Fast Pinto Beans (Pressure Cooker/Instant Pot)

Name: Fast Pinto Beans (Pressure Cooker/Instant Pot)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 slices bacon; 4 cups chicken broth; 1 pound dried pinto beans, rinsed; ½ chopped white onion; 1 serrano pepper, seeds removed; 1 ¼ teaspoons garlic powder; 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt; 1 teaspoon chili powder; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon paprika; 1/2 cup water

6 steps

Prep:20minCook:1h

With a pressure cooker, this recipe turns dry pinto beans to dinner ready in about an hour and a half.

Updated at: Sun, 25 May 2025 12:02:47 GMT

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Ingredients

8 servings

3 slicesbacon

4 cupschicken broth

1 pounddried pinto beans

0.5white onion

1 ¼ teaspoonsgarlic powder

1 ¼ teaspoonskosher salt

1 teaspoonchili powder

½ teaspoonground cumin

½ teaspoonpaprika

½ cupwater

Instructions

Step 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and select Sauté function. Add bacon and cook, 15 to 20 minutes.

Instant PotSaute

bacon3 slices

Step 2

Add remaining ingredients. Close and lock the lid.

ground cumin½ teaspoon

dried pinto beans1 pound

serrano pepper1

garlic powder1 ¼ teaspoons

white onion0.5

chili powder1 teaspoon

kosher salt1 ¼ teaspoons

water½ cup

chicken broth4 cups

paprika½ teaspoon

Step 3

Select high pressure; set cook time for 45 minutes, excluding warmup time.

Instant PotManual

Step 4

Release pressure using the natural-release method, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.

Instant PotManual

Step 5

Remove bacon and chop to the desired size and return them to the pot. Remove and discard half of the peppers. Remove and chop up the other half of the peppers and return them to the pot.

Step 6

Mash the bean mixure with a potato masher until they reach desired consistency.