While most beans don’t need to be soaked before cooking in the Instant Pot, we highly recommend soaking lima beans. We tested not lima beans them, but the center of the beans wouldn’t fully cook. Baby lima beans have a mild, creamy, buttery flavor and texture, making them incredibly versatile and delicious.
They can be enjoyed in stews, soups, salads, and more. And they’re even delicious by the spoonful! If you try this recipe, let us know! How to cook lima beans in the Instant Pot! Drain lima beans, then add to the Instant Pot. Add water and stir to prevent sticking.
Once the timer goes off, allow to naturally release for 15 minutes, then release any remaining pressure. Carefully remove lid once steam has fully escaped and strain off any excess cooking liquid. Nutrition information is a rough estimate. Prep time does not include soaking beans. I agree with everyone who got a poor result.
It was far from clear that the ratio for a cooking was not 3 1 this was a horrible recipe. Hi Nadiel, so sorry to hear you didn’t enjoy the result. Are you referring to the water leftover? That is normal when cooking beans in the Instant Pot because the water needs to fully cover them so they don’t cook unevenly. You can drain it off at the end. We had the same issue as Donna and Sonia, we used a 3:1 ratio for water to soaked beans and ended up with just mush and shells. Soaked the beans overnight, as the recipe recommends, and followed all the other steps as outlined.
Any ideas to what we did wrong, or what we could do differently in the future? We’d suggest reducing the cook time to 5 minutes next time to see if that helps. This was the very first time I used my instant pot. I have to say that your directions were not clear enough. I ended up with a big pot of mush.
