Instant Pot Pinto Beans (No Soaking)

Name: Instant Pot Pinto Beans (No Soaking)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups dry pinto beans; 5 cups water; 1/2 medium onion, cut into 4 pieces; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tsp fresh ground black pepper; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp Slap Ya Mama seasoning, or seasoning of your choice; 1/2 tsp liquid smoke (hickory); 1 tbsp bacon grease

6 steps

Prep:10minCook:1h 30min

Use the Instant Pot to make fresh homemade Pinto Beans in about an hour and a half. You'll never buy another can of beans.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:05:35 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories248.8 kcal (12%)

Total Fat3 g (4%)

Carbs41.7 g (16%)

Sugars1.8 g (2%)

Protein14 g (28%)

Sodium667.9 mg (33%)

Fiber10.2 g (37%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

2 cupsdry pinto beans

5 cupswater

0.5onion

medium, cut into 4 pieces

2garlic cloves

1 tspfresh ground black pepper

1 ½ tspsalt

1 tspseasoning

or seasoning of your choice

½ tspliquid smoke

hickory

1 Tbspbacon grease

Instructions

Step 1

Wash beans thoroughly to remove any dirt or sand particles. Transfer washed beans into Instant Pot container.

Step 2

Cover beans in Instant Pot container with water by at least one inch.

Step 3

Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper, seasoning, and liquid smoke to Instant Pot container and stir to combine.

Step 4

Seal Instant Pot. Using Manual mode, set timer to 55 minutes and allow Instant Pot to start.

Step 5

Upon expiration of timer, allow Instant Pot to release pressure naturally, about 20 minutes.

Step 6

Open Instant Pot when pressure has been released naturally (as indicated by the pressure pin on the lid dropped back to original position) and remove onions and garlic. Add a spoonful of bacon grease (about 1 tbsp) and stir to melt. Enjoy!