Cooking Beans and Lentils in Your Pressure Cooker

Pressure cooked dry beans and lentils are so much better than canned beans, for a few reasons. Dry beans cost much less than canned beans; dry beans taste better than canned beans and contain no preservatives; dry beans are healthier than canned beans and more environmentally sound because they don’t require any metal packaging (often lined with bPA) or salt water and preservatives that canned beans are soaked in. Using a new generation pressure cooker is the fastest way to cook beans and rice.

Here are a couple of bean and lentil recipes for you to enjoy using your pressure cooker.

Hummus

Healthy and delicious!

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup dried chickpeas
• 1/3 cup Canola oil
• 1/3 cup EVOO
• 1/3 cup tahini
• 1/3 cup water
• 4 tbsp. lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 tsp. cumin
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

Soak chickpeas for at least 4 hours. You can put them in water before you head for work to prepare in the evening. Dispose soaking water and rinse. Place chickpeas in pressure cooker with 3-1/2 cups water. Lock the lid and bring to pressure, then lower heat and cook for 9 to 14 minutes on high (15psi). Use natural release method to allow pressure to drop. Blend cooked chickpeas and all other ingredients until creamy.

Makes 4 servings

Old Fashioned Baked Beans

Perfect for a family barbeque Autumn dinner!

Ingredients:

• 2 cups dry navy beans (aka white beans)
• 3 tbsp. Canola oil
• 1 large onion diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1-3/4 cups water
• 1 can (2 fl. Oz) tomato paste
• 3 tbsp. Sucanat
• 2 tbsp. molasses
• 1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
• 1/4 tsp. cumin
• 1/8 tsp. chili powder

Preparation:

Rinse and soak navy beans for at least 8 hours. Drain and rinse the beans. Add all ingredients except the beans to the pressure cooker and stir thoroughly. Then add the beans. Bring to a boil, then stir and lock the lid in place and bring to pressure. Lower heat and cook for 40 minutes at 15 psi. Release pressure using the quick release method or auto release and remove lid.

Makes 4 servings.

As you can see, making your family favorites is quick and easy using a new generation pressure cooker!

Now you can have low-cost, healthy meals in the fraction of the time it would take you to bake, boil or use a slow cooker!