Dried-Bean Cooking Time
Times on this chart are approximate
minimum
cooking times Cooking times will vary with the moisture content and variety of the particular legume, and according to how firm or how soft you want them to be.
Type Of Bean
Cooking Time
Black-eyed peas
30 minutes
Lentils
30 minutes
Split Peas
30 minutes
Pink Beans
45 minutes
Small Lima Beans
45 minutes
Brown Beans
1-1.5 hours
Chick peas (Garbanzos)
1-1.5 hours
Great Northern Beans
1-1.5 hours
Large Lima Beans
1-1.5 hours
Whole Peas
1-1.5 hours
Navy Beans
2 hours
Pinto Beans
2 hours
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