Instant Pot Chili Beans Recipe

These instant pot chili beans are the perfect spicy homemade beans for your next burrito bowl, taco platter, or beans and rice!

These bold and flavorful beans have a good amount of spice that take these legumes to the next level. These beans make a great side dish the whole family will love.

These No Soak Instant Pot Chili Beans are:

• Earthy
• Spicy (but can be less spicy if desired)
• Warming
• Filling
• High Protein
• Vegan & Gluten Free
• Made without soaking

What’s In These Spicy Instant Pot Chili Beans?

• Dry Pinto Beans – I like organic pinto beans which have a fantastic texture and flavor when cooked. Beans are a healthy addition to any meal – add them to your breakfast burritos, enjoy in a soup for lunch, or turn them into refried beans to enjoy with dinner.
• Onion
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Sea salt & Black pepper
• Chili Powder: for a really nice flavor in this dip – the chili powder isn’t spicy but will give you a rich and bright flavor.
• Cumin: also adds a really nice flavor to this recipe – cumin has a lightly smokey flavor found in a lot of chili recipes.
• Red Chili Pepper Flakes: for a little heat! I like to add a few shakes to this recipe to give this dish a nice complex depth of flavor.
• Jalapeno pepper
• No Salt Vegetable Stock or Bouillon
• Fresh cilantro for garnish

How Do I Make These Pressure Cooker Chili Beans?

Canned Beans Versus Homemade

While I love the convenience of canned beans, I usually cook dry beans from scratch in my pressure cooker – the texture is better and it’s more affordable.  I use a larger 7.5-Quart Instant Pot which is larger than the standard model so I can batch cook more at a time. 

If you don’t already have one, the Instant Pot works wonders for cooking dried beans fast, no soaking required! While canned beans are super convenient, they are often loaded with sodium.  If you buy canned beans, I always recommend using a no salt added variety so you can control the amount of salt in your dish. 

Next time you reach for the canned beans, think about investing in a pressure cooker instead! Homemade beans are incredibly cost efficient, and you can add seasonings and spices to the beans while they cook for extra flavor.

What Should I Serve These Low Sodium Beans With?

• Make a Chili Mac by adding to My Signature 5 Ingredient Marinara Sauce
• Serve along side my best TVP Taco Filling
• Beans & Rice, topped with my #TacoTuesday Guacamole Recipe!
• Smother in Healthy Vegan Queso
• Use in TVP Chili!

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Instant Pot Chili Beans

Kelly Jensen

These instant pot chili beans are the perfect spicy homemade beans for your next burrito bowl, taco platter, or beans and rice – vegetarian and gluten free. These bold and flavorful beans have a good amount of spice that take these legumes to the next level. These beans make a great side dish or you can add them to tacos or burrito bowls.

5 from 3 votes

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Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Course Dinner, Side Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 12

Calories 154 kcal

Equipment

• Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  

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• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 sweet onion chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 lb dry pinto beans
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon Sea Salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• Crushed Red Pepper Flakes optional
• 5 cups Vegetable Stock
• 1 bunch cilantro chopped
• 2 green onions sliced
• 1 lime juiced

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Instructions

 

• Set the Instant Pot to sauté mode, add olive oil, garlic, and onions and cook for 4 to 5 minutes until onions become translucent and begin to shimmer.
• Add the dried beans, chili powder, cumin, no salt seasoning, vegetable stock, and crushed red pepper flakes. Set to Manual/Pressure Cook mode for 45 minutes.
• Allow the beans to naturally release for 20 minutes, and then quick release the remainder of the pressure, taking care to keep your hands and face away from the steam vent.
• Once the flat valve drops, carefully open the lid. Add the lime juice, cilantro, and green onions, and stir well to combine. Serve and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 154kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 8gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 990mgPotassium: 568mgFiber: 6gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 474IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 52mgIron: 2mg

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