Instant Pot Butter Beans Recipe

• servings: 10 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

• 1 – 2 cups smoked ham (chopped into large chunks)

• 1 large red onion (chopped)

• 2-3 cloves garlic (crushed or minced)

• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 1 teaspoon dried thyme

• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 3 bay leaves

• ½ teaspoon white pepper

• ¼ teaspoon red pepper

• 16 ounces dried lima beans (large beans, rinsed and sorted)

• 2 ham hocks

• 6 cups chicken broth

• 2 cups water

Directions

Turn Instant Pot on saute mode and add the vegetable oil. Add in smoked ham, red onion, and garlic, and saute for 3-5 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds to minute.

Turn off the saute mode and add in butter, seasonings, beans, ham hocks, and liquid.

Close the lid on Instant Pot and set the pressure valve to sealing.

Set a high-pressure cooking time of 25 minutes, and allow for a natural pressure release of 15 minutes at the end of the cooking time, before releasing the rest of the pressure.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 g
• Calories: 311 kcal
• Total Fat: 13 g
• Saturated Fat: 6 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
• Cholesterol: 46 mg
• Sodium: 1200 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 32 g
• Dietary Fiber: 9 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 18 g