Ninja Foodi Green Beans

Ninja Foodi green beans with bacon, pressure cooker style has never been easier! Steaming fresh or frozen vegetables is the best way to maintain vitamins and color. One of the most popular side dish Ninja Foodi recipes.

You can use any brand of electric pressure cooker you might have at home. They all basically work the same and cut your cooking time down by a lot. When it comes to vegetables they never take longer than 3 minutes to get tender which is a game changer. BUT with this pot you have the ability for this or our air fryer green beans too.

Ninja Foodi Frozen Green Beans

Believe it or not whether you use fresh from the produce department or want to know how to cook frozen green beans, it takes the same time! Choose whichever you have on hand and follow the recipe below.

I have all three brands at my house because many times I will cook meat in one, veggies in another and maybe rice or potatoes in another. Occasionally I can bundle a few together like we did when making Instant Pot steamed vegetables but you have to choose like kinds so they cook at the same rate.

Ok now let’s get started…. First, you’re going to wash them. All produce picked right out of the fields, or store bought should be rinsed well to remove debris. Then cut off the ends, they don’t taste good. To make eating them easier, most recipes call for you to slice them in half. We follow this method to make our Instant Pot green bean casserole too.

It took a while to get my girls loving things that were green or came out of the ground but now they love vegetables. Actually every single one would choose those over beef or chicken any day of the week.

Ingredient Notes

You are going to want to start off with a large batch of Fresh green beans trimmed with the ends cut off and discarded.

1. Salt and pepper to tase, or other seasonings
2. Onion diced for flavor
3. Vegetable broth for liquid we use

Can you add meat?

Yes, many times I will add diced up slices of bacon sauteed first. After the holidays I will add bits of leftover ham which is wonderful too. You can always add more seasonings, but remember that this one includes bacon which can be salty as is.

How long do you pressure cook green beans?

Not long on high pressure at all!! Cook time will depend slightly on how soft you like them. I don’t like them as soft as if I were to open a can of them so 2 minutes is perfect for us. We are using fresh green beans too which is ideal, frozen just isn’t right if you ask me.

Steaming like we do here essentially is better than boiling because it prevents the beans from overcooking. It also preserves the vibrant green color, and maintains the vitamins within.

Tips

Never fill your inner pot of your pressure cooker more than 1/2 full when cooking beans. If you choose to saute bacon or other bits of meat to precook you will want to then add broth and deglaze pot at this time to remove stuck on bits of food if present. If this is skipped it may trigger the burn notice on the pot which will cause it to stop entirely.

Other Ninja Foodi Recipes You’ll Love

If you are in love with your pot as much as I am you will want a few more suggestions to go with this. I would suggest these; Try Ninja Foodi chicken wings too. Air fryer tilapia is yummy. Ninja Foodi french fries homemade

If you want to make air fryer vegetables instead you can. They will come out crispier on the outside rather than just very tender using the pressure cook function.

Want to make fried green beans with tempura batter too?? You should!! They’re delicious. Did you know you can use all Instant Pot recipes and make them in your Foodi too? You can!