Instant Pot Cajun Boiled Peanuts

Use your Instant Pot to make boiled peanuts with Cajun and crab boil seasonings. This recipe cuts down on prep time — it's mostly hands-off time.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr 25 mins
• Total Time: 3 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 162 Calories

Ingredients

• 8 cups water
• 1 pound raw Virginia peanuts in shells
• 1 tablespoon liquid crab boil seasoning
• 0.33333334326744 cup salt
• 1 tablespoon Creole seasoning (such as Tony Chachere's®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water, peanuts, salt, Creole seasoning, and liquid crab boil seasoning in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot); stir. Close and lock the lid. Select High pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set the timer for 180 minutes (3 hours). Allow 25 minutes for pressure to build.

Step 2

Release pressure using the natural-release method according to the manufacturer's instructions, about 25 minutes. Unplug the cooker but keep the lid on. Let peanuts sit for 2 hours for maximum flavor.