Should you soak beans before cooking in the Instant Pot?

When you cook beans in the Instant Pot, you do not need to soak them. Simply rinse the beans and add them to your Instant Pot with your cooking liquid, and you’re ready to go!

How long does it take to cook beans in the Instant Pot?

Even when you include the time to come to pressure and the pressure release, you can make a full pound – or more – of Instant Pot pinto beans cooked to perfection in less than 60 minutes!

What is the maximum amount of dried beans that can be cooked in the Instant Pot at one time?

It depends on the size of your Instant Pot. You have to leave a certain amount of space, and there is a max fill line for liquids. I’ve been able to easily fit one pound in a 6-quart Instant P ot , and you can do an even larger batch in an 8-quart Instant Pot !

Instant Pot Beans | Easy Hands-Off Cooking Method

Instant Pot Beans

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Make Instant Pot beans to cook dried beans in less than an hour from start to finish (no soaking required)! Whether you make Instant Pot black beans, pinto beans, garbanzo beans, or white beans, this method works for them all!

Author: Tiffany
Prep Time: 3 minutes
Pressure Release: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Yield: 6 cups of cooked beans 1x
Category: Sides
Method: Instant Pot
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian

Ingredients

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1 pound of beans, rinsed and picked over to remove debris (454g)
9 cups of water (2133

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Instructions

Place beans and water in the Instant Pot.
Seal the Instant Pot and make sure the pressure value is set to “sealing.”
Press the “manual” or “pressure cook” button so that it is set to high pressure and use the “-” and “+” buttons to adjust the timer to 25-40 minutes, depending on the type of bean.
When the timer goes off and the beans are done cooking, use the natural pressure release (i.e. do nothing).
Note: DO NOT use quick release when making more than one pound of beans.
Once the valve indicator has gone down, it is safe to open the Instant Pot.
Drain the beans and use them in your favorite recipes!

Notes

Cook Times on High Pressure with Natural Pressure Release:

Black Beans: 30 Minutes
Chickpeas: 40 Minutes
Kidney Beans: 35 Minutes
Pinto Beans: 25 Minutes
Navy Beans: 25 Minutes
Great Northern Beans: 35 Minutes

You’ll notice that my Instant Pot dried beans recipe calls for a 35-minute cooking time. That’s the average. I almost always cook my beans for 35 minutes when I need them to be firm yet perfectly cooked. If you don’t want to remember all of the different cooking times, 35 minutes is the way to go.

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