Instant Pot Black Beans

How to cook black beans in an Instant Pot

I received an Instant Pot for Christmas! Well, actually I bought myself an Instant Pot for Christmas! Now I’ve been busy trying out different recipes.

These Instant Pot Black Beans are one of my first things to try. They turned out beautifully.

I use a lot of black beans in cooking, but often I just used canned black beans. Sometimes I would cook up a batch, but it always took 2-3 hours and then sometimes they still didn’t seem perfectly tender.

The black beans in the pressure cooker turned out perfectly. They are completely cooked through and can be used in all my favorite recipes.

A Few Tips to Keep in Mind When Using an Instant Pot for Beans

• Plan extra time – the actual cook time for these beans is 20 minutes. It takes 20-30 minutes for the pot to come to full pressure and about 40 minutes for it to release it’s pressure naturally.
• Do not use the quick release when making beans. The cool down is needed to continue cooking the beans.
• Do not over fill your pot. The beans expand! I used a one pound bag of dried beans.
• No need to soak your beans before cooking. You can if you’d like, but it’s one of those things I always forget to do and it’s not needed!
• Wait for the float valve to drop and your pot turns to Keep Warm before opening lid.
• Open the lid carefully. Tilt the lid away from you when opening.
• I didn’t add any seasoning or salt prior to cooking my beans.

These beans can be used in any of your favorite dishes.

Some of my favorites include:

Black Bean Taco Cups

Spaghetti Squash Boats with Black Beans

Black Bean Burrito Bowls

Quinoa Enchilada Bake

Black Bean and Corn Salad

Black Beans and Rice

If you are looking for a pressure cooker, this is the one I purchased – Instant Pot

Beyond the Chicken Coop is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com.  As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

5 from 3 votes

Print

Instant Pot Black Beans

Prep Time

3 mins

Cook Time

20 mins

Pressurizing and Depressurizing

1 hr

Total Time

23 mins

 

Dried black beans cooked in an Instant Pot pressure cooker.

Course: Side Dish, Vegetable

Cuisine: American

Keyword: black beans, Cooking beans in a pressure cooker, Cooking beans in an Instant Pot, Instant Pot

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 49 kcal

Author: Kathy

Ingredients

• 1 pound black beans
• 8 cups water

Instructions

1. Sort through beans making certain there isn't any foreign debris or shriveled beans.

2. Add beans to Instant Pot. Add water.

3. Close lid. Turn the steam release valve to sealing.

4. Set pressure cooker to High Pressure Cooking for 20 minutes. 

5. Allow pressure cooker to natural release - do not use quick release.  This can take up to 40 minutes. The float valve will drop back down when all the pressure has been released.

6. Open lid carefully. 

Recipe Video

Recipe Notes

Please follow instructions for your electric pressure cooker or Instant Pot for use. 

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Black Beans

Amount Per Serving

Calories 49

% Daily Value*

Sodium 8mg 0%

Potassium 134mg 4%

Total Carbohydrates 8g 3%

Dietary Fiber 3g 12%

Protein 3g 6%

Calcium 1.5%

Iron 4.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.