How to Cook Beans in Your Instant Pot

Try the recipe for Instant Pot Greek Chickpeas with Coriander and Sage.

The Test Kitchen prefers the flavor and texture of dried beans to canned. The Instant Pot proves itself truly invaluable here. It can cook dried beans in a fraction of their conventional cooking time. We're making chickpeas in the video, but you can follow the chart below to swap out different beans for the chickpeas. Note the cooking times and type of release.

Black-Eyed Peas

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Release: Quick

Cannellini Beans

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Release: Quick

Chickpeas

Cook Time: 6 minutes

Release: Natural

Gigante Beans

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Release: Natural

Great Northern Beans

Cook Time: 2 minutes

Release: Quick

Pinto Beans

Cook Time: 3 minutes

Release: Quick

French Lentils

Cook Time: As soon as pressure is reached, turn off Instant Pot

Release: Natural

Brown/Green Lentils

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Release: Quick