Instant Pot Green Beans and Bacon

If you are needing a quick and easy side dish to serve for the holidays, make this Instant Pot Green Beans and Bacon with our Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes. It is simple to make with easy ingredients and it taste like it has been slow cooked all day.

This green beans and bacon side dish pairs well with your turkey and ham to complete your holiday meal. See more 55 Best Instant Pot Christmas Recipes.

Why This Recipe Works

Save space in your oven or stove and make everyone’s favorite side dish in the pressure cooker. Adding the green beans and simple seasoning gives the green beans so much flavor.

Impress your family and friends this Christmas with this easy side dish. It is budget friendly, low carb and easy to make.

Ingredients

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Substitutions and Additions

• Green Beans – You can make the same recipe and use canned green beans. Just make sure you drain them first, You can also use frozen green beans.
• Seasoning – Feel free to change the seasoning to what you prefer. We used minced garlic, but you can use garlic powder if you prefer. We like to season with salt and pepper before serving.
• Extra Spice – If you prefer some extra spice add in some red pepper flakes.
• Bacon – We used uncooked bacon, but you can also cooked bacon if you prefer. Bacon bits would also work if that is all you had.
• Change the Meat – Instead of bacon, dice up some ham or sausage and cook with the green beans. You can also omit it and cook the green beans without any meat.
• Add in Potatoes – Slice up some russet potatoes and add into the instant pot with the green beans.

How to Make Green Beans and Bacon in the Instant Pot

• Step 1 – Add ingredients to Instant Pot – Place everything in the instant pot.

• Step 2 – Seal the Instant Pot – Add the lid and set the valve to the sealing position.
• Step 3 – Cook on High Pressure – Cook on high pressure and set the timer to 0 minutes. (The green beans will cook as the instant pot comes to pressure.)
• Step 4 – Do Quick Release – Then do a quick release to release the pressure from the instant pot.

• Step 5 – Stir and Serve – Stir and serve.

Recipe Tips

• Cooking Green Beans – If you like your fresh green green beans softer, then set the timer for 1-2 minute. Cooking time will vary based on how soft you want your green beans.
• Trim Green Beans – Before placing the green beans in the instant pot make sure you have clean and trimmed off the ends.
• If you are using frozen green beans – You do not need to thaw them, just place them in the instant pot as the recipe indicates.
• Mixing the ingredients – When you are mixing the ingredients together, make sure you are scraping the bottom of the instant pot. This make sure all the ingredients are mixed well together.
• Bacon – We do not cook the bacon before adding it to the instant pot. Just add the diced bacon to the instant pot and it will cook with the green beans.
• Adding the Ingredients – We first add the green beans and then season with minced garlic. Then add the bacon and close the lid.

How to Trim Fresh Green Beans

• Gather Green Beans – We recommend gather about 15 green beans and place on a cutting board. Line up the green beans in uniform manner.
• Cut with Sharp Knife – With one hand on the green beans, use the other hand to cut the ends off the green beans.
• Ready To cut – After cutting the ends off, the are now ready to cook and enjoy.

How to Serve

These green beans and bacon side dish is perfect with any cut of meat. We really like making them with our roasted turkey or crock pot ham. But you can also serve with these delicious dinners.

• Slow Cooker Chuck Roast
• Crock Pot Red Wine Pot Roast Recipe
• Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf

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