Dirty rice is usually not vegan, but my Instant Pot Vegan Dirty Rice uses mushrooms in place of the meat. They add umami and meld well with the vegetables. It’s a great side dish with your favorite beans!

What is Vegan Dirty Rice?

Dirty rice is a traditional Creole dish. It usually has chopped meat in it which makes the rice look “dirty” and that’s where the name comes from.

In my recipe we replace the meat with chopped mushrooms to make it a vegan dish. Dirty rice always has spices and some minced veggies too.

Why Make Instant Pot Dirty Rice?

Rice and Instant Pots are a match made in heaven. I used to be addicted to my rice cooker until I got my first electric pressure cooker.

It made great rice and it wasn’t long after I bought a second Instant Pot to go with my first!

Now I cook a stew in one and rice or quinoa in the other. I love to cook larger batches of rice and save the leftovers for fried rice another night.

What Do You Eat with Vegetarian Dirty Rice?

You could grill or air fry some tofu, tempeh, or sweet potato slices after you dip into some Cajun seasoning blend.

Or use the method I use to batter cauliflower and bake it to a golden crisp for my cauliflower po boys.

Red beans is another perfect pairing and here’s a slow cooker recipe and a stove-top version. Keep an eye on this blog for an Instant Pot version coming soon.

If you have two Instant Pots you can make my Instant Pot Heirloom Beans or these Creamy Black Eyed Peas to eat with your dirty rice.

Instant Pot Heirloom Beans

Can You Freeze Pressure Cooker Dirty Rice?

You sure can cook a double batch and freeze it for later.

I recommend either using a freezer safe resealable plastic bag or in a glass container that’s freezer safe.

How Do You Reheat It?

If it’s straight from the fridge I add a bit of water no matter if I’m heating it up in the microwave or on the stove. It dries out the longer it’s stored in the fridge.

You’ll heat up the frozen rice half-way and then check to see if it needs any extra liquid. The older it is, the more likely you’ll have to add water.

Can I Use Other Kinds of Rice?

Be sure to try this with traditional brown rice, but you can use any kind of rice that takes about the same amount of time to cook.

I like to switch it up with Instant Pot Red Rice or even black forbidden rice!

Vegan Instant Pot Mushroom Dirty Rice

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 23 minutes

Additional Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 53 minutes

Vegan Instant Pot Mushroom Dirty Rice uses mushrooms in place of the meat. They add umami and meld well with the vegetables. It’s a great side dish with your favorite beans!

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Ingredients

• 1/4 cup water, for water sauting
• 1 cup minced red onion
• 8 ounce mushrooms, minced
• 1/2 cup minced bell pepper
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 cups long grain brown rice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
• 2 1/2 cups Vegetable Broth
• salt, to taste, optional

Instructions

1. Add the water to your Instant Pot and turn on the saute function. Once hot add the onions and saute until translucent. 
2. Add in the mushrooms, bell pepper, shredded carrots, garlic and cook until soft.
3. Add in the rice and Cajun seasoning and saute for a minute or two until the spices become fragrant.
4. Cut the Instant Pot off so you can switch cooking modes. 
5. Add in the broth, put the lid on and turn vent to sealing. Cook on Manual or Pressure Cook depending on your IP model. 
6. Cook for 23 minutes then let it release naturally for 10 minutes. Then you can manually release the rest of the pressure.
7. Fluff the rice and salt to taste.

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Nutrition Information

Yield 6 Serving Size 1
Amount Per Serving Calories 117Total Fat 1gSaturated Fat 0gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 1gCholesterol 0mgSodium 663mgCarbohydrates 25gFiber 3gSugar 4gProtein 3g

Nutrition information is provided from nutritionix.com as a close estimate. If you have specific health issues please put the recipe information into the nutritional calculator your Dr. recommends.