Slow-Cooked Green Beans in the Instant Pot®

Use the slow cooker function on your Instant Pot(R) to cook green beans with bacon or ham for your next holiday meal.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 3 hr
• Total Time: 3 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 113 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 sprig fresh thyme
• 1 large clove garlic, minced
• 2 pounds fresh green beans, washed and trimmed
• 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
• 6 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Turn on a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®) and select Saute function. Add bacon and cook until crispy, about 8 minutes. Add onion and garlic; saute, stirring occasionally, until just tender, about 3 minutes. Mix in green beans and saute, stirring often, for 2 minutes.

Step 2

Add chicken broth, salt, pepper and thyme sprig. Close and lock the lid. Select Slow Cooker function and cook until beans are tender, about 6 hours on the Normal setting (Medium) or 3 hours on the High setting (More).