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Instant Pot Green Chile Refried Beans

Just spicy enough to give these refried beans a bit of zip. It is easy to make in the Instant Pot.
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican, Texmex
Keyword Instant Pot, refried beans
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Pressure building and releasing 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken broth or water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 oz can chopped green chilies
  • 1 lb dried pinto beans rinsed and picked over for stones

Instructions

  1. Set you Instant pot to sauté and when it is hot heat 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the onion, oregano, cumin, and the chili powder. Sauté until the onion is translucent and the spices are fragrant about 3-4 minutes.
  2. Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute or so until you can smell the garlic starting to cook. Be careful not to overcook the garlic as it will burn and turn bitter.
  3. Pour in about a ½ cup of the broth and stir to deglaze the pot of anything sticking to the bottom. It is important to do this as if something is stuck to the bottom it may set off the burn warning on the instant pot when pressure cooking.
  4. Add the remaining broth, the salt, pepper, the green chilies, and the rinsed pinto beans. Stir to combine.
  5. Close the Instant Pot Lid and make sure the release valve is set to sealing.
  6. Set the Instant Pot to cook and make sure it is set to high pressure. Set the timer for 45 minutes.
  7. The Instant Pot will start and come to high pressure. Once it has come to pressure the times will start and cook the beans.
  8. When the Instant Pot has finished, it’s 45 minutes cooking time let it release the pressure naturally, usually about 10-15 minutes. Turn off the Instant Pot.

  9. After 15 minutes you can release the pressure valve.

  10. Stir up the beans to mix everything together. Then pour the beans into a strainer, making sure to reserve the cooking liquid. Return the beans to the Instant pot stainless steel liner. Add back about 3/4 cup of the liquid.

  11. Using an immersion blender or a potato masher roughly mash or puree the beans completely to your liking, using more of the liquid to get it to your desired consistency. Keep in mind the refried beans will thicken as they cool. I only used 3/4 cup liquid and that gave me the cossistency like canned refried beans.