Instant Pot Green Beans: Learn how to steam fresh green beans perfectly every time in the pressure cooker! Seasoned with salt, pepper, and a squeeze of lime juice, it's a delicious healthy side dish.
If you looking for a healthy side dish for your next meal, try these Instant Pot Green Beans, they are crispy-tender and so delicious. I am sure you won't be making green beans any other way.
These are so easy and quick to make and take only 15 minutes. We love to season with some salt and pepper. You can also toss them with the seasoning as per your liking. I have prepared this dish in my electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot DUO60 6 QT.
For more green bean recipes, see my roasted green beans, Green beans & Potato and Carrot Green beans stir fry recipes.
How to steam Green Beans in Instant Pot
Prepare Green Beans: Rinse green beans, drain well, and trim off the ends.
Place green beans in instant pot: Pour 1 cup of water into a 6-quart pressure cooker (1.5 cups water for 8-quart). Place the steamer basket with green beans in the instant pot insert.
Steam green beans in the instant pot: Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 0 minutes for crisp-tender green beans (Or 1 minute on high pressure for softer green beans.)
When the instant pot beeps, Do a quick release of pressure.
Season: Remove green beans from Instant Pot and season as desired.
What to serve with Green Beans
Most often, I enjoy steamed green beans as a healthy side dish. Before I serve, I season it with salt, pepper, and a big squeeze of lime juice. You can also pair it with dishes like baked potato, sweet potato, soup, or pasta.
Seasoning Variations
While steamed beans are great on their own with a little salt and pepper. Here are a few more ways to season them, Just add and stir together!
- Butter, salt, pepper, lemon juice
- Butter, minced garlic, salt, pepper, juice, and zest of lemon
- Parmesan cheese and pepper (or red chili flakes)
Tips on perfectly Steamed Green Beans
- You can easily double or triple this recipe, but cook on high pressure for 1 minute instead of zero minutes.
- Make sure to do a Quick Release as soon as the cooking time ends, to avoid over-cooked green beans.
- Feel free to saute the steamed green beans with a bit of butter or olive oil, salt, pepper, juice, and the zest of lemon.
- You can use frozen or canned green beans in this recipe.
FAQs
Yes! Most frozen green beans are usually partially cooked, so you don't need to change the time. Follow the same instructions and season in the end. You do not have to thaw the frozen green beans.
Yes! Canned green beans are fully cooked and need a shorter cook time. So you can follow the same instructions and time.
If you don't have a steamer basket, Place the metal trivet in the instant pot insert and then arrange green beans on top.
If you don't have a trivet, then place the beans directly in the water and cook. I would recommend adding ¼ cup of water instead of 1 cup. Once done drain the water and season.
More Instant Pot Basic Series
- Boil Potatoes
- Instant Pot Steamed Broccoli
- Instant Pot Cauliflower
- Cook Chickpeas (Soak & No-Soak Method)
- How to Cook Beets
- How to Cook Sweet Potatoes
Instant Pot Green Beans
Equipment
Ingredients
Measuring cup used, 1 cup = 250ml
- ½ pound fresh green beans
- 1 cup water for steaming
- salt, pepper, fresh lime for seasoning, optional
Instructions
- Prepare Green Beans: Rinse green beans, drain well, and trim off the ends.
- Place green beans in instant pot: Pour 1 cup of water into a 6-quart pressure cooker (1.5 cups water for 8-quart). Place the steamer basket with green beans in the instant pot insert.
- Steam green beans in the instant pot: Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to Sealing. Cook on High Pressure for 0 minutes for crisp-tender green beans (Or 1 minute on high pressure for softer green beans.)When the instant pot beeps, Do a quick release of pressure.
- Season: Remove green beans from Instant Pot and season as desired.
Notes
Nutrition
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