Instant Pot Cooking Times for Beans

I have a free printable here showing you the best cooking times for dry beans. This and more helpful hints and Instant Pot recipes are here on Zopago! (affiliate links present)

How Long to Cook Instant Pot Dried Beans

If you have an Instant Pot or pressure cooker you know it is fabulous and so much easier and quicker to cook just about anything. We talk all about how long do beans take to cook with every method out there but this post is specific to using an electric pressure cooker.

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Cooking dried beans doesn’t take very long but having a “cheat sheet” of sorts helps when you want to make them. This is handy for a Crockpot Express and/or Ninja Foodi as well. They all work basically the same.

Of course you can always throw in a can of canned beans to cook our 5 ingredient Ninja Foodi chili. BUT what is the timing if you wanted to cook from dry at the beginning. You totally can and it is really quite simple. Just print this out and keep it in your cookbook or drawer for quick reference.

If you’re new to the Instant Pot world welcome!! We will show you how to cook beans in a pressure cooker today! There are tons of varieties out there but on the list are the most common out there. Larger will take a bit longer and tiny will be rather quick.

Like how to cook mung beans is not on our list but since I figured it out I thought I would share it here in case that is your interest.

FAQ

1. Unsoaked Beans: Use 1 part beans to 3 parts water (like 1 cup of beans to 3 cups of water).
2. Soaked Beans: Use 1 part beans to 2 parts water (or 1 cup of beans to 2 cups of water).

That depends. You can do either, dry just take longer. Another reason people may choose to soak overnight first is because without it sometimes upsets bellies without that step.

How long does it take to boil beans in an Instant Pot?

Cooking dry beans has never been easier! Pre soaked beans are a thing of the past with this multi cooker. In just 30 minutes you could have tender navy beans or black beans vs. cooking them all day in your slow cooker.

Yes you can visit each one of my posts to read about let’s say How to Cook Kidney Beans and how each are done but a spreadsheet is easier to just pull out. To make things easier here are a few resources and Instant Pot printables.

How long is bean setting on Instant Pot?

If you just press this button it will automatically set to 30 minutes. With that said you can adjust from there with the + – signs on the front. If your recipe calls for 20 minutes instead you just decrease that amount.

Cheat Sheet

• It is nice to have a free printable pressure cooker bean cook times sheet for beans to keep handy in your cookbook or drawer so you don’t have to go searching for it when you need it.
• You can print out the Instant Pot cooking times for meat here
• I also have Instant Pot vegetable cook times.

Now this timing is for dry beans that have been covered with water. I typically use 16 oz. of dry beans and put 4 cups of water inside the pot with them.

Recipes for cooking dry beans in your Instant Pot

I set it to the bean setting/button and they are pretty dead on. Of course everyone has their preference as far as how tender you want them but it is a good guide. I’ve used it several times when I’ve cooked these meals and dried lima beans without having to soak them first.

1. Pressure cooker bean soup
2. Instant Pot Hoppin John
3. Easy Pressure cooker refried beans
4. Here’s how to cook garbanzo beans in an Instant Pot
5. Instant Pot baked beans is great
6. Instant Pot chili recipe is fabulous
7. We make Instant Pot black bean soup all the time
8. Easy Instant Pot white chicken chili is super flavorful
9. Tasty Instant Pot red beans and rice is hearty for sure

This is my most popular pinto bean recipe using un cooked beans to begin with. Pressure cooking makes this a snap and they’re 1000x better than canned.

Cooking Tips

• Allow steam to pressure release naturally, a quick release won’t allow them to get as tender.
• Use the chart above as an estimate for about 1 c. of dry beans.
  • Pressure cook times will vary depending on how many you’re cooking and how tender you like them.
    • For instance, 20 minutes for dry lima beans would mean you’re using 1 cup of them. If increasing to 1 1/2 cups I would increase the cook time to at least 25 minutes.
• Use twice as much water as beans.

At the end of the day this is MUCH easier than on your stove top. Looking for a few easy Instant Pot recipes using canned beans?