No Lard Instant Pot Refried Beans
This No Lard Instant Pot Refried Beans recipe is much healthier and is so good, you will never want to buy refried beans in a can ever again. Check out our No Lard Instant Pot Refried Beans recipe below.
Why Instant Pot Refried Beans?
If you have never used an Instant Pot you are missing out. I'll admit I was a little intimidated by it at first, but I soon got the hang of it. I've written up an easy How to Use Your Instant Pot for Beginners post that should help you ease into using your new cooking tool.
One of our favorite meals is Mexican. Whether it's street tacos, tostadas, Mexican casserole or enchiladas we go through a lot of refried beans.
One of the things I hated from store bought canned refried beans, were the ingredients.
They were full of lard and I wanted to watch my saturated fats. So I decided to try switching out my lard for coconut oil. My husband wasn't so sure on the idea and was afraid that the coconut oil would give it a weird taste.
Much to his surprise he loved it and now he prefers our homemade Instant Pot refried beans over the store bought.
So much so, that he will actually volunteer to make big batches and freeze it in our Foodsaver bags. Once you have soaked your beans and cooked them you are going to want use an Immersion blender to help blend your beans to a smooth and creamy texture.
Finally, The process roughly takes about an hour and half to make, but most of that time is spent cooking and cooling, and you can work on other tasks and chores while you wait.
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No Lard Instant Pot Refried Beans Recipe:
No Lard Instant Pot Refried Beans
Creamy Homemade Refried Beans with No Lard
Ingredients
- 2 lbs dry pinto beans, rinsed
- 3 tbs Coconut Oil
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tsp dry oregano
- 1 1/2 tsp dry cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tsps minced garlic
- 1 med onion, about 1 1/2 cups
- 4 cups chicken or beef broth, prefer chicken
- 4 cups water
Instructions
- In large bowl add beans and enough water to cover! Soak for 15 mins.
- Add onion, pepper, jalapeno, oregano, garlic, cumin, coconut oil, water and broth to your Instant Pot.
- Strain beans and rinse.
- Add beans to your Instant Pot and mix well.
- Place lid on Instant Pot and set the valve to "sealing".
- Press Bean/Chili button. This should show 30 mins. of cooking time, you need to increase it to 45 mins.
- When it's done the pressure will come down naturally, usually takes about 30-40 minutes.
- Once the pressure is released, open lid and add salt to taste. I then use an Immersion Blender to blend. If beans look soupy don't worry they will thicken as they cool.
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Looks yummy!
So good, thank you! I cut recipe in half and then used 2 cups dried beans, I think that’s then 1 lb? I had a big bag so I wasn’t sure.
Thanks Sheryl – it’s always good to know when a recipe can be cut in half and still taste great! 🙂
The no lard refried beans look amazing!
Going to try this for sure! Looks so good.
Thanks Brittany
I needed less lard in my life. Thank you. Can’t wait to try.
You are welcome!
Yummy. Looks simple and delicious.!!
Thanks!
I see jalapeño in the directions but not in the ingredient list. What quantity did you use? Thank you.
Hi Ellen, If you like spicey foods use 2. If not, just use one making sure the seeds are removed or you can just omit them all together. That’s what I do but I’m a bit of a wimp 🙂
How do you reheat frozen refried beans?
Hi Andrea, I set them out the night before in the refrigerator to let them thaw and then reheat – hope this helps 🙂
Jalapenos are not listed in your recipe.
Hi Andrea. jalapenos are to taste, if you like hot spicy foods then add a couple. If you don’t just omit them or add one, making sure the seeds are removed. 🙂
I’m allergic to coconut. Any other type of oil that you suggest?
Hi Dawn, you can use olive oil, bacon drippings or just plain lard instead. Hope this helps 🙂