Pressure-Cooker Gigante Beans in Tomato Sauce

Instant Pot

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil, plus more

1 medium onion, chopped

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, plus more for serving

½ cup dry white wine

cups dried gigante beans

5 cups water

2 bay leaves

1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus more

1 28-ounce can whole peeled tomatoes, drained

Crumbled feta, oregano leaves, and lemon wedges (for serving)

Directions

Heat ¼ cup oil in pressure cooker or Instant Pot over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring often, until translucent, 5–8 minutes. Add garlic and ½ tsp. red pepper flakes and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add wine, bring to a boil, and cook until pan is almost dry, about 5 minutes. Add beans, bay leaves, 1 Tbsp. salt, and 5 cups water. Seal pressure cooker according to manufacturer’s instructions and cook on high pressure 50 minutes. Manually release pressure. Beans should be tender and creamy; if not, reseal and cook 10 minutes longer. Season with more salt if needed.

Add tomatoes, breaking up with your hands, and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid is thickened, tomatoes begin to break down, and beans are very tender, 25–30 minutes. Season with salt, if needed.

Serve beans topped with feta, oregano, and more red pepper flakes and drizzled with oil, with lemon for squeezing over.

Nutrition

Calories (kcal) 370 Fat (g) 10 Saturated Fat (g) 1.5 Cholesterol (mg) 0 Carbohydrates (g) 51 Dietary Fiber (g) 14 Total Sugars (g) 5 Protein (g) 17 Sodium (mg) 1250