New and improved is not for me. Not right away anyway. I will always be one of the last to hop on board. I first have to make sure that whatever I’m curious to try is working out for those who buy the newer, improved products right away.
We won’t go into everything on that list, but I will talk about the Instant Pot. I have owned the tried and true crockpot since I started housekeeping. What better way to cook a tender and delicious roast? Soups are a breeze in the handy-dandy crockpot. I can honestly say I have never been more than a day or two without one. When one is ready for the crockpot graveyard, I am on top of purchasing another right away. A new crockpot was one of the first purchases I made after buying a new camper.
When I was growing up, my mother loved her pressure cooker. She cooked many things in it, but I was never confident enough to use one. I was a slightly afraid of the pressure cooker.
So, when the Instant Pot came out, I felt the same way. Being the Pinterest fan I am, I could not log on without being bombarded with Instant Pot recipes though. When I finally gave in and purchased one, it sat in the box for months. I finally opened it and used it to boil eggs. I cooked eggs for 5 minutes, and they peeled like a charm! I was impressed, so I went a step further and started making egg bites like Starbucks. Delicious, quick, easy, on-the-go breakfasts.
This sizeable, special egg cooker of mine sat here for a year or more! That is until a friend of mine gave me a refried bean recipe to try in my Instant Pot. That is all it took for me to branch out from eggs. I still have a lot to learn and many recipes to try. However, I do have a delicious recipe for Instant Pot Pinto Beans to share with you today.
You could mash these like refried beans, but we eat them as is. These pinto beans are super simple with only a handful of ingredients. They cook up tender and delicious! I’m just sorry that I have waited so long to step out of my comfort zone.
Instant Pot Pinto Beans
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or bacon grease
- 1 small yellow onion diced small
- 1 pound dried pinto beans
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 jalapeno sliced
- cilantro torn
- 2 fresh jalapenos sliced
Instructions
- Set your instant pot to saute. Add olive oil or bacon grease and heat. Add diced onions and saute until translucent.
- Once the onions have sauteed, add the beans, broth, water, taco seasoning, salt and one of the sliced jalapenos. Place the lid on the instant pot, lock lid; close pressure-release valve. Set instant pot to beans or manual mode and select 1 hour 10 minutes.
- When finished, allow for the pressure to release naturally.
- Once pressure has released, open the instant pot and transfer to a serving bowl. Garnish with fresh jalapeno slices and cilantro if desired.
