Instant Pot Black-eyed Peas

5 from 1 vote

These Instant Pot Black-eyed Peas with bacon are an easy and delicious side dish. Ready in about an hour with a few simple ingredients. Enjoy this no-soak recipe on New Year's Day or any day with your favorite main dish.

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 40

Pressure Build & Release 30

Total Time 1 15

Servings

Calories 216kcal

Equipment

6-quart Instant Pot or Ninja Foodi All-in-One

Ingredients

16 oz bacon I used smoked bacon that I diced into cubes, similar to pancetta
1 cup yellow onions diced, about half a yellow onion
1 cup bell pepper diced, I used green bell pepper
5 Cloves garlic minced
1 lb black-eyed peas dried
6 cups water
3 tbsp better than chicken bouillon
4 bay leaves
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp homemade cajun seasoning I used this recipe

Instructions

Add the black-eyed peas to a mesh strainer. Rinse under cold water for 1 minute. Allow to drain.
Turn the instant pot on high with the sear/sauté function.
Add bacon, onions and garlic. Sauté for 5 minutes (the onions will be translucent and the bacon will be browned). Turn off the sear-saute function on the instant pot.
Add the black-eyed peas, water, bouillon, bay leaves. Stir to combine.
Cover the instant pot with the pressure cooker lid. Set the lid to “seal”.
Turn on high pressure for 40 minutes. After the time elapses, allow the beans to continue to cook with the lid on for another 15 minutes.
Manually remove the remaining pressure by turning the seal to vent. Remove the lid.
Stir the black-eyed peas and add seasonings, salt, and pepper to taste.
Remove the bay leaves before serving.

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