Instant Pot Ham and Beans
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Do you love ham and beans, but don’t have all day to cook them? Then you are going to love this Instant Pot Ham and Beans recipe! Simple and flavorful! No soaking required!
How to Make Ham and Beans in an Electric Pressure Cooker
Aunt Lou here.
Okay folks…I have become a believer in my Instant Pot. I would have never have thought that you could get the incredible flavor of low and slow cooking Crock Pot Ham and Beans could be achieved in such little time, but I would have been wrong. The best part about this is that you don’t even have to plan ahead. This recipe doesn’t require any soaking! Woot woot! That’s a win in my book!
Ingredients Needed for Instant Pot Ham and Beans
- 32 oz dried Northern or Pinto beans, rinsed and sorted
- 2 cups leftover ham and meaty ham bone or 3 ham hocks
- 4 tablespoons dried minced onions
- salt and pepper to taste
- water
Instant Pot Ham and Beans Notes
- If all your beans are not as tender as you like when the cooking time is over and your liquid is all soaked up or you would just like to have more liquid in with your beans, add in more liquid and stir, seal and cook under high pressure for an additional 8 minutes. Natural release for 5 minutes and then quick release.
- This recipe makes a ton, but the leftovers are so good, you’ll want a ton! However, if you want less, you can cut the recipe in half and lessen your cooking time.
- I used a 6 quart Instant Pot to make this recipe. Using an electric pressure cooker is a great convenience in the kitchen, but ALWAYS follow your manufacturerโs recommendations for safety.
- If using a smaller pot, you may need to reduce the recipe to avoid overflow. If using a larger pot, you may need to add additional liquid.
- Also, DO NOT EVER cover the vent of your electric pressure cooker.
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- Finally, all electric pressure cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own electric pressure cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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What Home Cooks Are Saying About Our Instant Pot Ham and Beans
Rose M. says: โWe had Honey baked ham leftover and I thought of beans! So glad I found you guys. The recipe was great (some adjustments) and youโre entertaining as well! thank youโ
Nana D. says: โPerfect and so easy!โ
Jane says: โJust got an insta pot and tried ham and beans recipe. It turned out perfect. Would recommend to anyone.โ
Jackie says: โThis is super easy and delicious! I usually tweak recipes, but I decided not to! I made it exactly and these beans are perfection! I am going to add in cooked rice and some of the left over ham from my ham bone, bake some bread and call it a delicious dinner!โ
ozpaws says: “I made this todayโฆit was FANTASTIC!!!!”
Angelica R. says: “Perfect beans! I added real onion and a few cloves of garlicโฆperfect. The ham from the ham hocks is super tender and adds great flavor. So glad I clicked on your recipe, thanks for sharing!”
Darryl B. says: “I chopped up a medium yellow onion in place of the dried stuff. My first try with instant pot and it came out great.”
Instant Pot Ham and Beans
Ingredients
- 32 oz dried Northern or Pinto beans rinsed and sorted
- 2 cups leftover ham and meaty ham bone or 3 ham hocks
- 4 tablespoons dried minced onions
- salt and pepper to taste
- water
Instructions
- Place your ingredients in your Instant Pot and pour in enough water to cover your beans by about 2 inches
- Cook at high pressure on manual for 60 minutes. Do not allow warming cycle to kick on.
- Then use natural release for 15 minutes and switch to quick release.
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Notes
- If all your beans are not as tender as you like when the cooking time is over and your liquid is all soaked up or you would just like to have more liquid in with your beans, add in more liquid and stir, seal and cook under high pressure for an additional 8 minutes. Natural release for 5 minutes and then quick release.ย
- This recipe makes a ton, but the leftovers are so good, you’ll want a ton! However, if you want less, you can cut the recipe in half and lessen your cooking time.
- I used aย 6 quart Instant Potย to make this recipe. Using an electric pressure cooker is a great convenience in the kitchen, but ALWAYS follow your manufacturerโs recommendations for safety.
- If using a smaller pot, you may need to reduce the recipe to avoid overflow. If using a larger pot, you may need to add additional liquid.
- Also, DO NOT EVER cover the vent of your electric pressure cooker.
- Looking for more recipes? Ourย Recipe Finderย can help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks,ย slowย cookers and low carb essentials in ourย Amazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish.ย The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- Finally, all electric pressure cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes shouldย always be tested first in your own electric pressure cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Nutrition
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How do you turn off the warming option?
Hi Tessa!
All you have to do is hit the manual button twice, and the light for the Keep Warm feature should turn off. Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
On mine you just hit the warm button itself and it turns off. !
There should be a button on your instapot, it normally says “keep warm”
As soon as you set your temp on the pot, click that button off.
Hope this helps.
Do you pre-soak beans?
You will want to rinse and sort the beans, but they do not need pre-soaked. Enjoy!
We had Honey baked ham leftover and I thought of beans! So glad I found you guys. The recipe was great (some adjustments) and you’re entertaining as well! thank you