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Instant Pot Beans recipe

Cooking beans in the Instant Pot is so easy! No soaking needed! No hovering over the stove to make sure they're not boiling over either.
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack, Soup
Cuisine American
Keyword beans, instant pot, kidney beans, pinto beans
Cook Time 45 minutes
Quick release/soaking beans 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 6 people
Author Fosheela

Equipment

  • instant pot pressure cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 lb dry kidney or pinto beans
  • 6 cups water
  • 2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Soak beans for at least an hour then drain
  • Put everything into Instant pot and push Manuel (or pressure cook) and set to 45 minutes
  • Quick release to let all pressure out

Notes

You can try different beans like navy beans or black beans but I have only tested pinto and kidney beans so far. If you have please let me know in the comments section!