Perfect Black Beans in the Pressure Cooker

Pressure cooker spiced vegan black beans are ready to eat.

These Mexican-inspired black beans are soft, flavorful, easy to make, and cheap! Add this recipe to your meal prep days, and use the beans for several recipes all week long! Grab your tacos fixings and get ready for the most mouth-watering black beans!

Prep Time10

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 25

Course: dinner, Side Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: black beans, dinner ideas, healthy dinner, healthy mexican food, mexican food, pressure cooker, pressure cooker recipes, vegan, vegan dinner, vegetarian dinner

Servings: servings

Calories: 132kcal

Author: Michelle Kadera at The Happy and Wholesome Mommy

Equipment

1 Pressure cooker

Ingredients

1/2 small red onion, finely diced
1 jalapeno, deseeded, and finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 bay leaf
1 cup dried black beans, rinsed *You can use pinto beans, as well
1/2 cup fresh salsa of choice *Use a restaurant-style
1 1/4 cup vegetable stock or filtered water
1/2 teaspoon spices: ground cumin, Italian seasoning, paprika, and salt *For less spice, only use 1/4 tsp of each
1/4 teaspoon chili powder *For less spice, only use a dash of chili powder

Instructions

Rinse and drain the black beans. Add them to the pressure cooker.
Dice and mince the produce.
Add all ingredients to a pressure cooker.
Give it a good stir.
Secure the lid, set the vent to pressure, choose high pressure and cook time 50 minutes.
When the cooking time is finished, allow the pressure to completely and naturally release.
Gently remove the lid and give the beans a good stir. Remove the bay leaf.

Notes

Store the beans in an air-tight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
To reheat, add a splash of leftover stock and cook on the stovetop for a few minutes while stirring frequently.
To make the beans kid-friendly, I suggest removing the diced jalapeno and onions as well as making sure to use mild, restaurant-style (blended) fresh salsa.
If you want your black beans less spicy, reduce all seasonings (besides salt) to 1/4 teaspoon.

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