Name: Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb dried black eyed peas, rinsed and picked over; 4 cups water; 1 yellow onion, diced; 1 bell pepper, diced; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 bay leaf; salt, to taste

No soak and still fast

Black eyed peas are the beans I reach for when I forgot to plan ahead. They go in dried with no soak and still cook fast. Onion, garlic, and a few plain spices are all they need.

I cook them much like my black beans. If those are on your list too, my Instant Pot Black Beans use the same no soak idea with a longer cook. For a bigger pot with beans and tomatoes, my Instant Pot Three Bean Chili is the one to make.

Let them sit, then salt them

Lock the lid and pressure cook for 18 minutes. Then leave the pot alone. A natural release means the pressure drops on its own while the peas sit in the hot liquid and finish softening.

Salt them at the end and taste before you serve. I spoon them over rice with their liquid, or serve them as a simple side from my vegetarian recipes. If you want beans mashed instead, my Instant Pot Refried Beans are the pick.

Instant Pot Black Eyed Peas

No soak and still fast

Let them sit, then salt them