I wonder if I’ll ever be able to start a blog post off without a disclaimer…probably not. So here goes – rice and beans are not considered paleo. But I’m currently doing something called the Bean Protocol to help improve my ongoing acne that I’ve dealt with for 20 years now. It’s been only 2 months and it’s going AWESOME! My skin has already cleared almost completely. It’s bananas. If you want to learn more about it, I’ll be sharing my Q&A I did on Sunday in my highlights of my instagram. I talk through all of it there! But since this Bean Protocol has changed my life for the better, I want to share that knowledge, experience, and recipes with others to make their own experience a tad easier. That means I’ll be sharing bean recipes on here. And non-paleo recipes. Because here’s the thing – we all change, grown, and learn along the way. And I like to share that new knowledge you with! Hope you’re along for the ride! If not…byeeeeeeeeee.
This recipe is one of my favorites because it’s SO STUPID EASY. You put rice in the instant pot, you caramelize onions, you add beans, you add rice. Botta bing, botta boom. For this dish, I use cannellini beans, which have become my favorite bean throughout this bean experiment. They are super creamy and I don’t find that they upset my guts, which is always a plus. This dish just simply feels like comfort food! And you can top it with any protein you prefer – chicken, turkey, pork, steak, really whatever. It makes for a really delicious, quick weeknight meal and it’s GREAT for leftovers. If you’ve never cooked rice in the instant pot, get ready for your life to change. I use my IP probably 3-4x/week just to simply cook rice. You’ll never ever EVER want to cook rice on the stovetop again. That technique is bullshit and has killed two pans of mine.
If you’re looking for more bean recipes, don’t you worry, they are on the way. But I also recently shared Lentil Tabbouleh and Taco Pasta Salad, which are both bean protocol specific recipes. It’s been a tad strange to eat beans after 10+ years of not eating them, but they’ve already changed my life in such a positive way. I even travel with beans on hand to ensure that I get them in no matter where I am. We are stopping by Vail today and beans are packed in my suitcase. I don’t find beans on the menu in a ton of restaurants, so I’m becoming my own restaurant, instead. I’m a fantastic server who someone always knows what I want. That’s was a terrible joke. I actually was never a server, but I was a hostess who fucking CRUSHED it for a solid year at a restaurant. Then I told myself I was never go back to working at a restaurant since customers are the pits. People get so hangry. Anywho, it’s 6am over here, I have some beans to eat!
Turmeric Rice & Beans
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
For the rice
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 cups chicken bone broth (or vegetable stock, to make it vegetarian)
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric root powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For the beans
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 14 ounce can of unsalted cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup chicken broth* (or vegetable stock, to make it vegetarian)
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- fresh dill, for garnish
- flake salt, for garnish
Instructions
- Place rice, chicken broth, turmeric, garlic powder, and salt in an instant pot. Close lid and press the rice function. This will set the instant pot to around 10-12 minutes on high pressure. Once the instant pot is done cooking, let the pressure naturally release while you cook the rest of the dish, this will make for super fluffy rice.
- Once the rice goes in the instant pot, place a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Add olive oil and the yellow onion to the pan to begin the caramelizing process. As the onions begin to slightly brown, place the heat to medium-low to keep the onions from burning. Every couple minutes, toss the onions to keep them cooking evenly. Once the onions are halfway through cooking, about 7-8 minutes, add the garlic cloves and salt. Continue tossing every couple minutes until the onions are a deep brown color.
- Add cannellini beans, broth, and black pepper. Then release any extra pressure in the instant pot and add rice to the pan. Mix to combined then bring to a low boil and reduce until the broth is gone.
- Top with fresh dill and flake salt, before serving.
Notes
*If at any point the onions begin to stick to the bottom of the pan, you can always add just a splash of chicken broth
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I have never made rice in my instant pot! I thought it would burn. I am so excited to try this recipe! I have been slowly weaning off of caffeine and sugar and have added in the beans! I can already tell a difference and it has only been 6 days.
I watched your bean protocol instagram Q&A–I did want to mention that Unique says gluten is fine on the protocol.
Thanks for your fabulous bean recipes–keep them coming!
i noticed that after. like i said from my q&a, i’m not an expert by any means and that’s why i recommend unique a million times. i just personally stay away from gluten in the US.
This was so flipping good!!!!! Loving your bean recipes and extra bonus that husband loves them too. Used chickpeas since that’s all I had on hand and came out amazing. Thank you! 🙏🏻
awesome!! so glad to hear it!!
Do you make Arborio rice in the IP the same way as the basmati? I’m trying to figure out the timing of it – it seems like it’s less time, but all the recipes I find are for IP risotto and I just want plain rice!
If you’re on the fence about making this recipe, MAKE IT. I am just starting to incorporate beans into my diet and with this recipe, I’m way more confident that I’ll actually be able to do it! The flavor was fantastic. Caramelizing onions always feels like a bit of a chore (especially on a hot day!) but it is SO worth it!
This looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it!
hope you like it!
Looks delicious. Definitely will be making it this weekend. I’m always looking to eat better and try things that will help me feel my best so I appreciate you doing all the homework for us and sharing the bean protocol. I did AIP and that is a really tough one to stick to so I’m very interested in the bean protocol and how it can help with my RA. Thanks again!!
Any tips for no instant pot or using like frozen rice? Thank you!!!
i’ve never cooked frozen rice so i have no advice for that, but you can also simply follow the directions on the rice packaging if you’re cooking rice on the stovetop!
Meal prepped this as a side and took my first bite.. delicious! Then I realized I forgot to garnish with the fresh dill. Once I added the dill it was even better! This makes for a great side but I’d honestly be happy eating it as the main event. Thanks for the recipe!!
so glad you liked it Bri!
This recipe is just stupid good. It took massive control not to eat the entire thing
woooohoooo! so glad you loved it, Anna!
This was so good!! Loved that I got so many meals out of it too.
So good! Making it for the second time.
so glad you liked it jenn!
Just made this for lunch and it’s delicious! I love that it was made with pantry staples. Super easy recipe and it smells amazing!
I love how creamy the beans are, it’s a very comforting dish. I follow a paleo diet but I recently tried adding beans back after watching your IG stories and haven’t had any issue so I love that you offer these bean recipes and share your bean protocol. Can’t wait to try more of your bean recipes as I try the protocol you talked about.
My husband just said it’s surprisingly delicious as he went back for more after acting like he was humoring by taking a spoonful to try it out. lol he needs to just trust when it’s a Paleomg receipt!
so glad you liked it, nicole!! more bean recipes to come!!
My teen has started the bean protocol and made this for breakfast. It was so delicious! Amazing flavor and so easy. Thanks you!