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November 22, 2017

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Cajun Sausage and Beans

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Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Cajun Sausage and Beans–andouille sausage is served alongside a creamy pot of cajun-style beans that are cooked quickly in your pressure cooker or simmered all day in the slow cooker. You only need 3 ingredients to make this flavorful dinner.  

This recipe is brought to you by my friends at Hurst’s Hambeens. Thanks so much for supporting my blog and it’s sponsors.

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Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Cajun Sausage and Beans--andouille sausage is served alongside a creamy pot of cajun-style beans that are cooked quickly in your pressure cooker or simmered all day in the slow cooker. You only need 3 ingredients to make this flavorful dinner.  

Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Cajun Sausage and Beans

We had this amazing pot of cajun sausage and beans last night for dinner and we all loved it. And then I ate the leftovers for lunch today! The beans are almost creamy and the sausage gives the dish a kicked up flavor.

Typically when I hear the word “cajun” as it refers to cuisine I get nervous because I think that it will be too spicy for me. If you’re sort of wimpy when it comes to spicy foods don’t worry because this instant pot/slow cooker cajun sausage and beans is just right. Not too spicy but still super flavorful. If you’re a fan of spicy foods then you can always add a few dashes of hot sauce.

You’ll start this recipe off with a package of Hurst’s Hambeens Brand Cajun 15 Bean Soup. You can find these at the grocery store next to other packages of dried beans. Hurst’s Cajun 15 Bean Soup contains 15 varieties of dried beans–namely northern, pinto, lima, yelloweye, garbanzos, green split peas, kidney, cranberry bean, white, pink, small red, yellow split pea, lentil, navy, white kidney and black beans. I always like to soak my beans overnight but if I forget I do the quick soak method (I show you how in the recipe below).

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Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Cajun Sausage and Beans--andouille sausage is served alongside a creamy pot of cajun-style beans that are cooked quickly in your pressure cooker or simmered all day in the slow cooker. You only need 3 ingredients to make this flavorful dinner.  

Other recipes that use dried beans

If you’d like to see all the recipes I’ve made with Hurst’s Beans you can click here. And here are some others that look amazing…

Slow Cooker Cajun 15 Bean Soup Recipe

Instant Pot Tex-Mex Pinto Beans Recipe

Make sure to follow Hurst’s on Facebook to see more recipe ideas.

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What Slow Cooker/Pressure Cooker Did You Use?

I used my 6 quart oval Kitchenaid slow cooker.* I love this slow cooker (you can see me talking about it in a video here). It cooks low and evenly. I love the medium heat choice because most slow cookers that I’ve seen only have the option of cooking on low or high. If you’re going to buy just one slow cooker, this is the one that I recommend.

I also used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1 *for this recipe. I also own the 6 quart Instant Pot IP-LUX60 V3 Programmable Electric Pressure Cooker*. They are both great pressure cookers! The first one I mentioned has a yogurt making function but other than that they are fairly similar. The price difference between the two is about $20.

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Instant Pot/Slow Cooker Cajun Sausage and Beans


  • Prep Time: 5 minutes (plus soaking the beans)
  • Cook Time: 15 minutes (plus time to come to pressure)
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x
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Andouille sausage is served alongside a creamy pot of cajun-style beans that are cooked quickly in your pressure cooker or simmered all day in the slow cooker. You only need 3 ingredients to make this flavorful dinner.  


Ingredients

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For soaking:

  • 1 (20 oz) package Hurst’s Cajun 15 Bean Soup
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 Tbsp salt

For cooking the beans:

  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 the seasoning packet that comes with the beans

After the beans have cooked:

  • rest of the seasoning packet
  • 1 or 2 (8 oz) cans of tomato sauce
  • 1 (12 oz) package of cajun style andouille smoked sausage, cut into quarter inch rounds
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Soak the beans at least 8 hours overnight with the 8 cups of water and the tablespoon of salt. If you forget to do this step you can do the “quick soak method” outlined below in the notes.
  2. Drain and rinse the beans in a colander. Add the rinsed beans to the slow cooker or the Instant Pot.
  3. For the slow cooker: Add in the 3 1/2 cups water and half the seasoning packet. Cover and cook on low for 6-10 hours (depending on your slow cooker and how quickly it cooks). For the Instant Pot: Add the 3 1/2 cups water and half the seasoning packet to the pot. Cover and secure the lid. Make sure the valve is set to “sealing.” Set the manual pressure cook button to 15 minutes on high pressure. When the timer beeps indicating the time is up you can do a quick release by moving the valve to “venting.” Open the pot when it allows you to do so.
  4. If there is excess liquid, drain it off. Add in the rest of the seasoning packet. Add in 1 or 2 cans of tomato sauce, depending on how saucy you like it. Add in the sliced sausage and stir. Salt to taste. Scoop into bowls and serve.

Notes

How to quick soak dried beans on the stovetop: Use a colander to rinse the beans. Place the beans in a colander and run cool water over the top of the beans. Discard any dirt or stones. Add the beans to a saucepan. Cover the beans completely with water. Sprinkle in the salt. They will soak up a lot of the water so make sure to get about 2 inches of water over the top of the beans. Bring the beans to a boil over high heat. Let the beans boil for one minute and then remove the pot from the heat. Cover the beans with a lid and let them soak in the hot water for one hour. Use a colander to drain the water off of the beans. Now they are ready to be used in your recipe!

Quick Soak Method in the Instant Pot: First just pour the beans into a colander and rinse them off. Sometimes dried beans have a little dirt and debris in them. Once they have been rinsed you can add the beans to the Instant Pot. Next you’ll cover the beans with water. Now you’ll add in salt. The salty solution is essential to getting the beans the right consistency. Now you’ll bring the pot to a boil by using the the “sauté” function on your Instant Pot. Once the water comes to a boil you will cover the pot with the lid and set the valve to “sealing.” Then you’ll set the manual pressure cooker button to 2 minutes. When the timer beeps you can open the valve very slowly. If foam begins to exit the valve stop releasing the pressure and wait for 30 seconds before you try again. Once the lid is removed go ahead and drain and rinse the beans in a colander under cool running water. Now you can proceed with the recipe that requires pre-soaked beans.

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  1. Sue Meyers says

    January 15, 2018 at 8:09 am

    This is very good and very simple. Thank you!! Being new to the instant pot, does anyone know if I can cook rice during the 15 minute cook time in a bowl above the beans? I’m thinking 15 minutes might be too long for the rice. But I’m not positive.

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    • Karen says

      January 17, 2018 at 1:36 pm

      I bet it would work. It may be too much time. Give it a try next time and see. If it doesn’t work you’re only out a couple cups of rice.

      Reply
  2. Michael says

    December 12, 2017 at 6:22 pm

    You don’t heat up/brown the sausage before stirring in at the end?

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    • Karen says

      December 13, 2017 at 10:46 am

      No, I didn’t.

      Reply
  3. Crystal says

    November 28, 2017 at 4:56 pm

    Making this tonight and adding some green bell pepper and onion as well as some Cajun seasoning. Serving over Cajun garlic butter rice and corn bread.

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    • Karen says

      November 28, 2017 at 6:53 pm

      that sounds fantastic!

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