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Instant Pot Baked Beans

Instant Pot Baked Beans

Devashish
These homemade Instant Pot Baked Beans bring comfort food to your table in just 90 minutes - a fraction of traditional cooking time. With only 195 calories per serving and packed with 4g of fiber, this recipe delivers both taste and nutrition.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cuisine Southern
Servings 12
Calories 195 kcal

Equipment

  • Instant Pot DUO 60 6-quart

Ingredients
  

  • 16 ounces dry navy or pinto beans
  • 8 cups water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 8 slices bacon
  • 1 whole yellow onion finely chopped
  • 1/2 whole red or green bell pepper cored, seeded, and finely chopped
  • 2/3 cup barbecue sauce store-bought or homemade
  • 1/2 cup ketchup
  • 2 Tablespoons spicy brown mustard
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Add beans, water and salt to instant pot. Cook on manual (high pressure) for 25 minutes. Allow the pressure to naturally release.
  • Remove lid and pour beans into a colander/strainer. Rinse with cold water. Set aside.
  • Set Instant Pot to saute setting. Add bacon and saute for a few minutes until it starts to get golden brown, tossing and scraping down the bottom of the pot often. Drain some of the grease.
  • Add bell pepper and onion and cook until tender.
  • Turn IP off. Add bbq sauce, ketchup, mustard, vinegar and liquid smoke to the pot and stir well to combine.
  • Add brown sugar, water and beans and stir to combine.
  • Secure IP lid, close steam valve and cook on Manual (high pressure) for 15 minutes. Natural release the pressure.
  • Carefully open lid, and gently stir mixture to combine. Enjoy!

Notes

**DISCLAIMER: I created this recipe using a 6 quart instant pot DUO 60. Some users have had problems with a burn notice for this recipe using different versions of the instant pot. I have tested it many times with this version and had no issue.

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 5gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 585mgPotassium: 287mgFiber: 4gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 250IUVitamin C: 7.8mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 1.2mg
Keyword homemade baked beans, navy bean recipe, pressure cooker beans, quick baked beans, Southern-style beans
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