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Jump to Recipe PrintThis Pinto Beans Instant Pot Recipe is a flavorful and easy recipe with pantry staple dried beans, no soaking required. 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.
This Pinto Beans Instant Pot Recipe Is:
- Earthy
- Spicy (but can be less spicy if desired)
- Warming
- Filling
- High Protein
- Vegan & Gluten Free
Instant Pot Beans for Easy Meal Prep
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’s In These Spicy Instant Pot Pinto Beans?
See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!
- Dry Pinto Beans – I like dried pinto beans which have a fantastic texture and flavor when cooked. Beans are a tasty 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
- 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
- Fresh cilantro for garnish
How To Make Pressure Cooker Pinto Beans
What Do I Serve Pinto 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 Vegan Queso
- Use in TVP Chili!
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Pinto Beans Instant Pot Recipe (No Soak)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 lb dry pinto beans
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon no salt seasoning
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Crushed Red Pepper Flakes optional
- 5 cups Vegetable Stock
- 1 bunch cilantro chopped
- 2 green onions sliced
- 1 lime juiced
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
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Should the beans be soaked overnight? There seems to be a debate about this with Instant Pot…any advice would be helpful. Thanks.
Hi Nona!
Personally, I never soak my beans, and they turn out great every time. I used to soak them when I was cooking them on the stovetop (the soaking reduced the cooking time significantly), but now that I use my pressure cooker it’s not an issue for me. Team “no soak” over here!
– Kelly
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These are good
Hi. I was just wondering if these could be made without an instant pot? If they could be made over the stove or with a crock pot?
Thanks