Pressure Cooker Bean Soup

Easy pressure cooker bean soup with dry beans that is healthy and only requires a few ingredients. Like our Instant Pot 15 Bean Soupmake it with bacon or vegetarian. solid Ninja Foodi or Instant Pot meal during the winter and year round.

You don't need to soak beans overnight like before, you pop them in first to soften up, drain, and then add everything else to make things like this easy pressure cooker bean soup. It's one of our favorite Instant Pot recipes when it's chilly outside. (affiliate links present)

Instant Pot Soup with Dry Beans Recipe

We had dry Great Northern beans on hand and some bacon too so we dumped it in with some vegetables and broth and it came out good. A healthy bean soup too.

It is not only a flavorful dinner but cheap to make too. Another one to add to our cheap recipes post. Add as many vegetables as you like. We chose onions and celery this time but you could load it up if you wanted. Make it a sort of minestrone style northern bean soup with lots of veggies.

If you have been scared of “that bag” at the store because you have never started from scratch, let us change your mind. With some water or broth you can take legumes from rock hard to perfectly tender in about 30 minutes or so using high pressure.

If you don't have this brand that is okay, Crockpot Express works the same. Make this as an easy Ninja Foodi recipe too using the lid that isn't attached and the pressure cook button on that multi-cooker!!

How long does it take for beans to cook in a pressure cooker?

If you've never used northern beans they are quite mild and called white beans sometimes. You can take dried beans to tender in 35 minutes with a 10 minute natural release! If you were in a hurry you could use canned white beans too and skip this part.

Once we made it from scratch this way we was hooked and made a batch of homemade Instant Pot baked beans next which was popular.

Can you make pressure cooker bean soup with canned beans?

Yes!! You will cut down the cook time a lot if you start with cans and dump those in so you can skip the whole first step listed below. Of course a big part of the Instant Pot wonderment is that you can cook everything in one pot including the bacon! We eat soups all year long really. That's why we put together this Instant Pot soup recipes post, but especially when it's chilly outside!!

Is it better to soak beans before cooking them in an Instant Pot?

It is up to you to pre soak but not required. It will cut down the cook time but even with skipping that step it is the fastest way to cook dried beans period. Some swear by soaking because it cuts down on the gas they experience from eating legumes but is up to you.

Can you put dried beans directly into soup?

We wouldn't do it that way. Instead you will want to soak overnight and then cook to tender on stovetop submerged in water. For a faster way to cook dry beans use your electric pressure cooker!! NO soak is required to do it this way. In about half hour they will be soft, then make your soup from there.

Ingredients

1. Northern beans is what we used, white is recommended
2. Onions diced are nice
3. Celery sliced we like as well
4. Chicken broth gives more flavor than water
5. Olive oil is best
6. Carrots could be added too
7. Salt could be added, we thought the broth had enough for us so we didn't
8. Red pepper is an option for a bit of spicy heat

Pop some rolls in the oven or make this pressure cooker cornbread and your meal is done! We have been trying to make healthy meals more often. Being able to use dry beans with no soaking beforehand has been a game changer. Jump to recipe and get started.

More easy pressure cooker soups you'll love

• Instant Pot potato corn chowder is creamy but good with diced russets
• Instant Pot ham and beans adds leftover meat after the holidays

Pressure Cooker Bean Soup

By Easy pressure cooker bean soup with dry beans and bacon or ham is good. Either way it is full of flavor. The solid Instant Pot soup during the winter and year round really. Prep: 15 minutes minsCook: 40 minutes minsTotal: 55 minutes minsServings: 6 Save Recipe Saved! Pin Recipe Comment Print Recipe

Equipment

Ingredients

• 1.5 c beans, dry, we used Northern beans
• 1 c onion, diced
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 5 strips bacon, diced
• 2 stalks celery, diced
• 2 green onions, diced
• 32 oz chicken broth

Instructions

• Put dry uncooked beans into Instant Pot or pressure cooker with 4 cups of water.
• Close lid and steam valve and set to bean setting for 35 minutes.
• Do a natural release (test beans to see if they're tender enough for your liking, if not reset for another 10 minutes) drain beans, set aside.
• Turn Instant Pot to saute (or do on the stovetop if you have a traditional pressure cooker). Add olive oil, diced onion, and bacon.
• Cook until onions are softened and bacon is cooked to your liking (doesn't need to be crispy, cooked as it is pork).
• Turn Instant Pot off/cancel…important step.
• Add all other ingredients left, including beans you set aside, and gently stir.
• Close lid and steam valve and set to soup setting for 10 minutes.
• Quick release and serve…can top with grated parmesan cheese and/or chives.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Appetizer, Entree, Main Course, SoupCuisine: American Tried this recipe?Mention @thetypical_mom or tag #thetypicalmom!