{"id":26393,"date":"2019-03-06T13:44:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T18:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/?p=26393"},"modified":"2024-04-03T06:38:06","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T11:38:06","slug":"instant-pot-cajun-pork-and-beans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slimmingeats.com\/blog\/instant-pot-cajun-pork-and-beans","title":{"rendered":"Instant Pot Cajun Pork and Beans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Instant Pot Cajun Pork and Beans - tender pieces of pork shoulder in a delicious spicy cajun sauce with pinto beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The inspiration for dinner tonight was a container of dried pinto beans in my pantry that I wanted to use up. Combining with a small piece pork shoulder I had in the fridge, some vegetables and that perfect homemade cajun seasoning. I knew it was going to be a dinner that the entire family could dig into and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All that was left to decide then was the sides. Kids love my Chips<\/a>,<\/strong> so I figured some crispy potato cubes using the same method and some green vegetables would be perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The kids, especially my youngest, has been a bit fussy about her veggies lately, so I knew if I could hide some in the sauce, all would be perfect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She didn't even know this contained some zucchini (courgette) which is a vegetable she is not too keen on. So it's a perfect recipe for any fussy eaters in the household and of course blending the vegetable for a sauce, means it was deliciously thick and rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Usually, you should soak any dried beans overnight before using in a recipe, but with the Instant Pot<\/a><\/strong>, there is no soaking needed for this delicious Cajun Pork and Beans recipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wait!! What's an Instant Pot<\/a><\/strong>?,  I hear you say. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Instant Pot<\/a> <\/strong>is a brand of multi-function pressure cooker. It's one of my favourite cooking appliances. I love this thing so much, that I almost use it EVERY.SINGLE.DAY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is basically a 7in1 cooker, and it slow cooks, pressure cooks, saute's, has settings for soup, chilli, rice, porridge and even makes yoghurt (I haven't tried that yet).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wondering what else you can cook in an Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker? Check out some of these recipes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n