Instant Pot Baked Beans are the perfect side dish for your next get together. The Instant pot infuses all the flavor into the beans, making them the best tasting beans you ever had.
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These Instant Pot baked beans cut the cook down by more than half and taste so rich and flavorful. This dish will be your go to for all your cookouts.
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- Fast: An hour may seem like a long time, however, this is considerably less than standard methods.
- Easy Ingredients: All found in pantry.
- Family Friendly: This recipe will become an instant classic because your family will adore these beans.
- Makes Great Leftovers: They store well and are great as leftovers.
What You Need to Make Instant Pot Baked Beans
Ingredients
- Bacon
- Garlic
- Great northern beans
- Bell pepper
- Onion
- Paprika
- Honey
- Tomato sauce
- Worcestershire sauce
- Black pepper
- Brown sugar
- Cornstarch
- Sea salt
- Apple cider vinegar
- Water
Equipment
How to Make Baked Beans – Step by Step
- Prepare Bacon: First, cut the bacon into bite size pieces and sauté in Instant Pot. Remove the bacon. Keep 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the instant pot.
- Cook Beans: Second, add the beans, vegetables, spices, vinegar, Worcestershire, garlic and 3 1/2 cups of water and pressure cook on high for 50 minutes. Naturally for 10 minutes after finished cooking.
- Finish: Finally, add the honey, brown sugar, bacon and tomato sauce. Bring it to boil. Lastly, make a slurry and stir into the boiling beans.
- Serve: Let sit and cool before serving.
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Common Questions About Baked Beans in the Instant Pot
Store in an airtight container for up to five days in the fridge.
Any type of bean are great in this recipe. For example, butter, kidney, navy or pinto.
Yes, simply adjust the proportions accordingly.
Indeed, this recipe can be stored after cooking for up to three months in the freezer.
Of course, like a lot of dishes they taste better when all the flavors has a chance to blend together.
Anything you enjoy would be great but here are a few of my favorites, such as:
>Porchetta Sandwich
>The Perfect Burger
>Balsamic Grilled Skirt Steak
Expert Tips for Making Instant Pot Baked Beans
- Ham: Fortify the beans with a leftover ham bone while you are cooking to add to the flavor.
- Spice it up: Feel free to add diced green chilies, cayenne pepper or your favorite spices to kick up the flavor.
- Broth: Replace the water with a vegetable or alternatively a low sodium chicken broth.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Oven baking this recipe for 3 hours at 350.
- More Bacon: Crumble more bacon on top before serving…because bacon!!!
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Instant Pot Baked Beans
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 12 oz Bacon
- 4 Tablespoons garlic, minced
- 1 lb. great northern beans, rinsed, dried
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- ½ onion , diced
- 1 tsp paprika
- ½ cup honey
- 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp Black pepper
- ⅓ cup Brown sugar
- 3 tbsp Cornstarch
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 cups water, divided
Instructions
- Cut the bacon into bite size pieces and toss into the instant pot on sauté mode. Sauté the bacon until crispy. Remove the bacon and set aside. Keep 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the instant pot.
- Add the beans, vegetables, spices, vinegar, Worcestershire, garlic and 3 1/2 cups of water and pressure cook on high for 50 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes after finished cooking.
- Add the honey, brown sugar, bacon and tomato sauce. Place on sauté mode and bring it to boil. In a cup, mix the cornstarch and remaining water into a slurry. Stir the slurry into the boiling beans.
- Let sit and cool before serving.
Expert Tips
- Ham: Fortify the beans with a leftover ham bone while you are cooking to add to the flavor.
- Spice it up: Feel free to add diced green chilies, cayenne pepper or your favorite spices to kick up the flavor.
- Broth: Replace the water with a vegetable or alternatively a low sodium chicken broth.
- Alternate cooking method tip: Oven baking this recipe for 3 hours at 350.
- More Bacon: Crumble more bacon on top before serving…because bacon!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe! Will surely have this again! It’s really easy to make and it tasted so delicious! Highly recommended!