If you are using fresh green beans, wash them, and snap off the ends. If you are using frozen green beans, rinse them, and drain off any excess water. Pick through the beans to remove any beans that don't look very good and remove any stems.
8 cups green beans
Dice up your onion, garlic, and bacon and measure out your spices. Having everything ready to go makes this recipe even faster to prepare.
4 strips bacon, ½ cup onion, 4 - 6 cloves garlic
Press the Saute button on your Instant Pot and begin heating it up.
After a few seconds, add the butter and let melt.
1 tablespoon butter
Once the butter is melted, add the diced bacon and cook it until it is mostly browned but not 100% crispy.
4 strips bacon
Add the onions and garlic and cook until the garlic is fragrant, just a minute or two.
½ cup onion, 4 - 6 cloves garlic
Next, deglaze the Instant Pot by pouring in the chicken broth - it will sizzle and sputter. Using a wooden spoon or a hard spatula with an edge, scrape the bottom of the Instant Pot to get off any burnt bits of bacon.
1 cup chicken stock, chicken broth, or bone broth
Now, add the green beans and all of the spices. Stir everything together.
8 cups green beans, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon dried minced onion, ½ teaspoon dried minced garlic, ⅛ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
If adding a ham hock, ham, or potatoes, add them now & submerge under the beans.
1 ham hock or smoked turkey leg, ½ cup diced cooked ham, 1 cup red potatoes
Put the lid on your Instant Pot and close the vent, making sure the knob is pointed to "Sealing."
Switch the Instant Pot from the Saute function to Manual Mode, then set the Cooking Time to 20 minutes at High Pressure.
When the cooking cycle is complete, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes, then do a Quick Release to release any remaining pressure.
Carefully open the lid, then let the contents cool and enjoy! I recommend serving the beans with a slotted spoon and leaving the excess liquid in the Instant Pot.