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Buttery, garlicky beans make a perfect side dish for everything from beef to fish – that’s these Instant Pot Garlic Butter Green Beans! Ready in under 5 minutes and so delicious, with garlic butter sauce and Parmesan cheese.
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Green Beans in the Instant Pot
My family and I love green beans as a side dish for just about any meal. I make them as often as I can with dishes like Easy Lemon Butter Chicken or Steak Diane. You just can’t go wrong with fresh green bean recipes!
Making Instant Pot green beans is my new favorite way to get this side dish on the table, fast. They take less than 5 minutes to make, and that Garlic Butter Sauce is no joke! It adds so much flavor!
If I’m making dinner and I’m stuck on what to make for a side dish… here’s my answer! This is one of the most unique green bean recipes out there and it’s so easy to make. Give it a try and let me know what you think!
This is the easiest and most delicious green bean recipe I have ever made!
Alex on Pinterest
Instapot Green Beans Ingredients
- Fresh Green beans or String Beans
- Garlic
- Water
- Parmesan
- Salt and pepper
- Butter
How to Cook Green Beans in the Instant Pot
- Add a cup of water to your Instant Pot, then add the green beans. Cook on high pressure for 0 minutes.
- Carefully quick release pressure and vent the lid. Drain water, then switch to saute mode. Add butter and melt, then add minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in your green beans and saute with the garlic butter sauce. Top with Parmesan cheese, serve, and enjoy.
I love making this quick and easy side dish every Easter and Thanksgiving. Everyone loves it!
Pressure Cooker Green Beans Tips
- This recipe is amazing using French green beans if you can find them.
- Try pairing your Instant Pot green beans with additional flavors like lemon or special seasoning like our Garlic Parmesan Fry Seasoning.
- Lemon Butter Sauce is also amazing in this recipe.
Instant Pot Green Beans FAQs
Here’s the amazing part: you pressure cook green beans for 0 minutes. Cook the green beans on high pressure for 0 minutes and then saute for just a few extra minutes in the pot.
You do not need a steamer basket to cook our garlicky beans. Place the beans directly in the water and cook them that way. When they’re done, you drain the water and place the beans back in the pot with butter and garlic. No need for a steamer basket.
The secret to this easy green bean recipe is my Garlic Butter Sauce. Topping the green beans with garlic herb butter adds so much flavor to them. We finish it off with Parmesan and some seasoning. Another great choice for adding flavor would be to use a sauce like our Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce. Lemon butter goes so well with green bean side dishes!
If you like your beans a little softer, pressure cook for 1 minute instead of 0 minutes. This will soften them up more.
Green Bean Recipes
📋 Recipe
Instant Pot Green Beans
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound green beans
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 tablespoons butter
See our Cooking Conversions Chart for help converting measurements!
Instructions
- Add 1 cup water to your Instant Pot, then 1 lb. green beans.1 cup water, 1 pound green beans
- Cook on high pressure for 0 minutes. Carefully quick-release pressure and remove the lid.
- Drain water, then switch to saute mode. Add 4 Tbsp. butter and melt, then add 1 Tbsp. minced garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes.4 tablespoons butter, 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- Stir in your green beans and saute with the garlic butter sauce. Top with ¼ cup Parmesan cheese.¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- Serve immediately and enjoy!salt and pepper to taste
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Notes
- Try our Easy Garlic Butter Sauce Recipe with this dish! Or, try our Creamy Lemon Butter Sauce Recipe!
- This dish pairs well with Cheesy Orzo Risotto and Air Fryer Pork Chops.
Bonnie Lauter says
Didn’t understand the 0 min .
Isabel Laessig says
Hi Bonnie! You should be able to set your Instant Pot to 0 minutes. It will steam and cook the green beans as it builds and releases pressure without needing a higher cooking time.