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Instant Pot Black Beans

Published: Aug 17, 2017 · Modified: Jul 28, 2020 by Katie · This post may contain affiliate links

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Make a big batch of fresh black bean in an hours time with my easy recipe for Instant Pot Black Beans. Freeze the leftovers for easy future meals.

black beans with chopped fresh cilantro over bed of white rice on white plate by cilantro with title text.

Oh am I so excited to share with you today’s recipe for Instant Pot Black Beans. Have you ever cooked dried beans? If you answered yes, then you know that dried beans require soaking. You can either soak over night or do a quick soak the same day you want to cook them. Dried beans can take hours (if cooked in a slow cooker) or a few hours (if cooked on the stove top). Let’s get real. No one has time to cook dried beans. I started experimenting with my Instant Pot and cooking dried beans. I quickly found that their was no soaking required! Hello 21st century!!! Can I get an AMEN to no soaking beans! Finally, I can cook dried beans from scratch and not have to worry about soaking. Can you tell how happy I am about this?

black beans with chopped fresh cilantro over bed of white rice on white plate by fresh cilantro.

So you might be wondering. Why the heck should I cook beans from scratch?

  1.  It’s so much more cost effective to cook dried beans. You get more bang for your buck.
  2. You can portion out and freeze leftovers.
  3. You get to control everything inside the beans. Meaning low sodium and packed full of flavor.
black beans with chopped fresh cilantro over bed of white rice on white plate in front of instant pot.

Don’t get me wrong, I’ll still hang on to a few cans of beans. But now with the Instant Pot you can find me cooking large batches of dried beans, portioning out and freezing the rest for a later meal.

top view of plated black beans with chopped fresh cilantro over bed of white rice by fresh cilantro.

My family loved these black beans and so did I! I added additional cilantro prior to serving because I love cilantro. If cilantro isn’t your thing no need to add any extra. I like to serve the black beans on a bed of rice. However, I also will thaw some out and use to incorporate in our taco meat or for any other dish that might warrant black beans. Whatever way you want to eat these black beans is up to you.

Top view of black bean sgarnished with cilantro on a white plate.

Instant Pot Black Beans

Make a big batch of fresh black bean in an hours time with my easy recipe for Instant Pot Black Beans. Freeze the leftovers for easy future meals.
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Course: Instant Pot, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Cook Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 278kcal
Author: Katie

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium onion diced
  • 1 cup green and yellow bell pepper diced
  • 4 cloves garlic diced
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 lbs black beans
  • 10 cups water
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro minced
  • 2 bay leaves

Instructions

  • Select “saute” on the Instant Pot. Pour in the olive oil. Add the onion, bell pepper, and garlic. Saute for 5 minutes until tender. Then add in the salt, black pepper, cumin and ground coriander. Stir.
  • Add in the dried black beans and the water. Mix well then add in the fresh cilantro and bay leaves. Mix one more time. Place the lid on the Instant Pot; lock and place pressure valve to “sealing”. Select “manual” setting and cook for 20 minutes. Once the beans are done cooking, let them sit 30 minutes until pressure naturally releases. After the 20 minutes, carefully release any existing pressure. Open lid, stir well and enjoy.

Notes

1 can of beans is approximately 1.5 cups of cooked beans, so freeze in that quantity for convenience!

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cup | Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 597mg | Potassium: 1174mg | Fiber: 12g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 428IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 108mg | Iron: 4mg
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Katie is a busy mom of 2 children who loves to feed her family delicious meals that don't take hours to cook! She started her blog 15 years ago as a way to help others get cooking in the kitchen.

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  1. Jennifer @ Because Food Is Love

    August 18, 2017 at 3:18 pm

    You’ve made me want to buy an InstaPot! I cook dry beans because I agree with you, they’re tasty and you get so much more food for your money but … they’re time consuming. I didn’t realize an InstaPot could cook dried beans in 20 minutes without soaking. That’s amazing! 

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    • Katie

      August 22, 2017 at 10:35 am

      Jennifer–if you cook dry beans a lot then I HIGHLY suggest an Instant Pot just for this reason. No soaking needed! Also, I’ve made the most amazing split pea soup in the Instant Pot (recipe publishing closer to the holidays)! Do it… you won’t regret buying one!

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