Instant Pot Refried Beans
These Instant Pot Refried Beans are so full of flavor and easy to make, with no soaking required! Tastes way better than canned, and every bit as delicious as the beans from your local Mexican restaurant!
If you think you aren’t a refried beans fan, you might want to try this recipe first.
The canned refried beans are honestly, well, not that great. There’s no real flavor there you know?
But once you make a homemade version that’s flavored with onion, jalapeño, garlic, and plenty of tex-mex seasonings, you’ll be craving these beans all the time!
Not only are they amazingly delicious, they’re also extremely customize-able. You control the salt level, whether it’s made vegetarian/vegan or not, the heat level, and the consistency.
Refried beans are great as a classic side dish alongside any tex-mex style recipes, but also amazing on nachos, in tacos, burritos, and more!
Ingredients:
- 1 lb dried pinto beans rinsed
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion peeled and diced
- 1/3 cup sliced pickled jalapeños
- 5 cloves garlic minced (or approximately 2 Tbsp)
- 4 cups reduced sodium vegetable broth chicken broth may be substituted
- 2 cups water
- 1 Tbsp chili powder
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano Mexican oregano is amazing if you have it
- 1/2 tsp dried parsley
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 dried bay leaf