Instant pot fresh green beans are quick and easy and perfectly cooked each time. Green beans are steamed in your instant pot in under 15 minutes.
After cooking fresh green beans, toss in butter, olive oil, roasted garlic or your favorite seasoning blend to make this one of the best side dishes.
The instant pot is a quick and easy way to prepare vegetables. Similar to Instant Pot Broccoli, you can have this veggie side dish ready just in time for dinner.
Learn how to cook green beans in 3 simple steps and under pressure for only 1 minute.
These green beans can be featured any night of the week or on the weekend to accompany your family’s favorite meals.
Instant Pot Loaded Potato Soup, Mississippi Chicken (Instant Pot), and Chuck Roast in the Instant Pot are more fun instant pot recipes to consider adding to the menu rotation.
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Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 1 cup water
Gluten-Free Guide: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten.
How To Make Fresh Green Beans In Instant Pot
Wash the green beans and trim the ends.
Prep the instant pot and add the beans: Place the trivet into the instant pot. Add the water and place the green beans onto the trivet.
Cover and turn the valve to sealing.
Cook: Set the instant pot to low pressure for 1 minute (can do 0-2 minutes for crisp to soft green beans).
When the time is up do a quick release.
Serve: Serve hot with butter, salt, and pepper if desired.
What to serve with Green Beans?
Steamed green beans can be topped with butter, olive oil, parmesan cheese, fresh herbs, spices and more. You can even turn this recipe into green beans with bacon!
Cooked green beans pair well with almost any entree. From chicken and beef to fish and pork, you can serve alongside casserole and pasta dishes too.
- Chicken: Chicken and Rice (Crockpot), Crockpot Ranch Chicken, Air Fryer Ranch Chicken Thighs, Gluten Free Chicken Wings
- Beef: No Peek Beef Tips, Beef Tenderloin Recipe, Beef Chimichanga Recipe, How To Cook Thin Steak, Broiled Flank Steak
- Fish: Poached Shrimp, Air Fry Shrimp, Broiled Haddock, Broiled Fish, Gluten Free Salmon Cakes
- Pork: 3 Ingredient Crockpot Pork Chops, Sheet Pan Pork Chops and Potatoes, Baked Pork Chops, Pork Roast Instant Pot
- Casseroles: Chicken and Stuffing Casserole, Grandmas Chicken Casserole Recipe, Homestyle Ground Beef Casserole
- Pasta: No Boil Pasta Bake, Ground Chicken Pasta, Canned Tuna Pasta
You can also toss with Roasted Broccoli and Carrots, Roasted Frozen Brussels Sprouts, or Roasted Frozen Cauliflower to add more color and nutrients to the table.
Variations and Substituion Ideas
- Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, or your favorite seasoning blend.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice on the top of cooked green beans.
- Sprinkle red pepper flakes or drizzle with hot sauce for a spicy version.
- Top with parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast for a cheesy option.
- Mix with sauteed or roasted garlic.
- Cook under pressure for 2 minutes for soft green beans.
- Cook under pressure for 1 minutes for crisp green beans.
- Make a double batch by adding double the ingredients without changing the cooking time.
- Cook with chicken, vegetable or beef broth instead of water to add more flavor.
Frequently Asked Questions
Green beans can be prepped in the air fryer, instant pot, skillet or oven. They are an extremely versatile vegetable that allows you to try many different cooking methods. We recommend featuring all of these options on your dinner table to add variety and encourage your family to eat more vegetables.
It only takes 0-2 minutes to cook fresh green beans depending on how crisp you want the veggie. For tender green beans, cook for 2 minutes or opt for 0 minutes if looking for a crunch when you take a bite.
Look for bright colored green beans that are free of blemishes and a wilting appearance. Fresh green beans should also easily snap in half.
Yes! Grab frozen green beans from the freezer and add straight to the instant pot to cook as written. You will want to save canned green beans for another recipe as they often turn too mushy in the instant pot.
Simply add the green beans to the bottom of the instant pot. We suggest cooking for 0 minutes under pressure without the steamer basket and reducing the water to 1/2 cup to prevent the vegetable from becoming too mushy.
French green beans are going to be longer and skinner in appearance compared to green beans. Either can be used for this recipe.
Kids In The Kitchen
Cooking tips and suggestions for kids making this recipe.
- To trim green beans, carefully use kitchen shears or your hands to snip off both ends of each green bean. The ends can be tough and difficult to chew making it best to remove before cooking.
- Double check the instant pot reads “low pressure” before pressing start.
- Be mindful that liquid is likely to burst out of the top of the instant pot when doing a quick release. Take a step away from the instant pot after turning the valve.
Storing and Reheating Instructions
- In the fridge: Store in a covered container up to 3 days in the fridge.
- In the freezer: Add to a Ziploc bag, stasher bag or container with a label then use within 6 months.
- Microwave: Add to a microwave-safe bowl or plate and reheat in 30-second increments until hot.
- Skillet: Toss into a hot skillet to reheat as is or include in a stir fry as a fun way to enjoy leftovers.
- Casserole: Use leftover green beans into a casserole recipe as an ingredient.
More Healthy Green Bean Recipes
- Air Fry Green Beans
- Cheesy Green Bean Casserole
- Green Bean Casserole with Fresh Green Beans
- Green Beans For Kids
- Roasted Green Beans Recipe
- Crockpot Green Bean Casserole
CKC Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.
The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.
Instant Pot Fresh Green Beans Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh green beans
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- ⭐️Prep the green beans. Wash the green beans and trim the ends.1 pound fresh green beans
- Prep the instant pot and add the beans. Place the trivet into the instant pot. Add the water and place the green beans onto the trivet. Cover and turn the valve to sealing.1 cup water
- ⭐️Cook. Set the instant pot to low pressure for 1 minute (can do 0-2 minutes for crisp to soft green beans). When the time is up do a quick release.
- Serve. Serve hot with butter, salt, and pepper if desired.
Notes
Tips
- Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, or your favorite seasoning blend.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice on the top of cooked green beans.
- Sprinkle red pepper flakes or drizzle with hot sauce for a spicy version.
- Top with parmesan cheese or nutritional yeast for a cheesy option.
- Mix with sauteed or roasted garlic.
- Cook under pressure for 2 minutes for soft green beans.
- Cook under pressure for 1 minutes for crisp green beans.
- Make a double batch by adding double the ingredients without changing the cooking time.
- Cook with chicken, vegetable or beef broth instead of water to add more flavor.
- Store for up to 3 days in the fridge.
- Store for up to 6 months in the freezer.
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