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Instant Pot Pinto Beans
These Instant Pot pinto beans are so simple to make and require no soaking! Just throw in your dried beans, some simple spices, a ham hock for meaty flavor, and in just a little over an hour you'll be rewarded with a big pot of pinto beans. So easy!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 326 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 pound dried pinto beans picked through and rinsed
- 4 cups chicken stock
- 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles
- 1 whole smoked ham hock
- 1 small yellow onion diced
- 1 dried bay leaf
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- In your Instant pot add dried beans, chicken stock, green chiles, ham hock, onion, and bay leaf.
- Stir to combine.
- Add the lid to the Instant Pot to the pot and make sure the vent is in the "seal" position.
- Set the cooking time for manual high setting 40 minutes.
- Wait for the pressure to build, about 10 minutes, and cook for 40 minutes.
- Let the Instant Pot naturally release for 15 minutes.
- After 15 minutes carefully vent the Instant Pot and after the pressure is released remove the lid and give the beans a gentle stir.
- Remove the bay leaf from the pot.
- Take out the ham hock and cut off any of the meat that remains on the ham hock. I usually throw out the skin/fat part and just keep the chunks of meat.
- Add the meat back to the pot and serve the beans as a side dish or as a main course.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
326kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
627mg
(26%)
Potassium
1240mg
(35%)
Fiber
12g
(48%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
16IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
95mg
(10%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 326
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 326kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 627mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 1240mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 12g | 48% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 16IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 95mg | 10% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.