Instant Pot Vegan Dirty Rice
This Instant Pot Vegan Dirty Rice recipe is an easy and delicious one pot meal that's a spin on a Southern classic. Can be made whole food plant based oil free and can be made on the stove.
Servings 8 servings
Equipment
- 6 qt Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil (can sub for vegetable stock)
- 1 1/2 cups brown rice
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 green bell pepper, chopped
- 2 ribs celery, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tsp creole seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 lb vegan beefless crumbles (we use Gardein)
- 1 cup vegan chick'n strips, cut into bite size pieces (we use Gardein)
- 1/2 cup vegan sausage, cut into slices (about 2 sausages - we used Field Roast Apple Sage)
- 1 quart vegetable broth (low sodium preferred)
- 2 bay leaves
- sliced green onions, garnish
Instructions
- Chop the pepper, onions, celery and garlic.
- Turn instant pot onto Saute method.
- Add in your olive oil (or veg stock is avoiding oil).
- Once hot, add in your rice and toast for 3 minutes. Stirring often so it doesn't burn on the bottom.
- Add in your onions and peppers, stirring often and cooking 3 minutes or until translucent.
- Add garlic and saute for 1 minute. Turn off saute method.
- Add creole seasoning, salt and thyme. Stir together.
- Add in vegan beefless cumbles, chick'n strips, and slice sausage.
- Add vegetable stock and bay leaves. Stir together again.
- Put on instant pot lid and make sure that the pressure valve is sealed. Press manual and cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
- When the time goes off, let the pressure release via Quick Release. *If you are not sure about this, please read your manual.
- Let the lid stay on for 10 minutes before serving.
- Stir everything together serve with sliced green onions on top.
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Notes
*See post for notes about Top 8 Allergy Free variation and information about WFPB-No Oil alternatives.