Healthy Instapot Black Beans
Black beans can be enhanced and prepared in the Instapot to be very helpful and not bother people's digestion when done correctly.
Servings: 12
Calories: 80kcal
Cost: $3.50
Equipment
- Instapot
Ingredients
- 1 lb Black Beans dry
- 2 tbsp Flaxseed ground
- 2 tbsp Salt
- Water
Instructions
- Dump dry black beans into a white large plastic container and sort through them removing any dirt and small rocks.
- Wash beans with water. Dump water out.
- Refill container with enough water to be double the height of the beans in the bottom
- Let sit overnight
- Dump out water. Add black beans to Instapot pot and enough fresh water to cover the beans plus an inch.
- Add flaxseed to beans
- Cook in Instapot for 8 minutes
- Let it depressurize on its own
- Carefully remove pot and add salt to taste. It takes more salt than you think, but be careful not to oversalt.
- Serve whole or smashed - freeze servings you cannot eat within 2-3 days
Notes
There are a few variations of this, such as using chicken stock or putting some spinach leaves in the mix. It is a great place to hide healthy things that kids may not want to eat.