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    Home » Recipes » Instant Pot

    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes

    By: Jessica · Posted: Mar 2, 2020 · Updated: Dec 27, 2021 · This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure policy.

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    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 12 servings
    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes

    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes: In only 5 minutes, this flavorful side dish is ready to serve alongside your favorite steak, chicken, ham or protein of choice!

    One of our favorite side dish recipes to date, and an EASY one at that, along with our SUPER popular green bean casserole with cheese and bacon! With only a 5 minute cook time in the Instant Pot, fresh green beans and red potatoes combined with some of our favorite spices and condiments pack a punch that any potluck or family dinner would be lucky to have on the table.

    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes in a white serving dish
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    • Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes
    • How to Make Green Beans and Potatoes in the Instant Pot
    • Spices:
    • Serve!
    • What to Serve Green Beans and Potatoes with:
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    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes

    Having green beans and potatoes are a HUGE hit during the summer months when your garden or the produce stand is in full force.

    However, don’t limit this side dish to just a few months out of the year. The grocery store should always have fresh green beans and red (or new) potatoes so you can whip this up.

    Fresh Green Beans

    Can you use canned green beans? I’m sure you can, but I wouldn’t go to the trouble of pressuring them in the Instant Pot. Save them and use these tricks to make canned green beans taste better!

    You could simply pressure just the potatoes with the spices and butter/bacon grease and then cook/warm the canned green beans in the microwave or on the stovetop and combine afterward.

    Red Potatoes

    Can you use baking, Idaho, russet or new potatoes instead?

    Sure. I don’t see why not. I’d just make sure to cut the potatoes into 1-inch cubes before pressuring.

    Also, I only use about 4 large red potatoes when I make this dish, but you could add a couple more and have more of an even potato to green bean ratio if you like. I prefer to have more green beans than potatoes to encourage more greens in my family.

    Chicken Green Beans and Potatoes

    What I absolutely LOVE about this recipe is that you can easily add chicken and make it a rounded out dinner!

    However, instead of cooking the chicken, green beans and potatoes all together in the instant pot, I prefer to cook my salt and pepper chicken bites and then add that in to the green beans and potatoes later!

    Ham Green Beans and Potatoes

    Looking for a way to use that leftover ham from Easter? Well if you’re not wanting to make the ham casserole recipe, then this is another perfect way to use it up!

    If the ham is cooked, feel free to add that in to the Instant Pot with the green beans and potatoes to allow the ham flavor to soak in to the other ingredients!

    How to Make Green Beans and Potatoes in the Instant Pot

    Make sure to see the FULL, printable recipe card toward the bottom this post for easy reference!

    Chicken Broth

    If you’ve had the chance to make my Kielbasa and Cabbage in the Instant Pot, then you know my new love for the chicken broth base I’ve been using lately in my recipes.

    This recipe is NO different and I use this powder/water combination to create the chicken broth that adds a lovely flavor to my recipes.

    However, using homemade chicken broth, store-bought broth in a container/can is just fine too!

    You’ll want to use 2 cups of chicken broth and pour it in to the bottom of the Instant Pot pot.

    Instant chicken broth in a measuring cup for green beans

    Potatoes Cut in to 1-Inch Cubes

    Wash and cut your potatoes in to 1-inch cubes. Place the potatoes in to the Instant Pot, in to the chicken broth.

    Chopped red potatoes for the instant pot pressure cooker
    Red potatoes in Instant Pot

    Fresh Green Beans

    If your green beans are not washed, go ahead and wash them before cooking.

    If using garden-fresh green beans, I do take the time to pinch off the ends before washing/cooking. However, if I’m using green beans from the store, the ends are usually off and I can just throw them in as is.

    Long raw, uncooked green beans

    Place the green beans on top of the potatoes inside of the Instant Pot.

    Green beans in instant pot with broth

    Butter and Bacon Grease – Optional

    Although completely optional, if you’re not avoiding ingredients like butter and/or bacon grease… I HIGHLY recommend adding it for some “umph” and extra flavor.

    Because who doesn’t love butter and bacon?

    I use about 4 tablespoons of salted butter and place the 4 pieces on top of the green beans.

    Frozen Bacon Grease

    When making bacon for breakfast, I like to save the grease and freeze it in a freezer-safe container for recipes like these! It comes in VERY handy for that bacon flavor when you may not have the bacon.

    Or, feel free to cook bacon and add the cooked bacon to the green beans and potatoes before cooking! TIP: If adding bacon to this recipe, place the cooked bacon on top of everything, so when it heats, the grease will drop down in to the beans and potatoes! Yumm-O!

    Spices:

    Use salt and pepper as desired, just keep in mind that sometimes chicken broth, butter and bacon grease may already have salt added.

    Also note that you can always add salt later, but you can’t take it away. So I’ll usually add salt and pepper and then taste afterward to see if it needs a little more.

    Adding poultry seasoning is definitely something that you can do without in this recipe, but it adds such a nice touch of flavor. So if you do have it, sprinkle about a teaspoon on with the salt and pepper!

    Cooked green beans and red potatoes in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker

    Serve!

    Ideally, you want to serve this dish right away after it finishes cooking. Reheating and letting it sit can result in soggy green beans.

    However, if you’re heading to a potluck or family dinner, making this in the morning and keeping it on warm works just fine, and I’ve done this several times!

    Enjoy!

    What to Serve Green Beans and Potatoes with:

    The beauty of this recipe is that it can be served with just about anything! But here are a few of my favorite recipes to serve this as a side dish with…

    • The BEST Steak Recipe in the Oven
    • Easy Hamburgers in the Oven
    • Roasted Pork Tenderloin
    • Baked BBQ Pork Steaks
    • Creole Roasted Turkey
    • Grilled Shrimp with Easy Marinade
    • Grilled Deer Steak
    • Easy Fried Chicken
    • Chipotle Apple Butter Ribs
    • The BEST Beef Tenderloin
    • Sweet and Smokey Grilled Pork Chops

    If you have an Instant Pot, check out these recipes too!

    • Instant Pot Pot Roast – Using a frozen roast too!
    • Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
    • Cheeseburger Macaroni in the Instant Pot
    • Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings

    📖 Recipe

    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes in a white serving dish

    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes

    Jessica Burgess
    Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes are a healthy side dish that can easily be turned in to a main dish by adding chicken or ham if desired!
    5 from 16 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    To pressure 5 mins
    Total Time 15 mins
    Course Side Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 12 servings
    Calories 170 kcal

    Equipment

    • instant pot

    Ingredients
     

    • 2 cups chicken broth
    • 4 large red potatoes
    • 36 oz. fresh green beans I use 3 12 oz. bags
    • 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning
    • 4 tablespoon butter
    • 2 tablespoon bacon grease if desired: see notes in blog post
    • salt to taste
    • pepper to taste
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    Instructions
     

    • Cut potatoes in to about 1-inch cubes
    • Pour chicken broth in to Instant Pot and then add in the potatoes
    • Next, pour all of the green beans on top of the potatoes.
    • Place butter, bacon grease and spice on top.
    • Secure the lid on to the Instant Pot and turn the nozzle to the sealed position.
    • On manula high pressure, turn the timer to 5 minutes.
    • When the timer is up, manually release the pressure.
    • Once the valve has fallen, it is safe to remove the lid.
    • GENTLY stir the green beans and potatoes to mix the seasonings evenly. (Gently mix being careful not to destroy the soft and fragile potatoes.)
    • Serve!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 170kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 206mg | Potassium: 748mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 717IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 48mg | Iron: 2mg

    Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

    Keywords baked potatoes recipe, boiled eggs instant pot, green beans, new potatoes, red potatoes
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    1. Megan says

      March 02, 2020 at 3:08 pm

      Looks yummy! I have a similar recipe for the crockpot (altho I’m sure it could be converted to an instapot recipe) that uses fresh red potatoes and green beans, chicken breasts, and Italian dressing. So easy and makes a full meal!

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      • Jessica says

        March 04, 2020 at 12:05 pm

        Oh heavens… that sounds AMAZING! I may have to try this. Thank you Megan!

        Reply
    2. Gauri says

      June 04, 2020 at 3:39 pm

      Would this work with frozen green beans as well?

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        June 06, 2020 at 9:50 am

        Hi there! I haven’t tried that yet. I’m sure it would… the times may just need adjusted a bit!

        Reply
    3. Shirley Cooper says

      August 24, 2020 at 5:41 pm

      5 stars
      I’m frying up a few strips of bacon to chop up and put in my green beans and baby potatoes cut in half then into fourths. Go by the rest of your recipe. Think it will be nice!!

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        August 25, 2020 at 5:59 pm

        That sounds delish!! Thank you for sharing!!

        Reply
    4. Amanda Stewart says

      March 27, 2022 at 6:15 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe has become a standard on Sunday night for us, we’re a family of three and so it leaves us with good leftovers for the week! I’ve only used about 1lb of green beans so 1/3 the entire recipe. Everything comes out delicious and tender, with amazing flavor! Cook time is exactly the same. Thank you for this one! Pairs great with an instant pot rotisserie as well, but makes for a few hour affair with that 😉

      Reply
    5. Debra Stair says

      August 16, 2022 at 7:17 pm

      Used this recipe tonight with fresh green beans, delicious. So very easy to make, tasted as good as all day cooking….did add fresh butter to top/melt when finished pressure cooking. Would definitely recommend, especially if in a rush.

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        August 17, 2022 at 7:33 am

        Oh that’s wonderful Debra! So glad that you liked this recipe, and I totally agree… this is a great green bean recipe for something quick and easy! Thank you for sharing!

        Reply

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