Quick Fix: Inexpensive Northern Beans Instant Pot Recipe
This recipe works for most dried white beans in your Instant Pot. Making your own beans is better for you than using canned beans, so I try to make my own when I can. As a side benefit, it also costs less money! Northern beans are one of my cupboard staples, I use them in soups, casseroles, and dips.
Healthy Micro SuperStars Featured in this Recipe:
Fiber, fiber, and more fiber. Short chain fatty acids make you healthier from the inside out.
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Northern Beans are Healthy for Your Gut
Beans are also super beneficial for your microbiome. They contribute to increases in fiber and have been proven to decrease fat and lower people’s blood pressure and cholesterol (Bulsiewicz, 2020). Additionally, fiber packed beans help balance your blood sugar in turn lowering your chance of diabetes or risk of heart attack (Bulsiewicz, 2020).
Throw the Northern Beans in the Instant Pot
Begin by pouring 1 lb. or 2 1/2 cups of dried Northern Beans into the Instant Pot. Continue combining all ingredients.
After you have combined all the ingredients, close the lid. Set to “Bean.” It really is that easy! Walk away, pat yourself on the back and have a glass of wine.
Northern Beans in the Instant Pot
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb dried Northern Beans
- 6 cups chicken stock
- 1 bay leaf
- 1.5 tbsp onion powder
- 3 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp thyme
- 2 tsp salt Mediterranean sea salt
Instructions
Prep the Beans
- Pour 1 lb or 2 1/2 cups northern dried beans in your Instant Pot.1 lb dried Northern Beans
- Add garlic powder, onion powder, thyme and salt.1.5 tbsp onion powder, 3 tsp garlic powder, 2 tsp salt, 1 tsp thyme
- Pour in chicken stock.6 cups chicken stock
- Place bay leaf on top.1 bay leaf
Cook the Beans
- Close your Instant Pot lid and turn the valve to "sealed."
- Press the beans button. This should set the time for 30 minutes.
- When the timer goes off, you can vent naturally or manually. Then proceed to adding your beans to whatever recipe you are making, or serve the as a side!
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