Description
Delicious and easy recipe for cooking pinto beans in an Instant Pot.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound dried pinto beans
- 6 cups water
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- Rinse and sort the pinto beans.
- Press the sauté button on the Instant Pot and add olive oil.
- Add onion and garlic, sautéing until soft.
- Add beans, water, salt, cumin, and chili powder to the pot.
- Close the lid and set to manual high pressure for 45 minutes.
- Allow natural pressure release for 10 minutes, then do quick release.
- Stir beans and adjust seasoning as desired.
Notes
- Beans can be soaked overnight for quicker cooking.
- This recipe can be doubled in a larger Instant Pot.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 3g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 10g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 0mg