Ham and Beans in the Instant Pot

Make ham and beans in your instant pot for a satisfying meal. It's a great way to use leftover ham and there's no need to soak the beans!

      It is ham and beans season! This great pressure cooker recipe allows you to make it much more quickly than ever before. You can have dinner ready in under two hours with no overnight soak. So get the cornbread ready!


      Do you only have ham on holidays? That is definitely not our style.

      I remember a friend being shocked when he at down at our dinner table one random Tuesday night and a spiral ham was waiting. We do enjoy a good ham, but it's really about the leftovers!

       There are so many great things you can make with what's left after the first meal. If nothing else it elevates your sandwich game. Lunch meat has nothing on an actual slice of delicious ham!

       The meat that doesn't end up in sandwiches can find itself in a number of our favorite dishes. There's everything from ham, egg and potato breakfast chimichangas to ham and broccoli pot pie.

      Then there are the pasta dishes. We love them too!

       But the meat isn't the only valuable part of the ham, the hock just begs to be made into ham and beans!

      Usually I make my ham and beans in the slow cooker. It is a great recipe because it's a long slow cook, perfect for a workday. But I usually pre-soak the beans so it takes just a smidge of planning.

       I recently upgraded my pressure cooker game and added a 6 quart instant pot to the mix. So I couldn't wait to adapt my ham and beans recipe to a quicker instant pot version.

      It worked beautifully! I started with dry beans, some simple seasonings and a ham hock. No planning needed!

     I like to add fresh ham towards the end because I prefer the texture and flavor that way.  So after an hour of cooking, I removed the bone and bay leaf and added cubed ham.

      Just 15 more minutes of cooking is all you need to get soft beans, a creamy broth and perfectly cooked ham. Just remember to get those corn muffins in the oven so you'll be ready!

       I haven't tried it yet, but I'd imagine you could shave off some cook time if you did soak your beans first. You could soak them while you work and cook dinner quickly when you get home!

       What are your favorite ways to use leftover ham? How about favorite instant pot recipes? I plan to give ours a workout this year!

More favorite leftover ham recipes:

• Cheesy Ham and Broccoli Noodle Casserole
• Cheesy Ham and Asparagus Fritata
• Honey Ham Biscuits
• Ham and Cheese Tortellini 

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Yield: 12 servingsAuthor: Cooking With Carlee

Ham and Beans in the Instant Pot

Ham and bean soup is a perfect cold weather meal. This recipe doesn't require you to soak the beans and is ready in under an hour and a half in the instant pot!

prep time: 10 minscook time: 1 hour and 30 minstotal time: 1 hours and 40 mins

ingredients:

• 2 pounds dry great northern beans
• 2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 T chopped parsley
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 meaty ham bone
• 8 cups water
• 1 large onion, chopped 
• 1-2 cups ham, in about half inch cubes
• optional: 1/4 teaspoon cloves

instructions

1. Place onion, beans, ham bone and seasonings in instant pot.  Cover with water. 
2. Pressure cook for 1 hour, then quick release the pressure. 
3. Remove bone and bay leaves. 
4. Stir in ham and pressure cook for another 15 minutes. Quick release the steam again. 
5. Taste and adjust seasoning to your taste and serve with cornbread. 

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