeric). Tastes great with the onions/garlic/spices/stock and I usually throw in a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce.
I can eat this for a month straight without getting tired of it if I have some sour cream and crunch up some tortilla chips for texture.
Beans and rice are a favorite at my house. I cook my beans in the pressure cooker and no presoak. For the rice, I use my rice cooker.
This is a weekly meal for us and not because we are on a budget, we just love all beans. I make it with a pound of beans and 6 cups of water as we like a lot of liquid, top with chopped onion, cilantro, some avocado and hot sauce. Im in the UK and although dry and canned pinto beans are in all supermarkets most people wont have used them. Growing up the only beans I had were Heinz baked beans in a can!
I would also like to add in the hot dog with the beans.
Hi op, this is a classic indian dish called rajma chawal. Look up on YouTube, you can make a tastier version.
I’m confused about cooking rice in the instant pot. What’s your process for that? Rice cookers or a pot on the stove are just so easy and quick. I can’t imagine an instant pot saves you much time. Would rather do the beans from dry in the instant pot.
A different spice added for each day.
Also, there are a lof of ways to switch this up!
You can turn the pinto beans into refried beans and make Mexican or Spanish rice to pair it with. Great as is, but also handy for fixing up a quick burrito!
You can switch out the beans to black-eyed peas, change up the aromatics a bit, add some greens and you’ve got Hoppin’ John.
Switch to red beans and add some creole seasoning and it’s basically red beans and rice.
Use black beans, soy sauce and Asian spices to make something like kongbap.
I’ve been eating his my whole life
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Beans and rice are always a good idea! Except maybe for dessert. 🙂
One of my favorite meals, and can be tweaked in so many ways. If you have rice and beans in the house, you will never go hungry. I often add a tray of roasted veggies to this, and for other meals make burritos.