Instant Pot Black Beans Recipe

If you're looking to elevate your weeknight dinner game with a simple yet delicious recipe. Then you need to try this easy Instant Pot black beans recipe. Cooking beans from scratch has never been easier, thanks to the convenience of the Instant Pot.

With this basic recipe, you'll have flavorful beans that are perfect for adding to tacos, burritos, or burrito bowls. These can also be served alongside Instant Pot cilantro lime rice as a side dish.

Say goodbye to the hassle of soaking dry beans overnight thanks to the use of an electric pressure cooker. Within minutes you will have tender black beans to enjoy as a side dish or topping for the main dish.

It's as easy as rinsing the dry beans, adding them and your seasoning into the Instant Pot, and letting the magic happen. In no time, you'll have a versatile and nutritious ingredient ready to take your meals to the next level.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

Are you ready to experience a game changer when it comes to cooking black beans? By making dry black beans in the Instant Pot. You take control of your ingredients and create a dish that's both nutritious and bursting with flavor.

With just a few simple ingredients and a fraction of the time, you will create a scrumptious side dish or topper for many main dishes. Unlike making them on the stove top or in the slow cooker which will take longer to cook.

Say goodbye to canned beans from the grocery store. And hello to the satisfaction of cooking your own beans from scratch at home. Once you try this easy Instant Pot black beans recipe you will be hooked.

With just minutes of prep time, you will have delicious beans to enjoy in all your favorite black beans recipes.

Ingredients Needed

Now let's talk about the ingredients that are needed to make this easy pressure cooker recipe. As well as what each ingredient does and what possible substation that can be made.

• Dry Black Beans are the heart of the recipe. Of course, you could use pinto beans, kidney beans, or navy beans. Keep in mind the cooking time may vary.
• Olive Oil is used to sauté the minced garlic and onion. You can substitute vegetable oil or canola oil if you don't have any olive oil.
• Minced Garlic provides a savory, aromatic element to the beans. You can leave the garlic out or use garlic powder in replacement.
• Onion also adds depth to the beans and complements the garlic and other flavors. Just like the garlic this can be omitted if you like or replaced with onion powder.
• Salt helps to enhance the overall flavor of the beans. Garlic powder or garlic salt could be used as a replacement for the minced garlic. You would just have to adjust the cooking steps.
• Pepper adds a subtle heat and additional flavor to the beans.
• Bay leaf adds an earthy aroma that complements the black beans nicely. If you don't have bay leaves then it can be left out.
• Vegetable Broth infuses the beans with a savory flavor. You can use chicken broth or more water if you like.
• Water provides the cooking liquid needed to cook the beans in the pressure cooker. The water helps to create a flavorful broth and ensures the beans cook evenly.

How To Make Instant Pot Black Beans

Making black beans in the Instant Pot is quite simple with this easy recipe. Start by rinsing the black beans in cold water and picking out any beans that are broken. Once the beans are drained, sauté the onion in olive oil until it softens. Then add in the minced garlic and continue to cook until the onion and garlic is fragrant and translucent.

Add the beans, seasonings, vegetable broth, and water in with the sautéd onion and garlic. Place the lid on the pressure cooker, and set the cooking time to 30 minutes on high pressure. It will take the Instant Pot about 10 minutes to come to pressure.

Once the cooking time is up allow the Instant Pot to do a natural pressure release. This means the Instant Pot will release the steam on its own, this will take about 10 minutes or so.

Enjoy this Instant Pot black beans recipe as a side dish on Taco Tuesday. Or use the cooked beans in a burrito bowl, on top of a Mexican-inspired salad recipe, over top of brown rice, sweet potatoes, or on tacos. You could also use this black bean recipe to make refried beans with.

Questions About This Recipe

In this section, we will answer some common questions that you might have about this recipe.

Tips

With this recipe, you don't have to soak the bean but if you would like to you can. The cooking time would be cut back to about 15 minutes or so.

With this recipe we do a natural release so the beans don't burst but if you would like you can do a quick release.

It's important to have the correct ratio of water/broth to the beans. You want 1 cup of dry beans to 3 cups of water/broth. So if you want to double this recipe you could easily by adding 2 cups of dried black beans and 6 cups of water-broth mixture.

Now that flavorful broth can be saved and used to add extra flavor to other recipes. Such as cooking grains like rice in it or as a base for a soup.

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