Arroz con Gandules Instant Pot Recipe (2024)

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ByJoyce ZahariadisPublished:02/19/201802/01/2024Updated:02/01/2024

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ThisArroz con Gandules Instant Pot Recipe is amazing and so easy to make your family is going to love it, so let's begin, shall we?

It is so full of flavor, and you are going to learn why many Puerto Ricans enjoy eating this delicious recipe.

Making Arroz con Gandules in an Instant Pot is a quick and easy way to enjoy the traditional Puerto Rican dish, combining rice, pigeon peas, pork, and spices for a flavorful one-pot meal.

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Gandules are pigeon peas, and you can use your favorite brand. As for the rice, use any white rice.

For this recipe, you are going to need Sofrito andSazon, and if you don’t have sofrito, you can find therecipe hereorpurchase it!

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

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What are the ingredients to make Arroz con Gandules?

You can always head over to Walmart, create a shopping list, order your ingredients ahead, and pick up or have them delivered to your home.

To make this arroz con gandules using an Instant Pot, you are going to need:

white rice
Sofrito
can of gandules (pigeon peas)
sazon
tomato sauce
chicken broth
olive oil
olives
Salt and pepper to taste

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How to Make Instant Pot Arroz con Gandules

Here’s how to make this Arroz con Gandules Instant Pot. Now that you have the ingredients, let's make it!

Hit the Sauté button, add olive oil, sofrito, olives, tomato sauce, and Sazon, and cook for about 3 minutes until everything is blended well.
Add the gandules and saute for another minute or two.
Add the chicken broth, salt, and pepper (to taste), and rice and stir. There's nothing wrong with tasting your rice right now before you seal it and cook it. That way, you will know if you want to add more salt and pepper.
Cancel Sauté
Hit rice for 12 minutes. Now, know that with the Instant Pot Duo we used, you can press rice, and 12 minutes is the auto time. The IP will stop cooking once the rice is done cooking.
Let it rest for a few minutes before releasing pressure.

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YourArroz con Ganudes is ready to serve!

You can serve this with:

Instant Pot Carne Guisada / Puerto Rican Beef Stew Recipe

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Instant Pot Instant Pot Arroz con Gandules

Instant Pot Arroz Con Gandules Recipe

Ready to make thisInstant Pot Arroz con Gandules? Here's the recipe card with the exact measurements.

Arroz con Gandules Instant Pot Recipe

Yield: 8-10 Servings

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Authentic Puerto Rican Arroz con Gandules (Rice with pigeon peas) made using an Instant Pot.

Ingredients

2 cups of white rice
2 Tablespoons of Sofrito
1 (15 oz) can of gandules (pigeon peas)
1 Packet of sazon
4 ounces of tomato sauce
2 cups of chicken broth
2 Tablespoons of olive oil
2 Tablespoons of olives
Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Hit Sauté button and add olive oil, sofrito, olives, tomato sauce, sazon and cook for about 3 minutes until everything is blended well.
Add the gandules and sauté for another minute or two.
Add the chicken broth and rice and stir
Cancel Sauté
Hit rice 12 minutes or Rice button and it will auto cook.
Serve