Print: Instant Pot Charro (Refried Beans)

This Instant Pot charro (refried beans) recipe is written to be prepared in an Instant Pot pressure cooker. With some small alterations, I am sure you can cook it on the stovetop as well. These beans are great served as is or blended to be the texture of refried beans.

Prep

17 min

Cook

18 min

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients

4 cups water
2 cups dry pinto beans , rinsed
1 large onion , chopped
0.5 cups salsa , Optional
0.5 cups roughly chopped cilantro , or to taste
1 jalapeño pepper , minced
4 cloves garlic , minced
2 teaspoons tomato-flavored bouillon granules
2 teaspoons vegetable bouillon granules
0.5 teaspoons chili powder
0.5 teaspoons ground paprika
0.5 teaspoons ground cumin
0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper

Instructions

1 Combine water, pinto beans, onion, salsa, cilantro, jalapeño, garlic, tomato bouillon, vegetable bouillon, chili powder, paprika, cumin, and black pepper in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot). Close and lock the lid. Select Bean/Chili function; set timer for 45 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
2 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 to 40 minutes. Unlock and remove lid.

Nutrition per serving

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