Add the oil, butter, onions and peppers; add ½ lb. sliced kielbasa sausage if desired.

Cook for about 2 minutes or until they are starting to soften but are not yet browned.

Add the beans, rice and seasoning and stir well.

Add the water and stir again.

Close lid and set exhaust valve to “air proof”.

When cooking time has elapsed and the unit has moved to keep warm, let sit for 5 minutes and then turn keep warm feature off.

You may then either let pressure dissolve naturally or manually exhaust.

Open, stir and serve immediately or return unit to keep warm but leave lid exhaust valve on “exhaust”. Store leftovers in refrigerator.