Rice Cooker Puerto Rican Habichuelas Guisadas (Stewed Beans Recipe)

You are going to learn how to make habichuelas guides from Puerto Rico using a rice cooker.

Before we continue, please read everything because not all rice cookers are the same.

Thanks to our friends at Hamilton Beach, you will learn how to make a delicious Rice Cooker Puerto Rican beans recipe using a rice cooker.

I was given this Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker to review it and test it out and let me tell you, I sure did!

Creating delicious meals in appliances is our thing because they help cut back time in the kitchen, which I love.

This rice cooker, Puerto Rican beans recipe or Habichuelas Guisadas is delicious and sweet.

Habichuelas Guisadas is a popular dish and found in Puerto Rican households. They are made with red beans or pink beans and are served with white rice.

You will fall in love with the Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker and the stewed bean recipe, I guarantee it!

But before we get into creating this delicious Puerto Rican stewed bean recipe, let’s take a look at Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker and its features, shall we?

Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker Review

This Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker is steady and heavy, which surprised me. Compared to my previous rice cooker, Hamilton Beach is solid.

Once you open you will be able to see the attachment it comes with:

• A rice rinse basket or steam basket (4 – 20 cup capacity)
• Rice cup
• Spoon

As you can see, the inside is good quality too! It has a nonstick pot, my friend!

One important thing to remember is that you can make various foods with this Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker.

Grains, hot cereals, and yes, you can even cook your favorite packaged rice mix without boiling water or set a timer.

This Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker is well great for oatmeal and grits and one of my favorite Cream of Wheat cereal!

Another great thing I love about this rice cooker is that you can meal plan easier. You can set it and have your meal ready later.

Once the meal is done it automatically shifts to Warm.

You can purchase this rice cooker on Amazon when you click this link.

Now, for those who love to cook rice and beans, this gadget is for you. You see, as a Puerto Rican who loves to cook her native dishes but don’t have much time, this rice cooker works for you.

I made this Abichuela Guisadas or Puerto Rican Stewed beans using the Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker and you will see that this rice cooker is not just for rice!

We also made white rice to go with it too!

How to Make Rice Cooker Puerto Rican Stewed Beans

Now that we went over the amazing features of this rice cooker and seriously it even makes Avena, it's time to learn how to make this delicious Puerto Rican bean recipe famous on the island.

What I love about this stewed bean recipe is that it is sweet and has sweet plantains in them.

If this is your first time making Puerto Rican beans know that this method is the easy way to make it because you won't mess it up.

Also, you can add whatever your heart desires when it comes to vegetables and meat.

I mean you can add ham, carrots, sausage, chicken, you name it.

One thing I advise is to make sure you taste it and add seasoning to your liking.

In this Puerto Rican beans recipe, we didn't add any salt at all, and the reason is because of the ingredients.

Rice Cooker Habichuela Guisadas Ingredients

For this rice cooker bean recipe you are going to use the following ingredients:

•  Olive oil
•  Sofrito
• water
• packet of Sazon
• Chicken Flavor Bouillon (you can use packets too)
• can of tomato sauce
• stewed tomatoes
• can of red beans or two  (we used pink beans)
• cloves of garlic
• bay leaf
• Vienna Sausage
• large onion
• ripe plantain
• potatoes
• dry basil or fresh sweet basil
• Salt & pepper

If you are interested in making homemade sazon, you can click this link to learn how to make GMO-free, no-fillers, sazon.

Once again, I want to make sure that you taste your recipe and add whatever your little heart desire, including hot sauce!

Now that you have your ingredients gathered, let's create this rice cooker stewed beans recipe.

How to use Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker to Make Beans

Making stewed beans using a rice cooker is different from any other way because it will take about 45 minutes to be done.

This seriously allows me to set the rice cooker and work on other things around the home, and by the time it's done, it is dinner time.

See how this works!

You set the timer and your dinner will be done by dinner time.

How To Make Beans Using a Rice Cooker

To make stewed beans follow the steps below.

Step 1 – Set your Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker to Heat/Simmer (we pressed 15 minutes).

Step 2 – You will add olive oil, onions, garlic, and sofrito and mix it very well.

Step 3 – Add the tomato sauce, can of stewed tomatoes, the chicken bouillon, beans, and bay leaf, and mix well.

Step 4 – Once is mixed well add the rest of the ingredients and stir well.

Step 5 – In about two minutes or three close the rice cooker lid.

Step 6 – On your Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker, press the White Rice button (45 minutes).

Step 7 – Once it is done, serve!

Your Rice Cooker Puerto Rican Stewed Beans are done, and my friend, you are going to taste sweetness!

You can serve this with Instant Pot white rice or eat it alone, to be honest!

Puerto Rican Beans Recipe

Now that you know how to make this Rice Cooker Puerto Rican Beans, it is time to print the recipe!

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Your turn: When it comes to rice cooker Puerto Rican beans what are your thoughts? What do you think of the Hamilton Beach Rice & Hot Cereal Cooker?