INSTANT POT Dried Beans, Legumes & Lentils

Dried Beans, Legumes & Lentils

There are a few things to be aware of when cooking dried beans and legumes:

• Dried beans double in volume and weight after soaking or cooking. To avoid overflow, please do not fill the inner pot more than to the ½ mark to allow for expansion.
• When cooking dried beans use sufficient liquid to cover the beans.
• Although not necessary, soaking the dried beans can speed up cooking significantly. Immerse the beans in 4 times their volume of water for 4-6 hours.

Beans and legumes are less likely to be over-cooked, but if they are undercooked the texture is unpleasant.  Please consider the cooking time as a minimal time.

Dried Beans, Legumes, and Lentils	Dry Cooking Time (minutes)	Soaked Cooking Time (minutes)
Black Beans	16~20 mins	5~7 mins
Black Eyed Peas	13~17 mins	3~4 mins
Chickpeas	28~32 mins	7~12 mins
Kidney Bean (red)	16~20 mins	6~7 mins
Kidney Bean (white)	20~24 mins	5~7 mins
Lentils (green)	7~9 mins	N/A
Lentils (yellow)	1 min	N/A
Lima Beans	10~12 mins	5~7 mins
Navy Beans	16~20 mins	6~7 mins
Pigeon Peas (Gandules)	20~24 mins	5~7 mins
Pinto Beans	20~24 mins	5~7 mins
Soy Beans	28~36 mins	13~15 mins