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David Murphy

Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes

Bring the heart of the South to your table in under 30 minutes with these Instant Pot Green Beans and Potatoes. This recipe uses the "bacon fat secret" to get that deep, smoky flavor our grandmothers spent all day simmering, but with the modern speed of pressure cooking. Creamy red potatoes, tender fresh beans, and crispy bacon make this the ultimate comfort food side dish for any night of the week.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Additional Time 8 minutes
Total Time 24 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Instant Pot
Cuisine: American
Calories: 274

Ingredients
  

  • 8 strips bacon cut into small pieces
  • ¾ cup chicken stock
  • 2 pounds red potatoes quartered
  • 1 ½ pounds fresh green beans ends removed
  • 1 teaspoon parsley
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions
 

  1. Set Instant Pot to Saute and place bacon inside. Cook bacon until crisp, then remove bacon from Instant Pot leaving grease in the bottom of the pot.
  2. Turn off Instant Pot and add chicken stock. Using a spatula, deglaze pot by scraping off stuck-on bacon pieces from bottom of pot.
  3. Add potatoes and green beans. Season with parsley, salt and pepper. Stir to combine and coat ingredients with stock and bacon grease.
  4. Place lid on Instant Pot and seal vent. Set pot to pressure cook for 6 minutes.
  5. When cooking time is up, do a quick release and remove lid. Add bacon and stir to combine.

Nutrition

Calories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 9gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 852mgPotassium: 1017mgFiber: 6gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 806IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 2mg

Notes

I have allotted extra time to clean and snip off ends of Green Beans, and then an additional time of 8-10 minutes for your pot to come to pressure.

David's Cooking Tips

  • You can swap out ham shanks, or diced ham, or ham hocks if you like, though that will change the flavor slightly.
  • Don’t like chunks of meat in your green beans? Use one teaspoon of bacon grease to give the meat flavor without having pieces of meat.
  • If you want more of a smoky flavor with this recipe, add a teaspoon of liquid smoke.

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