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Instant Pot Pinto Beans

Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword instant pot, mexican food, pinto beans, refried beans

Ingredients

  • 1 lbs Dry Pinto Beans
  • 1/2 small White Onion
  • 4 tbsp Minced Garlic
  • 1 Jalapeno, chopped seeds and ribs removed
  • 1 tsp Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper More or less to taste
  • 1 tbsp Garlic Powder
  • 4 cups Water
  • 1 tbsp Salt More or less to taste

Instructions

  1. Soak 1-pound dried pinto beans in 4 cups of water for at least six hours, if not overnight. I like to soak them in the instant pot for less clean up!

  2. Pour the pinto beans into a colander. Rinse the beans well. Discard the water that the beans were soaked in.

  3. Add the pinto beans back into the instant pot. Add in your remaining ingredients, including four more cups of water.

  4. Close the instant pot by screwing on the lid and closing the valve by pushing it away from you. Set the instant pot to high pressure for 20 minutes (it will take the instant pot to come to pressure in about 10 minutes.)

  5. For 15 minutes, allow your instant pot to naturally release. After the 15 minutes, manually release by opening the valve with a hot pad or towel to prevent from the hot steam.

  6. Open your instant pot and give your beans a stir.

  7. You can serve in a bowl by themselves, or on a plate with your favorite Mexican dish! Top with cilantro, jalapeños, or more onion! Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

These cooked pinto beans recipe should last 3 – 5 days in the refrigerator in stored in an air-tight container.

I recommend you allow your beans to cool completely before putting them in any container.

Alternatively, you can also freeze pinto beans for up to 6 months.

When I want homemade refried beans I use this recipe and cook the beans, then do the following:

  1. Use a potato masher to mash the beans. How mashed depends on how smooth you want the finished product.
  2. If you want them even a little smoother include some of the broth from the cooked beans or add chicken broth.
  3. Heat up if you’re using leftover beans from the fridge. Yep, it is that easy.