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!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time23 minutesmins
estimated time to reach pressure15 minutesmins
Total Time38 minutesmins
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Keyword: vegan dirty rice
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 258kcal
Author: Kathy Hester
Ingredients
1/4cupwater, for water sauting
1cupminced red onion
8 ouncemushrooms, minced
1/2cupminced bell pepper
1cupshredded carrot
1/2teaspoonminced garlic
2cupslong grain brown rice
1 1/2teaspoonsCajun seasoning
2 1/2cupsVegetable Broth
saltto taste, optional
Instructions
Add the water to your Instant Pot and turn on the saute function. Once hot add the onions and saute until translucent.
Add in the mushrooms, bell pepper, shredded carrots, garlic and cook until soft.
Add in the rice and Cajun seasoning and saute for a minute or two until the spices become fragrant.
Cut the Instant Pot off so you can switch cooking modes.
Add in the broth, put the lid on and turn vent to sealing. Cook on Manual or Pressure Cook depending on your IP model.
Cook for 23 minutes then let it release naturally for 10 minutes. Then you can manually release the rest of the pressure.