Instant pot green beans less than 5 minutes

Easy and perfectly steamed instant pot green beans in less than 5 minutes.

Last week I steamed baby potatoes instant pot and it turned out crunchy and perfect for my potato curry so this week I decided to test instant pot green beans using the steam method and it cooked to my perfection to make instant pot crumbled beans curry.

Instant pot green beans

Steaming chopped green beans in the instantpot is the simplest and less time-consuming method to cook.

All it took me 4 minutes to make this recipe. I’m using this steamed instant pot green beans to make Indian beans curry loaded with protein.

How to steam green beans in instantpot?

CLEAN GREEN BEANS

Wash 2 – 3 times the green beans in the running water and drain the water completely well.Trim off the edges and keep it ready.

CHOP GREEN BEANS

I use this chopper to finely chop green beans quicker. Sometimes I use my food processor too for chopping green beans.

We prefer chopped green beans to make this curry rather than whole green beans

PLACE STEAMER AND GREEN BEANS IN INSTANTPOT

Pour around 1 cup of water in the inner pot of instant pot.I’m using 3 quarts instantpot for making this recipe.

Place the steamer basket in instant pot. You can use any steamer to steam this instant pot green beans recipe.

Place the chopped green beans.

PRO TIP: Chopping makes us easy to steam more greenbeans instant pot at the same time

Close the lid and make sure the knob is in sealing position if you have an old-style instant pot. The new ones are designed with a knob in sealing mode.

Steam for 4 minutes and do a quick release.

Your instantpot green beans is ready to serve.

Flavor it with your favorite seasoning or try my Indian crumbled green beans curry with lentils.

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How long do you steam green beans in the instant pot?

It depends on the number of green beans the steaming time differs. Here in this recipe, I have steamed around 2 lbs of green beans.

Do you have to pressure cook green beans?

You can use either pressure cook option or steam option.I prefer using steam option to retain the nutrients.

How do you steam green beans in a pot?

if you don’t have instantpot, You can steam the green beans with a steamer basket like we do in this recipe and close it will a lid and steam for 5-7 minutes.

How do you steam string beans in an instant pot?

You can steam in the same method with low pressure mode for 4 minutes and do a quick release.

Do you boil or steam green beans in instant pot?

I prefer to steam in instant pot because it will retain the nutrients, gives a bright green color, and gets cooked perfectly rather than overcooked.

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Instant pot green beans in less than 5 minutes

Course Side Dish

Cuisine Indian

Keyword instant pot green beans

Author Nithya

Ingredients

• 2 lbs green beans
• 1 cup water

Instructions

1. Wash 2 – 3 times the green beans in the running water and drain the water completely well.Trim off the edges and keep it ready.

2. I use this chopper to finely chop green beans quicker. Sometimes I use my food processor too for chopping green beans.

3. Pour around 1 cup of water in the inner pot of instant pot.I’m using 3 quarts instant pot for making instant pot green beans

4. Place the steamer basket in instant pot. You can use any steamer to steam this instant pot green beans recipe.

5. Add the chopped green beans.

6. Close the lid and make sure the knob is in sealing position if you have an old-style instant pot. The new ones are designed with a knob in sealing mode.

7. Steam for 4 minutes and do a quick release.

8. Your instant pot green beans is ready to serve.