This Instant Pot Southern Green Beans Recipe turns garden fresh green beans into a tender, smokey, bacon-flavored side dish in just minutes. This southern side adds flavor to any meal.
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Quick Cooking Time
Usually you need close to an hour of simmering to get that mouth-watering southern green bean flavor. But not with the Instant Pot. These Instant Pot Green Beans only take 7 minutes!
I love the convenience of being able to saute and pressure cook right in the Instant Pot. And you just can’t beat how quickly you can get supper on the table using one.
As a bonus, for all you low carbers, these Instant Pot Southern Green Beans are low carb and keto-friendly.
Ingredients Used For Instant Pot Southern Green Beans
To make these pressure cooked southern green beans I use bacon, onion, chicken broth, seasoned salt, garlic powder, pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, and butter. It’s not a ton of ingredients but so much flavor gets infused into these green beans.
Equipment Needed
You will need a pressure cooker for this recipe. I use an Instant Pot 6-Quart 9-in-1 Pressure Cooker.
Tips For Making Instant Pot Green Beans
- When sauteing in the Instant Pot, be sure to let the pot get hot before adding the bacon. This will help prevent sticking.
- I like my southern green beans to be very tender. If you want your green beans to still be a little crisp, only pressure cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
- I like to cut the green beans, especially the larger ones in half so they are easier to eat.
More Ways To Cook Green Beans
- Southern-Style Green Beans
- Sweet and Sour Green Beans
- Slow Cooker Barbecued Green Beans
- Crock Pot Buttery Bacon Green Beans
- Candied Green Beans
- Maple-Glazed Green Beans
Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.
Instant Pot Southern Green Beans
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon,, chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 pounds green beans, trimmed and cut in half
- 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot on SAUTE mode. When hot, coat inner pot with cooking spray and add bacon. Cook until bacon is crisp.
- Add onion and cook 1 more minute.
- Hit “Cancel” and add chicken broth. Scrape up any browned bits on the bottom.
- Add remaining ingredients. Place lid on Instant Pot and set to Pressure Cook for 7 minutes. Let pot do a Natural Release for 10 minutes. Then open valve to let out any remaining pressure. Remove the lid when the pin drops.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Originally published June 5, 2019.
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Amazing and easy! I followed the recipe just the way it is. Thank you!
So good! This recipe is definitely a keeper! I only used 2 slices of bacon and it was plenty. Delicious!!!
5 stars!!!
I am looking forward to making this with fresh or frozen in my instant pot. Has anybody tried freezing? If so how did you do it? It is just me but I have some company coming in a few weeks to help me after a surgery. I am wanting to have meals cooked and in freezer to pull out. Thank you!
Made this with fresh green beans. They were delicious! I pressured a pot full for 7 minutes and they were perfect!
This recipe is so good! I absolutely love these green beans. Making them for the second night in a row! We added a few small red potatoes cut in half and it’s the bomb!
Very good recipe. Best green beans I have ever made. I cooked them for three minutes and then ten minutes off heat. Added Mrs Dash and a few more pepper flakes
It was perfect
These are incredible. I went with the 3 minute pressure cook and did natural release for 12 minutes and although I like a firmer green bean, these were melt in your mouth delicious. Next time I won’t add butter because I think it’s got enough flavor without it, but maybe a little more salt.
These are fantastic. Kids ate them all up!
These remind me of Maw Maw’s green beans that she’s start before church for Sunday supper. They are delicious, and SO much quicker. Thanks! My family loves them with all kinds of meals and by themselves.
Made this tonight for my daughter’s. Irrhday dinner, and it was super good! I will knock down the cooking time a minute or two on the next round as mine came out too soft but other than that, it was a keeper. The flavor was really good and it was quick and easy to prepare. Thank you so much, I’ll be making this again and again
Correction: *daughter’s birthday dinner
We made these beans to go with our dinner tonight. Delicious! Cooked for 4 minutes instead of 7 minutes as we like fresh green beans not cooked as much. Next time will try 3 minutes. We ate every last bite! Thanks for the recipe. So glad I found it.