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Quick & Easy Pressure Cooker Pinto Beans! - pressure cooker beans

Quick & Easy Pressure Cooker Pinto Beans!

Pressure cooker beans: enjoy perfectly tender pinto beans in under an hour. No soaking required, full of flavor, and simple to make.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8
Calories 250 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound dry pinto beans
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 bunch cilantro stems, tied together with butcher's twine
  • 7 cups water or broth of choice
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

Instructions
 

  • Combine all the ingredients in a pressure cooker. Following the manufacturer’s directions, cover and lock the lid and cook on high pressure for 40 minutes.
  • Allow the steam to release completely (again, following manufacturer’s directions) before opening the pressure cooker lid.

Notes

Nutrition information is an estimate, calculated automatically. Values vary with brands, substitutions and portion sizes.