Instant Pot Green Beans Almondine

This easy Instant Pot side dish will give your dinner table a classy French twist. Try this Green Beans Almondine recipe to give your taste buds a healthy treat.

How to make Green Beans Almondine in the Instant Pot?

This recipe has only eight simple ingredients and with your Instant Pot, only takes minutes to make! You can enjoy a healthy French side dish with little effort. All you do is cook the beans with the manual high pressure option for a few minutes and then saute the rest of the ingredients one by one until it is cooked to perfection. You can have a classic French side dish in only a few minutes!.

What are green beans almondine?

Green beans almondine are a classic French dish. Almondine is a culinary term that means to garnish with almonds, so green beans almondine is simply green beans cooked with almonds and other flavorful ingredients.

Now you can impress your friends with a classy French side dish with a fancy name. And it’s delicious.

Is this recipe healthy?

Green beans are a healthy green vegetable with many health benefits. Obviously it is important to have a healthy balanced diet and green beans can help you with that. Green beans are full of vitamins A, C and K, folic acid and fiber which leads to an overall healthier diet. A diet full of green veggies like this can reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease. This website has more information about the health of green beans.

Any Variations to the Recipe?

You can add a variety of ingredients to add some different flavors to this awesome recipe. Feel free to add some crumbled bacon, mushroom, parmesan cheese or other things that can add some pop to your green beans almondine.

Ingredients

• 1 lb green beans, washed and trimmed
• 4 cups water
• 1 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 tablespoon garlic
• 1/2 cup sliced almonds
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• Salt
• Pepper

Instructions

1. Place Water, salt and beans for 0 minutes at manual high pressure
2. Quick pressure release after the timer beeps off
3. Drain water and set aside beans
4. Set sauté to low and melt butter
5. Add almonds and garlic and sauté
6. Add lemon juice
7. Add beans and mix until covered. Cook 1 minutes.
8. Add salt and pepper to taste

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How long do leftovers last?

You can keep these wrapped in plastic wrap, in a ziplock bag or an airtight container in the fridge for about 3-5 days. Try to eat it sooner though. This is definitely a dish that is best eaten when fresh. To heat it up, just pop it in the microwave for best results.

Do you really cook this for zero minutes?

Pressure cookers are funny things – cooking at high pressure for zero minutes isn’t a typo. Basically, you just cook it until the Instant Pot reaches optimal pressure, and then you release the pressure. During that time, it cooks the beans *just* enough! I promise, it works!

Other Green Bean Recipes

• How to Steam Green Beans (and Other Veggies Too)
• Classic Green Bean Casserole Recipe
• Creamy Instant Pot Green Bean Casserole with Bacon

Give your dinner table a French twist as you make this easy Instant Pot recipe! Green Beans Almondine is perfect for your family’s healthy diet.