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Vegetarian Red Beans (Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker)

Cassie Waltman
Vegetarian Red Beans are deeply flavorful, combining herbs, spices, and the holy trinity of vegetables for a hearty meatless meal with rice.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 10 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 25 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 295 kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker e.g. Instant Pot
  • slow cooker 7-8 quart capacity

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound red kidney beans (or small red beans)
  • 1 medium onion
  • 2 green bell peppers
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 5 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp. white pepper (ground)
  • ½ tsp. black pepper (ground)
  • 2 tsp. thyme (dried)
  • 1½ tsp. garlic powder
  • 1½ tsp. oregano leaves (dried)
  • 1 tsp. kosher salt
  • ½ tsp. liquid smoke
  • 5 cups vegetable stock (substitute chicken stock, ham stock, or water)

Instructions
 

Pressure Cooker:

  • Rinse the beans and sort out any stones or damaged beans.
  • Dice the bell pepper, onion, and celery into ¼- to ½-inch pieces.
  • Add ingredients to the insert of the pressure cooker in the order listed.
  • Cook, using manual high pressure, for 100 minutes. Allow a natural release of the pressure.
  • Stir and taste for seasoning. Add additional salt, pepper, or liquid smoke as desired.

Slow Cooker:

  • Rinse the beans and sort out any stones or damaged beans.
  • Dice the bell pepper, onion, and celery into ¼- to ½-inch pieces.
  • Add all ingredients to the slow cooker. Stir and cover.
  • Cook for 8 hours on low heat.
  • Stir and taste for seasoning. Add additional salt, pepper, or liquid smoke as desired.

Notes

Reduce the amount of liquid smoke by half if you use a ham stock to prepare the red beans.  Preparation time and cook time are based on the pressure cooker cooking method.

Nutrition facts are sometimes provided below and are calculated using an online calculator. With specific brands of ingredients and additions, omissions, or substitutions the nutrition facts may change. We encourage you to use your own nutrition facts calculator to obtain the most accurate nutrition facts for your meal.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 295kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 18gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 1131mgPotassium: 1222mgFiber: 14gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 760IUVitamin C: 40mgCalcium: 111mgIron: 6mg
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