Instant Pot Pinto Beans (No Pre-Soaking)

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  • Time icon
    Total Time
    1hr 27mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    8
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    200
based on 4 ratings

Instant Pot pinto beans are delicious, simple and easy! I will show you how to cook dry pinto beans in the Instant Pot, and there is no pre-soaking required.

Inspired by: https://www.apinchofhealthy.com/instant-pot-pinto-beans/

recipe updated Nov 17, 2021

Ingredients

  • Dried pinto beans icon
    Dried pinto beans
    455 g
  • Water icon
    Water
    1.3 L
  • Bouillon paste icon
    Bouillon paste
    1 ⅔ tablespoons

Tools

  • kCook icon Instant Pot
  • kCook icon Colander
  • kCook icon Inner pot

Step preview

  1. Rinse off your pinto beans, and drain them using a wire mesh strainer
  2. Add them to the Instant Pot, along with the water and better than bullion vegetable base
  3. Close and lock the lid and turn the steam release handle to Sealing
  4. Pressure cook, High, 45 min, then allow full natural pressure release
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