Instant Pot Garlic Green Beans

Instant Pot green beans are a quick and tasty side dish that pairs well with a variety of main courses. Just throw the ingredients in and start cooking; you’ll have a flavorful side dish in no time. These garlic butter green beans are perfect for busy weeknights or last-minute dinners.

If you feed these garlicky and buttery green beans to a green bean hater, they will convert! These green beans are packed with flavor, they’re vegan (using veg stock) which means that they’re also dairy-free, they’re gluten-free, low carb, keto, and Whole30 compliant!

Now, these can be cooked over the stovetop, but ever since I discovered the pressure cooker method, that’s the only way I cook my green beans from now on! Cooking them in the Instant Pot means that I won’t need to watch the beans, I can leave the kitchen while the greens are being cooked, and they’ll turn out perfect every single time!

How to Make Instant Pot Garlic Green Beans

• Wash the green beans, and trim the ends.
• Place the green beans in the pot, along with crushed garlic and butter (I used sunflower butter) but feel free to use any kind of butter that you like.
• Add a pinch of sea salt flakes, and vegetable stock. I always have homemade Instant pot stock on hand and add it to the green beans.

• Cover the pot with the lid, and make sure that the valve is on sealing position.
• Select manual or pressure cooking – high pressure and cook for 1 minute.
• Let the Instant Pot come to pressure, and then cook on high for a minute. Once the cooking is finished, quickly release the steam, open the lid and your green beans are ready to be served!

Crunchy Green Beans

Cooking the green beans in the Instant Pot on high pressure for 1 minute will result in a sort of soft but with bite texture. However, if you prefer your beans to be more crunchy, then reduce the cooking time to 0 minutes!

Green Beans with Potatoes and Carrots

Now if you want to jazz things up a little, you can cook the green beans with some baby new potatoes and carrots. However, the green beans won’t be crunchy if that’s how you like them. But this makes a wonderful side (or meal) that you will love!

Check out my full instructions on how to make Instant Pot potatoes with green beans and carrots.

Top Tips

• This recipe was tested using fresh green beans, if you’re cooking with frozen green beans then you’ll need to increase the cooking time by 1 minute.
• Trim off the tips of the green beans before you cook them.
• Make sure that you don’t have the “keep warm” setting on, as green beans will cook for longer and will result in a mush!

What Size Instant Pot Is Needed for This Recipe?

This recipe is tested in my wonderful 6 quart Instant Pot. If you’re using an 8 quart, you will need to use more liquid!

Make a Large Batch!

I do this all the time, I always double or triple the amounts! This recipe is perfect for dinner parties, BBQs, or just a side for a weeknight dinner. I use the same amount of liquid and double the green beans.

More Delicious Sides

If you’re looking for more delicious and easy side dishes, then why not check these out:

• Instant Pot buttered potatoes
• Instant Pot glazed carrots
• Instant Pot brussels sprouts
• Sweet and spicy Instant Pot cauliflower
• Instant Pot cheesy scalloped potatoes