Ham and Bean Soup Recipe

4.69 from 116 votes

Instant Pot Ham and Bean Soup is flavorful as can be, so hearty and filling, and incredibly easy to make thanks to the pressure cooker! It's the perfect recipe to use when you have leftover holiday ham.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Build pressure and release25

Total Time50

Course: dinner, lunch, Soup

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings:

Calories: 312kcal

Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

2 tbsp canola oil
1 medium yellow onion
2 long celery ribs
2 medium carrots
4 cloves of garlic
1 1/2 cups diced ham use leftover holiday ham is available
1 lb dried navy beans
8 cups chicken broth
1 large bay leaf
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
salt
ham bone from leftover whole cooked ham OPTIONAL

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Instructions

Dice onions, celery, carrots, and ham. Peel garlic and set it all aside.
Rinse the beans to get rid of any debris that might be in the bag and set aside to let it strain.
Set Instant Pot to SAUTE and let it heat up. Add oil, onions, celery, and carrots and saute until veggies soften and start to golden. (If using ham bone, add ham bone to the pot.)
Press garlic and add it to the pot. Saute until fragrant.
Add diced ham, stir, and saute for a few minutes. Pour in beans, chicken broth, thyme, bay leaf, crushed red peppers, and salt. Don’t forget to taste to make sure you have enough salt.
Stir, close the lid and make sure it’s latched. Turn the valve to “SEAL” and set the Instant Pot to pressure cook on high pressure cook mode for 30 minutes.
Let it do a natural release for about 10 minutes and then do a quick release. Be careful opening the lid.
NOTE: don't forget to discard the bay leaf and ham bone if using.

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Notes

Ham Bone: If you cooked ham on the bone for the holidays, you can throw in the bone as well. Add the bone to the soup when sautéing the veggies.
Using other beans? 30 minutes is an average cook time for beans that are about the same size as a navy bean or smaller. If you want to use larger beans, your cooking time will increase by 5-10 minutes.

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