Name: Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans and Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 22 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 (15 oz) can of black beans, rinsed and drained; 1 cup uncooked long grain brown rice; 1 1/2 cups water; 3/4 cup picante sauce or salsa (plus more, if needed); 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp garlic salt; Fresh lime juice, to taste; Optional toppings: sour cream, tortilla chips, grated cheese, sliced avocado

The easiest and tastiest rice ever! Brown rice is cooked in flavorful salsa with garlic salt, a bay leaf and cumin. Canned black beans make this recipe very convenient. And my favorite part is a squeeze of lime juice and a dollop of sour cream on top. Make this as a meal or as a side dish.

Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans And Rice

brown rice

water

picante sauce or salsa (plus more, if needed)

bay leaf

tsp cumin

tsp garlic salt

lime juice,

Optional toppings: sour cream, tortilla chips, grated cheese, sliced avocado

Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans and Rice

Place rinsed beans, rice, water, salsa, bay leaf, cumin, and garlic salt in the Instant Pot.

Cover and make sure valve is on &#8220;sealing.&#8221; Press the manual button and set to 22 minutes.

When the pot beeps let the pot sit for 10 minutes and then release any additional pressure. Stir a bit and discard the bay leaf. Add in lime juice and additional salsa to brighten it up, if needed. Scoop into bowls and top with desired toppings.

I used soaked (dried) black beans instead of canned (1.5 cups) and cooked for 22 min @ high pressure.  Turned out perfect.

Came out perfect and I used jasmine rice!!!

Very easy and turned out perfectly! I made it to the recipe and it was perfectly cooked. Family loved it, but definitely need to double it, at least, next time. Fed two adults and a teenager as is, no leftovers. Also added some rotisserie chicken to the guys afterwards.

I think I found a new staple in my dinner rotation! Thanks!

I wanted to make this for a meal, it would be excellent as a side with the recipe as is. But I wanted a little bit more veggies. I chopped up half of an onion and one red bell pepper and a clove of garlic and used the instant pots sautee feature and then added in the rest of the ingredients. I also used red beans in place of black. I think this would be excellent with chicken and would be super easy to add in while you were sauteing the onions Etc. I used calrose rice, one thing I've noticed is that it doesn't take very long in the instant pot, 22 minutes seemed like way too long for me so I lowered the time to 10 minutes and let it sit in extra 10 minutes and that seemed to be perfect. All in all a great versatile recipe that anyone could add or subtract from very easily to their liking, I even think you could add in a cup of regular salsa in place of the picante sauce if you didn't have any, and it would be just as good. Thanks for this recipe, will be a regular staple!

Oh. My. Goodness.  This may be my favorite IP recipe so far!  Well, it ties for top, anyway!  Thank you SO much for sharing, we loved it!  Now I will explore the other recipes you've posted.  Thanks again!

I made this and it came out perfectly!  I used beans I had already cooked,  and used salsa as it's all we had.  Also, added 1/2 onion at the beginning and some corn after it was done cooking.  I used fresh garlic and salt rather than garlic salt.   Served with cheddar cheese and lime.  Sour cream or creme fraiche would have been a great addition too!  Thanks for the great recipe!

Delicious recipe! My family loves it! I did add about a tsp of salt because it was lacking for me. 

Also, the nutrition info, is that per serving or for the whole batch?

Deeeeeelicious!!!! The only thing I did was add chicken. I diced it up into 1/2 inch chunks then seasoned it with blackening seasoning. I sautéed the chicken a bit then just made the rest of the recipe just as you posted. It was fantastic!!!

One of my new favourites!  I scramble a couple of eggs and throw them on top and even eat this for breakfast some days as a 'hash'.  I've also taken to putting in a tsp of smoked paprika as well.

Thanks for a great dish!

I used another brand of electric pressure pot on the Beans &amp; Rice setting adjusting time to 22 min. It came out perfectly! I used mild picante sauce and will bump that up to the medium version next time. I also plan to double it in the 6-quart pot. I'm currently looking at a 4-qt version of the PP and would not double it in that. This would also make great burritos if one was so inclined.

This is delicious! I doubled the recipe for a family event and it was a huge hit.  It doubled just fine with the same cook time and I forgot the bay leaves, but it still came out fantastic.

I made this last night and followed the instructions exactly. It still had a lot of liquid after following the 22 minutes (using high pressure), and 10 minute wait time. I have another recipe for plain brown rice that calls for 24 minutes on high pressure, so I think this just needs to go for longer time. I resealed the Instantpot for a few more minutes, and it was still just okay. Probably won't make again.

This was so easy and delicious. I doubled the recipe and it turned out perfectly. We used it as a burrito filling. Thanks for the great recipe!!!

Doubled the recipe, cut the cumin down by half, added ~1tsp each oregano and coriander powder. Served with Doritos, sour cream, green onions, cilantro, lime and shredded cheddar. Delicious and filling! Thank you so much!

Great recipe! I added some fresh corn at the end!

Followed the same quantities and cooking times (using salsa instead of the sauce) in a 3qt instant pot and it came out PERFECTLY. This is exactly the dish I was hoping to find, and so incredibly easy. A real keeper! Thanks!

Doubled the recipe, this made awesome burrito filling, easy and tasty. A man-pleasing recipe that will become a favorite at our house. We will be trying some of your other recipes ASAP! Thank you.

I’ve always made it double and I’ve kept the same time and it comes out awesome.  I add a full jalapeño to the recipe as well ;)

Just made this last night and it was amazing! I've always purchased pre-packaged Spanish rice to go with tacos, but I hated how much sodium and other preservatives were in them. With this recipe, I know exactly what's in it! I reheated it today for lunch and it was just as good. Very easy to make, and my 11-year-old daughter loved it too. From now on, I don't even need a taco- I'll just eat the rice!

This turned out fantastic!! Thank you so much! I've tried about 5 different instant pot mexican beans &amp; rice recipes and this beats them by a landslide. It's easier, tastier, and didn't come out dry (7 no burn signal). For those in the U.S., I used Trader Joe's brand red Salsa Authentica for the picante sauce. Topped with avocado, grated cheese, cilantro, and a bit more salsa and had tortilla chips on the side for a filling vegetarian meal.

Thank goodness I saw this comment! I was 5 minutes into cooking with long grain white. I stopped at 10 min and it turned out perfectly! 

Served with shredded chicken mixed with fresh cilantro and lime. 

10/10! Thank you!!

This was good.  I did add about a 1/2 lb. of ground beef (browned 1st in the Instant Pot), and took another reviewer's suggestion to cut the cumin to 1/2 tsp.  Also added about a 1/2 tsp. of oregano and coriander.  Topped it with cilantro, Mexican cheese and more salsa.  Twenty-two minutes was the perfect amount of time.

This turned out perfect. I had a jar of Trader Joe’s salsa and it was great. I loved it because let’s face it... so easy, no chopping. It was the perfect meal for my teen before fencing or tennis practice. Perfect combo of protein and carbs to power through a sweat session. The thing that surprised me the most- Da Hub doesn’t eat black beans and scarfed down a bowl before a run. WINNER!!!! Thank you so much for sharing this.

Made twice now. Had to double because my family wanted seconds. Did it as tacos and had some guacamole to line the tortillas.
Will work on modifying by adding heat.

My son is autistic. We made this together as our first instapot recipe. He is scared of cooking, but seems to be ok with the Instapot. Mexican food is his fav.  He did it! Thank you so much. I sadly didn't have any lime or black beans (we used kidney) but still came out DELISH!!!

I need to try and get my autistic son to help cook. Never thought about the instant pot might be easier. Thanks for posting.

Excellent. Thank you for sharing. I used the white rice version cause I had that on hand.

I made this for dinner tonight. I made it exactly as the recipe says but I added in seasoned, chopped chicken thighs. I'm in TX and our TX-based HEB sells Mi Tienda brand seasoned meats. I used the pollo chile verde. I cooked the chicken up and then added to the pot when everything else was done. One of my kiddos has already told me I should probably plan to make this again...soon. It was VERY good! Thank you for the recipe!

mine turned into muuuuushhh just didn't care for it :(

I was expecting this to be reasonably good, but wow, it was a home run for dinner tonight!  My pickiest child, who always turns up his nose at brown rice, devoured his serving and gave it a thumbs up.  I made a double batch, added 1 cup of frozen corn, some oregano and chicken bouillon powder.  We topped our bowls with chopped cilantro, red onions, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and guacamole, plus some corn chips.  Definitely will be making this again!

The recipe is fine - the web page is outrageously and annoyingly SLOW!  Get rid of all the stupid pop-ups and ads.  Install, 'Get recipe' button on first page - not interested in your cooking life story!

Recipe is great.

I also appreciate your context and story telling. ❤️

I greatly appreciated the recipe, the story telling and found that the website was as fast as any other.  Maybe someone needs to upgrade from dial-up :)

Thanks for posting something that includes CANNED beans in the IP.  I had a heck of a time finding one that didn’t call for dried beans!

Huge hit with the family! Picky kiddo ate more than half and hubby raved about it. So simple and cheap to make. Will definitely make again!

Topped it with:
Shredded lettuce 
Guacamole 
Sour cream
Diced fresh Roma tomatoes 
Salsa
Chives
Cilantro 

YUM! Thank you!

~~OFFICIAL RATING~~ 5 stars! Super easy, super tasty! In addition to the sausage, I also used chicken broth instead of water. I love how my rice and other dishes turn out, and this was no exception. Delish! With the shorter cook time, the meal came out to be a perfect consistency, not dry or mushy. This recipe yielded 6 1-cup servings, which I topped with 1/3 cup shredded Mexican cheese. Next time I plan on trying it with green onions and sour cream, as well.

Again, thanks so much for sharing this recipe, and I'll be coming back for more! I'm also super stoked that you have a gluten free tab!

&lt;3 :-D

So what I did was use a can of black beans drained, Minute Brown Rice and Quinoa, homemade marinara sauce instead of salsa, the bayleaf, Jimmy Dean turkey sausage crumbles and the water. I set pot for 14 min and let sit for 10. Delicious. I basically used the same measurements you had and about 1/3 cup of the crumbles. Next time I will make it meatless with Boca Crumbles. Did I say yum!

Used white rice and it was perfectly cooked using the suggested 5 minutes (plus 2 minutes due to adjusting for altitude of 7000ft).  I added about 3/4 cup grated butternut squash, and it was tasty and satisfying.  Thanks for the recipe!

I made this with basmati white rice because I just don't have the patience with brown rice. I also sauteed (without oil) a large onion before adding the other ingredients. It was amazing!!! I couldn't believe how good your recipe was. I served it for lunch and then immediately made a second batch. I love the lime. It adds layers of flavor I never thought beans and rice could have. 
I've eaten leftovers for breakfast, it's so good.

Love the recipe. I have a question about a bag of Anasazi beans. How do I cook these in an instant pot?
Cooking time? Liquid amount? Recipe? 
Any would be helpful.
I’ve never tasted them before and got a bag while in CO and don’t want to ruin them. 
Thanks!

So agree with Roberta.  Hard to find alot things right now.  this made an awesome meatless meal.  :)

So good! I doubled the recipe for quick reheat meals for my kids. So glad I did! Made recipe as directed, used the juice of one lime and a whole 24 ounce jar of restaurant style salsa in total when doubled recipe. This is a keeper....all 3 kids loved it!! I find recipes every weekend online to use for dinner and this is the first review I’ve left.

So good and the flavors were wonderful.  I used the Salsa Verda and added chicken. Next time I'll try using the picante sauce.

I wasn't sure about this because I'm not a huge fan of black beans but decided to give it a shot.  I made it with chicken thighs and the only thing I changed was I used some home made chicken stock instead of water.  This was absolutely fabulous, will definitely be making again.  So much flavor with the cilantro and lime, didn't need cheese or sour cream.

Hands down best mexican rice ive ever had!! And so easy to make!  Thanks for sharing!!! Glad I doubled it, even my picky eaters asked for seconds!!

I love your recipes, but this one was so delicious I had to comment! I used the mango salsa from Costco and it gave it a much different flavor than regular salsa. I regret not doubling it, but will be making this again and again. Thanks for all your IP recipes.

Freekin' awesome stuff.  Just the right flavor combination!  Made it just as stated, had a bunch of recommended toppings handy.  This can go in a bowl, in a warmed tortilla, in a taco shell, add some meat, just truly great stuff to eat!  Thank you for this recipe.... it's a keeper.

Made this twice with canned black beans and today with dry black beans. This will be one of the staples in my plant-based diet.

Absolutely fantastic! I made it with a can of Rotel instead of salsa, and it was sooooo good! Thank you for posting.

I've made this recipe 4 times and we love it for many reasons:   it's easy and fast; it's tasty and healthy and it can be customized.  We like to add some chopped cilantro, avocado and lime juice.  You can add a few tortilla chips on the side and eat it like a dip, if you want to.  I have also diced some onion and red bell pepper or poblano pepper in a pan and added it in.  

It does matter what kind of salsa you use.  The first time, we used Herdez, which is mostly vegetables and kind of watery.  This did not work as well as the Pace Picante Sauce; Pace is a little more like tomato sauce - not quite that thick, but not watery.  

Even the first time I made this it only took 30 minutes from start to finish.  Great recipe, Karen!

Made the rice and beans for dinner tonight...so good!!!  I added smoked sausage to the recipe...it's a keeper!!  I will be making this again!

I just tried this recipe, It came out  Incredably well... Thank you..

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Instant Pot Mexican Black Beans and Rice--the easiest and tastiest rice ever! Brown rice is cooked in flavorful salsa with garlic salt, a bay leaf and cumin. Canned black beans make this recipe very convenient. You can even add in chicken to make it a great one pot meal. 

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Recipe: (you can get the printable recipe here: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/instant-pot-mexican-black-beans-and-rice/ )
1 (15 oz) can of black beans, rinsed and drained
1 cup uncooked long grain brown rice
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup picante sauce (plus more, if needed)
1 bay leaf
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic salt
Fresh lime juice, to taste
Optional toppings: sour cream, tortilla chips, grated cheese, sliced avocado

INSTRUCTIONS
Place rinsed beans, rice, water, salsa, bay leaf, cumin, and garlic salt in the Instant Pot. Cover and make sure valve is on “sealing.” Press the manual button and set to 22 minutes. When the pot beeps let the pot sit for 10 minutes and then release any additional pressure. Stir a bit and discard the bay leaf. Add in lime juice and additional salsa to brighten it up, if needed. Scoop into bowls and top with desired toppings.

NOTES
If you wanted you could make this recipe with long grain white rice. Use 3/4 cup white rice and 1 1/4 cup water. Then use a 5 minute pressure cook time with a 10 minute natural pressure release. 

If you want to add chicken to this recipe remember to decrease the amount of water by 1/4 to 1/2 cup. 

If you use chicken with a different type of rice that has a lower cooking time cut the chicken into bite size pieces so that it cooks at the same rate as the rice. 

Remember your Instant Pot will take about 10 minutes to reach pressure. 

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instant pot mexican black beans and rice

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 22 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking

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