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Instant Pot Kidney Beans (Dried & Soaked)

Learn how to cook soaked and dried kidney beans effortlessly in your Instant Pot with this simple guide.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, Global, Mexican
Keyword instant pot kidney beans, instant pot red kidney beans, instant pot sokaed kidney beans
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 56kcal
Author Sravanthi Chanda

Equipment

  • Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 1 cup kidney beans dried
  • 2 cups water 4 cups if cooking dried beans
  • ½ teaspoon Salt optional

Instructions

  • Prep the Beans: Rinse the kidney beans under cold water to remove dirt or debris. Then, soak them overnight or for about 8 hours. After soaking, drain and rinse the beans again.
  • Add the rinsed kidney beans into the Instant Pot inner pot.
    1 cup kidney beans, ½ teaspoon Salt, 2 cups water
  • Add water and salt. And close the Instant Pot with its lid.
  • Start the instant Pot in manual or pressure cook mode and cook on HIGH pressure for 10 minutes for soaked beans.
  • Select the manual or pressure cook option and set the timer for 40 minutes on high pressure to cook dried beans.
  • Once the Instant Pot turns off, wait 15 minutes and manually release the pressure. You can do a natural pressure release as well.
  • Perfectly tender beans are ready to use in your favorite recipes!

Notes

Nutrition values are my rough estimates. Please feel free to use your calculator if you rely on them for your diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 56kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 297mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg