Refried Beans from the Instant Pot

Our daughter loves beans.  She seriously loves them!  I've been wanting to try them in the Instant Pot ever since I made Ham and Beans that turned out so good.  Thanks for the recipe, Jacque!  These are awesome!

Let's Get Crafty!

Turn the IP to saute and throw in the pot for a couple minutes:

1 onion, diced

1 jalapeno, chopped with the veins removed

Add these to the onions and jalapeno:  

1 tablespoon garlic

1/4 teaspoon cumin

1/4 teaspoon ground oregano

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Saute for just one more minute and select "keep warm/cancel" to turn off the heat.

I've made this recipe twice now and I've done the saute step once and skipped it once.  Both were really good.  When I skipped it - I just tossed everything in, stirred and set the manual setting for 45 minutes.

Add to the pot:

1 lb rinsed pinto beans (about 2 1/2 cups)

3 1/2 - 4 cups broth of your choice

Using the manual setting - cook for 45 minutes

Release and stir

Back to the manual setting for 15 more minutes.

The cook time is being broken up so that the same beans aren't at the top the whole time.  Otherwise you might have a few beans that aren't cooked as much as you might like.

                       These pictures are after the first 45 minutes before and after being stirred

                                                      This is after the final 15 minutes

All mashed up! I added some water to get the consistency we wanted. 

Thanks for stopping by!