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How to Cook Beans in the Instant Pot

Contributor: Kathy Hester

Once you cook dry beans in your electric pressure cooker you won’t go back. It’s inexpensive, you get to try beans your can’t find canned, and you can cook in flavor.
Use a 6 or 8 quart Instant Pot.

  • Author: Kathy Hester
  • Prep Time: 0 minutes
  • Optional Soaking Time: 8 hours
  • Cook Time: Refer to Chart
  • Total Time: 0 hours
  • Yield: 5-6 cups cooked beans 1x
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Method: Instant Pot
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 lb. dry beans
  • Water for cooking, see directions varies by method

Instructions

Rinse and sort through the beans for any small stones or dirt. Next follow the instructions depending on if you will soak your beans or not.

Soaked Bean Directions

  1. Take the rinsed beans and place in a large mixing bowl and cover with water at least 2 to 3 inches above the beans. Soak at least 8 hours, and you can soak in the fridge for up to 24 if needed.
  2. Rinse the beans and add them to your Instant Pot. Now add 3 cups of water on top of your beans. Use more liquid if you want more broth.
  3. Close the lid and make sure that the steam release is pointing to sealing. Select the pressure cooking setting and cook for the time called for on the bean chart for the variety you chose under the soaked time.
  4. Let the pressure release naturally for at least 10 minutes or the whole time to keep the beans more intact.

Un-Soaked Bean Directions

  1. Add the rinsed beans to your Instant Pot. Now add 4 to 6 cups of water on top of your beans. Use more liquid if you want more broth.
  2. Close the lid and make sure that the steam release is pointing to sealing. Select the pressure cooking setting and cook for the time called for on the bean chart for the beans you chose under the un-soaked time.
  3. Let the pressure release naturally for at least 10 minutes or the whole time to keep the beans more intact.

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Notes

Nutrition information uses black beans as an example, different beans will vary slightly.