Dinner for 8

Instant Pot Black Beans

Name: Instant Pot Black Beans
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 small yellow onion; 2 1/2 cups dried black beans; 4 cups chicken or vegetable stock; 1 cup water; 2 tbsp taco seasoning; 1 1/2 tsp sea salt

$2.50for 450 minServes 8

Dried black beans cook under pressure with onion and taco seasoning until tender and richly seasoned.

Photo: themodernproper.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Onions, 0.3 lb$1.29/lb typical	0.3 lb	$0.39Typical price
	Canned beans, 16 oz$0.09/oz typical	16 oz	$1.46Typical price
	Broth, 33 oz$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$5.00

Swaps

Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap canned beans for dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Olive and cooking oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSalt and pepper

Not included in the cost.

50 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
8servings as written
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Typical price

$0.62 per serving$2.50 for 4

City Store

Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.

This is usually served as a side or part of a meal, so the price per serving is low for a full dinner.

Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 small yellow onion
2 1/2 cups dried black beans
4 cups chicken or vegetable stock
1 cup water
2 tbsp taco seasoning
1 1/2 tsp sea salt

Steps

Rinse the black beans and drain them.
Set the Instant Pot to sauté, heat the oil, and cook the chopped onion for 4 minutes.
Add the beans, stock, water, taco seasoning, and salt, then stir well.
Seal the pot and cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
Let the pressure release naturally for 15 minutes, then vent any remaining pressure.

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