Instant Pot Pinto Beans

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Instant Pot Pinto Beans Recipe

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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings: 8 people
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion diced
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 roma tomato
  • 1 jalapeño diced
  • 1 pound dry pinto beans rinced
  • 4 cups chicken broth
  • 7 ounce can diced green chilies
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1 bay leaf

Method
 

  1. Sauté onion, garlic, tomato, and jalapeño in olive oil. Cook until tender. Add to Instant Pot along with beans, broth, diced green chilies, salt, cumin, paprika, and bay leaf.
  2. Cook on high pressure for 50 minutes. Allow a complete natural release. Discard bay leaf.
  3. Optional – garnish with pico de gallo, cilantro, avocado, and cotija cheese.

© 2026 Pamela Zippi

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