Sausage with Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas

You are going to learn how to create Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas and sausage served with stewed beans using an Instant Pot.

Let's begin, but first!

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Eckrich Smoked Sausage.

Today you are going to learn delicious time-saving holiday Puerto Rican recipes that you and your family are going to love.

You are going to learn how we enjoy our holiday with these traditional dishes. If you don’t know we are a multi-racial family, we are Puerto Rican and Greek.

We love keeping our family traditions with our own twist, and for us, it is more about quality than quantity.

Spending time in the kitchen is not one of my favorite things, and you will learn how I managed to create two traditional Puerto Rican dishes in less than 45 minutes.

These recipes are delicious and don’t require all of those 45 minutes in the kitchen. I get to spend it with my family and doing other important things.

Some Puerto Rican dishes are simple to make, and this might surprise many, but one-pot dishes are one of my favorites to make and are super delicious.

Why Eckrich Smoked Sausage?

When it comes to creating Sausage Puerto Rican Rice and Pigeon Peas , I will suggest using Eckrich Smoked Sausage.

This recipe is made with Eckrich Smoked Sausage which gives an extra kick to the rice and beans everyone is going to love.

Eckrich Smoked Sausages come in a variety of flavors and forms that includes rope and links that you can find in the Deli section of your local grocery store.

Adding Eckrich Smoked Sausages to our holiday meals cuts our time in the kitchen, and with its special blend of spices, creates a delicious spread for any meal occasion that everyone loves.

So, are you ready to start creating Sausage Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas?

You might like these recipes:

• Arroz con Gandules Instant Pot Recipe
• Instant Pot Chicken & Rice / Arroz Junto con Pollo
• Italian Sausage and Corn Skillet
• Sausage Puerto Rican Stewed Beans

What type of rice should I use for Instant Pot Puerto Rican Rice Recipe?

You can use any rice that is available. We use regular white rice located at your local grocery store. Long grain rice tends to do well in the Instant Pot versus short grain, in my opinion.

Do I need Sazon or Sofrito for this recipe?

Yes, you do need Sazon or sofrito for this recipe. It's what makes this a Puerto Rican recipe!

For this recipe, you are going to need Sofrito and Sazon, and if you don’t have sofrito you can find the recipe here or purchase it!

You can make homemade Sazon seasoning recipe MSG-free, gluten-free, filler ingredient free, and salt and sugar-free when you follow this sazon recipe.

I don't have sofrito what can I do?

If you don't have sofrito the best thing I can tell you to do is to use half a cup of onions (chopped) and fresh cilantro.

In the saute mode of your Instant Pot, add a little bit of oil and add the onion and cilantro and saute them until they are tender.

This should give your rice a “sofrito” flavored. Once this is done, add the other ingredients of this recipe.

How to make Sausage Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas

For this recipe of Sausage Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas, you are going to need an electric pressure cooker with a rice button. For this recipe, we used an Instant Pot.

What are the ingredients to make Puerto Rican Pigeon Rice with Sausage?

For this Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas recipe you are going to need the following ingredients:

• Eckrich Smoked Sausage (We used Polska Kielbasa made with pork and turkey)
• White rice
• Sofrito
• Can of pigeon peas
• Packet of Sazon
• Can of tomato sauce (8 ounces)
• Can of diced tomatoes
• Can of corn
• Chicken broth
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper

How to Make Instant Pot Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas and Sausage

Now that we have the ingredients for the Sausage Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas, let’s make it!

Seriously this is just a simple recipe to make and you can’t mess this up. So be ready and follow these simple steps:

To begin, make sure you have an electric pressure cooker, we use an Instant Pot.

First, press the Sauté button on your pressure cooker and allow it to warm a bit before adding the next ingredients.

Once the olive oil is warm, not hot, add the sofrito, sazon, and tomato sauce and stir for about two minutes to incorporate the ingredients.

Once the two minutes have passed, go ahead and add the gandules or pigeon peas and sausage and continue to stir.

Stir a bit more, and next add the rest of the ingredients and stir for a few more minutes to make sure everything is incorporated well.

The next thing you must do is press the Sauté button to cancel the function.

Press the Rice button, turn the knob to Sealing, and 12 minutes (if your electric pressure cooker doesn't autocook). If you have an Instant Pot, the Rice button with autocook and will stop cooking once the rice it cooks. Please keep that in mind.

Once the Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker is done, allow it to natural release.

Your Sausage Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas is complete!

Sausage with Puerto Rican Rice with Pigeon Peas Recipe

Now that you know everything you need to know about creating Puerto Rican pigeon rice with sausage it is time to print the recipe.

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Eckrich Smoked Sausage.