Whole30 Instant Pot Green Beans with Bacon and Almonds

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Here’s a quick and easy green bean side for your holiday meals. I love that these cook in the Instant Pot so that I can free up space in my oven for other dishes (hello, turkey!) This recipe can easily be doubled or even tripled if you need to feed a large group, or if you want to use this recipe as part of your weekend #mealprep.

 
 

Ingredients:

  • 5 slices Whole30-compatible bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces

  • 1 pound French green beans (you can leave the ends or trim them)

  • 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced

  • 1 tbsp ghee

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 1 tbsp minced garlic

  • 3/4 tsp sea salt

  • 1/2 tsp onion powder

  • 1/2 cup sliced almonds, with more to garnish

Directions:

  1. Wash green beans and trim the ends, if desired.

  2. Press the “sauté” button on your instant pot and put the bacon pieces into your stainless steel pot. Cook the bacon for a few minutes, stirring often to prevent burning.

  3. Once the bacon is cooked to your liking, add the ghee, olive oil, and onion slices to your pot. Allow the onions to sauté for a few minutes while you prepare the rest of your ingredients.

  4. Add in the remaining ingredients (beans, garlic, salt, onion powder, and almonds), and sauté everything for 5 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning and to distribute the seasonings.

  5. Press “cancel” on the instant pot and secure your lid. Make sure the steam vent is on “sealing”.

  6. Select “steam” and change the time to read 5 minutes.

  7. Once the cook cycle has finished, quick release the pressure, by hitting “cancel” and flipping the steam valve over to “venting”.

  8. Allow steam to fully vent before opening the lid.

  9. Sprinkle a few more sliced almonds on top of the green beans before serving.

NOTES: For a Food Freedom option, you can top the green beans with gluten-free fried onions. Aldi usually carries an organic, clean version of French’s Fried Onions, and they’re really good!