Instant Pot Bean with Bacon Soup

5 from 1 vote

Hearty Navy Bean Soup that tastes remarkably like your old favorite from childhood, Bean with Bacon!

Prep Time10

Cook Time12

Additional Time30

Total Time52

Servings: servings

Calories: 259kcal

Author: Laura

put the beans in the Instant Pot Insert
cover with hot water plus 2 inches
put the lid on, turn the knob to the sealing position, press manual and set it for five minutes
if you haven't chopped your vegetables and bacon get that done
once the timer goes off let it natural release for 5 minutes and then carefully open the valve to release steam
use hot mitts to remove the inner pot and drain the water, the beans don't need to be completely drained just get most of it out, but be careful you don't pour out the beans
put the insert back in the Instant Pot
add the broth and turn the pot to saute, that will heat the broth and make it come up to pressure quickly
add in the vegetables and the chopped bacon and stir to combine
sprinkle the herbs over the top, drop in the bay leaf
add the smoke flavor and stir well to combine everything
put the lid back on, set it to seal, and set the pot to high-pressure manual for 7 minutes
once it's done cooking let it natural release for 10 minutes
open carefully
use a potato masher to mash most of the beans and vegetables, this is what makes it thick
taste for salt and pepper, and add as needed, you can add more smoke at this point too
if you think it's too thin, you can set the pot back to saute and let it thicken up that way too