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Instant Pot Pinto Beans
Want a one step, no soak, easy way to prepare pinto beans? Use your Instant Pot! These cook up perfectly with very little effort and the leftovers can be frozen and used for weeks!
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes minutes
Pressurize 25 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings 12
Calories 133 kcal
1 pound dried pinto beans 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon salt 6 cups water
Pick over beans to remove any debris if necessary and give them a rinse
Add to Instant Pot along with remaining ingredients
Cover completely with water to about 1 inch over top of beans
Cook on high pressure for 45 minutes
Allow natural pressure release
Drain and serve or cool and place in baggies for freezing
If pre-soaking, reduce cook time to 15 minutes
Freeze for up to 2 months
Calories: 133 kcal | Carbohydrates: 24 g | Protein: 8 g | Fat: 1 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Sodium: 205 mg | Potassium: 533 mg | Fiber: 6 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin C: 2 mg | Calcium: 48 mg | Iron: 2 mg