This is a slow-cooker Mediterranean diet recipe adapted for the Instant Pot. The original version of Instant Pot Green Beans and Pork took at least 6 hours in the slow-cooker, but now you can make this recipe in 30 minutes or less! This is the perfect meal to make when you get home from work because your family will think you spent hours cooking. The pork cooks down to be fork tender. The potatoes, green beans, carrots, and celery cook all the way through but don’t get mushy. It tastes like it’s been cooking all day long.
This recipe works really well for the person who is a meat and potato eater who wants to gradually head towards eating the Mediterranean diet. Extra virgin olive oil makes vegetables taste delicious. I would serve this with a Greek salad and some nice crusty whole grain bread. You will want to dip your bread in the delicious tomatoey sauce. You won’t want to waste a single drop!
The Instant Pot makes delicious sauces even though you can’t stir it while it’s cooking, which is pretty amazing. All of the flavors stay in the pot because they don’t have anywhere to go. When you make a stew on the stovetop, some of that flavor will evaporate into the air. The recipes that I’ve made in the Instant Pot have been just as flavorful, if not more flavorful, than the original versions of these recipes, but cooked in a fraction of the time. I love this about the Instant Pot. Enjoy this recipe!
For a vegan version of this recipe click on the link below!
Instant Pot Fasolakia (Green Beans and Potatoes in Olive Oil)
For the original version of this Instant Pot Green Beans and Pork recipe click on the link below!
Green Beans with Pork and Potatoes In the Slow Cooker (Greece)
Photo Credit: Christine Dutton
Purchasing an Instant Pot
The Instant Pot we use is the 6 quart version. It is just right for recipes that serve 4 all the way up to 8 servings. For us, it seems to be the perfect size. Below is the one we purchased from Amazon. I highly recommend it!
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Instant Pot Green Beans with Pork and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean pork, cut into bite-sized cubes
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 carrots, sliced thin
- 2 celery sticks, sliced thin
- 2 fresh tomatoes, grated or 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 2 cups canned crushed tomatoes
- 1 pound green beans (fresh or frozen)
- 2 potatoes, peeled and cut into 4 quarters
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- If using fresh green beans, snap off ends. Cut the onions, carrots, celery, and potatoes.
- Turn the Instant Pot to saute and pour in the extra virgin olive oil. Once the oil is heated, add the pork and saute for 5 minutes.
- Add the rest of the ingredients to your Instant Pot and stir very well. You won't have a second chance to stir until the food is fully cooked so stir well now.
- Cover the Instant Pot and make sure the valve is set to sealing.
- Press the manual setting and set to 17 minutes. The Instant Pot should say "On" at this point. This means it is heating up and in a few minutes the timer will start counting down.
- Once the timer reaches zero, put on an oven mitt and turn the valve to venting. Wait for all the pressure to be released and remove the cover.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
About the Author: Bill Bradley, R.D.
Always happy for another Instant Pot recipe. I’m sure this dish will be a hit in our household.
This is a by-God delicious recipe. It’s a little complicated but totally worth the effort.
I didn’t know there was pork stew meat! Good to know.
I used baby red potatoes left over from making Horta and Potatoes. Didn’t have any fresh or crushed tomatoes so dumped in 2 cans of stewed tomatoes.
Yummy.
Should be just as good with stewed tomatoes. Enjoy!
Absolutely fabulous recipe. Thanks for the tip about having some bread on hand to mop up the delicious sauce. I’m new to Mediterranean style eating and it it’s all this good, it will be easy to stick too.
Curious as to what cut of pork is best to use? Thanks!
I usually use the pork that is pre cut for stew.
I tried this last night and it was REALLY good – many thanks for the recipe.
I strayed a little bit by adding some of my homemade greek seasoning, but in all honesty it probably didn’t need it.
This recipe is definitely ‘greater than the sum of its parts’. :)
Glad you like it!
How can I double this recipe???
You can just double each ingredient but I doubt it will all fit in the Instant Pot.
This meal was quite delicious. I need a calorie count
We are strongly considering adding a calorie count to our recipes in the future. Thanks for making it and I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Calories?
Amount of serving?
This serves 4-6 people. We are thinking about implementing a calorie count on our recipes in the future.
This was delicious! and I forgot to use the onion which I am sure would have deepen the flavor!
Thanks Mary!
no spices?
Surprisingly, this dish doesn’t need any!
Do you add any liquid to the pot, other than the olive oil?
Yes, the juice from the canned tomatoes or chopped tomatoes makes for plenty of liquid. Trust me.