Easy Instant Pot Recipe for College Students: Rice, Beans and Chicken with Salsa!

black beans

🥗Healthier: pinto beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Pinto beans are often less expensive and provide similar nutrition.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: omit cheese

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is often cheaper and has a neutral flavor.

salsa

🥗Healthier: fresh pico de gallo

💰Cheaper: homemade salsa

Homemade salsa can be made at a lower cost.

Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot.

Add 3/4 cup of brown rice, sprinkling it in to spread it out.

Add a can of black beans that have been rinsed and drained.

Place fresh chicken on top of the rice and beans.

Sprinkle garlic salt over the chicken to season it.

Measure and pour 1/2 cup of picante sauce or green guacamole salsa over the chicken.

Seal the Instant Pot lid and set it to pressure cook for 22 minutes on high pressure.

After cooking, let it sit for at least 10 minutes for natural pressure release.

Release any remaining pressure by pushing the button on the Instant Pot lid.

Remove the lid and stir the contents.

Shred the cooked chicken and stir it back into the pot.

Optionally, add cheese to the pot or on individual portions.

Serve with optional toppings like sour cream and avocado.

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