Homemade Instant Pot Beans and Franks

Easy homemade Instant Pot beans and franks recipe that you and your kids will love. No soaking required for this fun dinner or potluck side dish!

Do you love homemade pressure cooker recipes? Me too. I don’t have time to make a lot of from scratch homemade meals but these Instant Pot beans and franks are much easier than you might think. One of our favorite kid friendly Instant Pot recipes. (originally published 8/18, affiliate links present)

Homemade Beans and Franks Recipe

Using dried beans that require NO soaking beforehand it is easy to dump in and have it ready for dinner.

It’s a great side dish when you’re having a party too, or bring to a barbecue / potluck with friends too! You can make it in a Ninja foodi, Crockpot Express or any other brand you have on your countertop.

If you are new to pressure cooking we have a lot of easy one pot meal recipes for you here. To begin with let’s start with a few basic tips:

• Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
• Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
• I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
  • You should still deglaze pressure cooker after sautéing but it won’t have as many issues with this better liner.

For reference, this is the pressure cooker I have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.

Instant Pot Beans

With a sweet yet tangy sauce, full of bacon, and lots of hot dogs inside it is so yummy for everyone! Yes we have made Beans and Weenies on the stovetop with canned beans doctored up and those are delish. For sure, no question about it but these are from scratch all the way.

If you’re apprehensive about using a bag of dry beans, don’t, I’ll help you. Using this Instant Pot cooking times for beans sheet it is easy to see how long each type takes and you can add flavors and ingredients from there.

We used pinto beans but really that is up to you. Northern work just the same if you’d rather, or white but that will yield a different color than the classic version.

Beans and Weenies

I mean that is the fun and known term for these right. Especially if you have kiddos you have called it this for sure. Of course it is up to you how much bacon and how many hot dogs you want to put in.

You could also use those little smokies instead of hot dogs, I just tend to use whatever is on sale.

I first made these no soak Instant Pot baked beans and since they came out so well I adapted that recipe to make this and it worked really well the first time around.

It is best served immediately we say so you get the most sauce possible before the beans soak it up a bit more with time but it is totally up to you.

At first I thought making beans from a bag would be labor intensive and not for me but it was SO easy so I did it over and over again after this.

Instant Pot beans and franks

1. 1 bag pinto beans
2. Onion
3. Molasses
4. Brown sugar
5. White wine vinegar
6. Hot dogs (or little smokies)
7. Bacon
8. Ketchup

A variety of seasonings are added to amp up the flavor over and above what you’ve tried in the can.

If you’re looking for an easy pressure cooker baked beans or beans and franks dish this is not hard and tastes amazing.

It gets thumbs up from my kids and it was my lunch yesterday when I made it!

If you’re looking for more easy Instant Pot appetizers here are a few others you might enjoy that are yes…..easy!

1. Instant Pot meatballs are fun as a sweet snack
2. If you have more time you can cook dry beans in a Crockpot like we did with slow cooker black beans. Pinto would work the same way, then just add the hot dogs about 1 hour before they’re done.
3. Our Ninja Foodi chili uses canned beans which means it’s done in just 10 minutes, and healthy too

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Instant Pot Beans and Franks

Easy homemade Instant Pot beans and franks recipe that you and your kids will love. No soaking required to make this recipe and it is not only a great meal but a fun side dish too. If you’re looking for a pressure cooker dish to take to a barbecue or potluck this is a great one.

Course Entree, Main Course, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword barbecue, beans, franks, hot dogs, instant pot, no soak, pressure cooker

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes

Total Time 1 hour hour 45 minutes minutes

Servings 8

Calories 438kcal

Author The Typical Mom

Ingredients

• 16 oz pinto beans dry
• 6 c water
• 6 slices bacon
• 1 small onion diced
• 1/2 c brown sugar
• 3/4 c molasses
• 3/4 tsp chili powder
• 1.5 tsp dry mustard
• 3/4 c ketchup
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp garlic salt
• 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
• 8 hot dogs sliced, or use mini smoked weiners whole or sliced in half

Instructions

• Rinse dry pinto beans and put into Instant Pot with water.
• Close lid and steam valve and push beans button, normal temp. for 60 minutes.
• Do a natural release, drain liquid, set beans aside.
• Turn IP to saute normal and add diced onion and bacon with a little olive oil, cook until onions soften and bacon is 1/2-3/4 of the way cooked. Turn IP off.
• Add other ingredients listed (except for hot dogs and cooked beans in a bowl and whisk together well.
• Add beans back into your Instant Pot and pour liquid molasses mixture you made on top, fold all ingredients together. (if you want a lot of sauce just double the sauce recipe)
• Put lid on and close steam valve again and push bean button, normal temp, for 20 minutes.
• Quick release, add sliced hot dogs, fold in gently and put lid back on for 10 final minutes on bean setting, normal temp.
• Serve immediately for best results!

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Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Beans and Franks

Amount Per Serving (4 oz)

Calories 438 Calories from Fat 117

% Daily Value*

Fat 13g20%

Saturated Fat 4g25%

Cholesterol 31mg10%

Sodium 1056mg46%

Potassium 948mg27%

Carbohydrates 68g23%

Fiber 5g21%

Sugar 42g47%

Protein 12g24%

Vitamin A 190IU4%

Vitamin C 2.6mg3%

Calcium 129mg13%

Iron 4.3mg24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.