Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Pinto beans are definitely a cheap food that should be in most of our budget-friendly meal plans (unless you are staying away from legumes…). Beans are so inexpensive, they can be added to many different meals, and offer a great source of protein.

Unfortunately, most people don’t like cooking them. They think they need to be soaked, and the process of cooking them is time consuming. UNTIL NOW!!!!

The instant pot has made cooking beans so easy! There is NO SOAKING required and the beans come out creamy and delicious. You will love how yummy these are, and I bet your pantry will quickly acquire many varieties of beans from here on out!

How to make refried beans:

To make these into refried beans, cook the beans an additional 10 minutes. That’s 60 minutes on manual and a 10 rest. Use a potato masher to mash them up, and you are good to go!

We used my refried beans on our sopes a few weeks back and they were definitely a favorite!

Just add a little garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper to the mashed beans.

Instant Pot Pinto Beans

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Ingredients

  

• 4 cups dry pinto beans rinsed, not soaked
• 10 cups water

Instructions

 

• Sort through your pinto beans and pull out all the broken pieces and rocks.
• Rinse them good, then place in your Instant Pot.
• Add water and cover. Make sure your valve is on "sealing." The valve is on top of the lid.
• Push the Manual button and set to 50 minutes, then just walk away.
• Once the Instant Pot beeps and is done, let is rest for 10 minutes (or more).
• Quick release (by turning the valve to venting). Allow all the pressure to escape and the red button goes down.
• Open the lid and season your beans with salt (about 3 teaspoons). You're done! Store in the fridge for 5-6 days, or in the freezer for 3 months.

Notes

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