Instant Pot black beans are made from dry beans with just a few simple ingredients, and no soaking necessary! They’re flavorful, versatile, and perfect for meal prep, tacos, burrito bowls, and more.
If you’ve only ever used canned black beans, it’s time to try making them from scratch, and it’s easier than you think! These Instant Pot black beans start with dry beans and a few simple pantry staple ingredients.
The beans cook up tender and perfectly seasoned in about an hour with no soaking required. They’re great on their own as a side dish or packed into tacos, burritos, bowls, salads, and more.
You can make a big batch ahead of time and freeze extras for quick, protein-packed meals anytime.
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Black beans: It’s important to use dried black beans in the recipe.
- Vegetable broth: Vegetable broth will give the beans more flavor than water will.
- Lime juice: A squeeze or two of fresh lime juice really helps to brighten up the beans.
How to make Instant Pot
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: Place the beans in a large colander and rinse. You’ll also want to pick through the beans and remove any stones or debris.
Step 2: Pour the beans into the Instant Pot. inner pot.
Step 3: Add the water, onion, garlic, salt, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and a generous pinch or two of black pepper.
Step 4: Close and lock the lid. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 25 minutes. It should take about 10-15 minutes to come to pressure.
Step 5: Once the cooking time has finished, let the Instant Pot to release pressure naturally. This will take 20-30 minutes.
Step 6: Unlock and remove the lid, and give everything a good stir. Season to taste with additional seasonings, salt, pepper, and lime juice.
Tips
- Seasonings: Please feel free to season to taste after cooking. Pressure cooking can dull seasoning, so please re-season after cooking for maximum flavor.
- Heat: For more heat, you can add a diced jalapeno or increase the amount of chili pepper in the recipe.
- Cooking times: Beans can vary in freshness, which can mean different cooking time lengths. If the beans aren’t cooked to your liking, set the lid back on and let them sit for 5-10 minutes.
Serving suggestions
These black beans make a great side for everything from tacos to Mexican shredded beef to pork chile verde. You can also use them to meal prep with beans, rice, and one of the above meats.
Storage
Store any leftover black beans in an airtight container in the refrigerator. They will keep for up to 4 days when properly stored.
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Instant Pot Black Beans
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried black beans
- 6 cups water or vegetable broth
- ⅔ cup diced white onion
- 3 large garlic cloves chopped
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Lime juice optional
Instructions
- Place the beans in a large colander and rinse. You’ll also want to pick through the beans and remove any stones or debris.2 cups dried black beans
- Pour the beans into the Instant Pot. inner pot.
- Add the water, onion, garlic, salt, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and a generous pinch or two of black pepper.6 cups water or vegetable broth, ⅔ cup diced white onion, 3 large garlic cloves, 2 teaspoons sea salt, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon oregano, Freshly ground black pepper
- Close and lock the lid. Press manual high pressure and adjust the cooking time to 25 minutes. It should take about 10-15 minutes to come to pressure.
- Once the cooking time has finished, let the Instant Pot to release pressure naturally. This will take 20-30 minutes.
- Unlock and remove the lid, and give everything a good stir.
- Season to taste with additional seasonings, salt, pepper, and lime juice.
Notes
- Black beans: It’s important to use dried black beans in the recipe.
- Vegetable broth: Vegetable broth will give the beans more flavor than water will.
- Lime juice: A squeeze or two of fresh lime juice really helps to brighten up the beans.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Disclaimer: Nutritional values were calculated using a third-party tool and are provided as an estimation only.
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