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Quick & Delicious Jamaican Rice and Beans Recipe!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
15 mins
Cook Time:
27 mins
Additional Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
52 mins
Servings:
6

Ingredients

  • 1tablespoonvegetable oil

  • 3skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces

  • 1cooking onion, diced

  • 3clovesgarlic, minced

  • 2cupschicken broth

  • 1(15 ounce) canblack beans, drained

  • 1 ½cupslong-grain rice

  • 1(8 ounce) cancorn, or to taste

  • 1cupcoconut milk

  • 1tablespoonScotch bonnet hot sauce, or to taste

  • 2teaspoonsground thyme

  • 2teaspoonskosher salt

  • 2teaspoonsground black pepper

  • 2teaspoonsbrown sugar

  • 1teaspoonallspice

Cooking Directions

  1. Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Saute function. Add oil. Saute chicken, onion, and garlic until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes; do not brown garlic.

  2. Add broth, black beans, rice, corn, coconut milk, hot sauce, thyme, black pepper, brown sugar, and allspice and stir well. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure and close vent. Set timer for 15 minutes. Allow about 10 minutes for pressure to build.

  3. Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Cook’s Note:

Feel free to use 2 bay leaves in place of thyme, if you prefer.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe6
Calories454
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
13g 		17%
Saturated Fat
8g 		41%
Cholesterol
34mg 		11%
Sodium
1513mg 		66%
Total Carbohydrate
64g 		23%
Dietary Fiber
8g 		28%
Total Sugars
5g
Protein
22g 		44%
Vitamin C
8mg 		9%
Calcium
79mg 		6%
Iron
6mg 		34%
Potassium
585mg 		12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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