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Instant Pot Ham And Bean Soup1

Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup

This Instant Pot ham and bean soup is warm, filling, and full of rich flavor. No soaking needed—just one pot and one hour.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Dinner, Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • Instant Pot Used for sautéing and pressure cooking
  • Wooden Spoon For stirring ingredients during cooking
  • Ladle To serve the soup

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound dried navy or Great Northern beans rinsed and picked over
  • 2 cups diced ham or use ham hock or bone
  • 1 onion diced
  • 2 carrots peeled and sliced
  • 2 stalks celery sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 6 cups chicken broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil for sautéing
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Set Instant Pot to Sauté. Add olive oil, then cook onion, carrots, and celery for 4–5 minutes until softened. Stir in garlic and cook 1 minute more.
  • Add beans, diced ham (or hock), broth, bay leaf, thyme, and stir to combine.
  • Seal lid. Cook on high pressure for 35 minutes. Let pressure release naturally for 15–20 minutes.
  • Open lid. If using ham hock or bone, remove and shred meat. Discard bone and return meat to pot.
  • Stir well. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve warm with bread or greens.

Notes

  • No need to soak beans ahead of time—Instant Pot makes them tender.
  • This soup thickens in the fridge—add broth when reheating.
  • Freeze leftovers for up to 2 months in airtight containers.
Keyword instant pot ham and bean soup, leftover ham recipe, pressure cooker bean soup
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