Instant Pot Sausage, Green Beans, and Potatoes is a one pot meal that comes together in no time! Only requiring a 3 minute cook time, this is the perfect dinner for busy schedules!
Oh how I love one pot meals! Don’t you?? Not only is dinner ready in one step, but clean up is a breeze! Especially ones made in the Instant Pot!
I have now made this meal several times over the last few months, but somehow forgot to blog it! After you see how easy it is below, I am sure you too will be adding it to your meal plan!
A few months back (when I first made this) it was good, but not great. I had added way too much Cajun seasoning to the point our mouths were just about on fire! Then, we had potato overload and it might as well have been considered potatoes with a sausage and green bean here and there, haha! I tweaked it a bit the next time and from there….perfection! Even my kids (2/3 are picky eaters) love this!
Not only is it a one pot meal, but we typically have enough leftovers for dinner or at least lunch the next day! Double win, right?!
A Quick One-Pot Dinner with a Kick of Heat
As for seasoning, I LOVE Chupacabra Cajun blend because it isn’t too spicy and is so flavorful! However, we also use and love Slap ya Mama Cajun seasoning as it brings the heat when we’re in the mood! If you’re simply not a Cajun fan, that’s okay! You can use your preferred seasoning to change this to your desires!
For the sausage, I typically use a jalapeno cheddar smoked sausage. However, again, if you prefer a mild andouille sausage, go for it! The choice is yours!
With summer here, this is a great meal that keeps the heat out of the kitchen and leaves plenty of time to play, relax, and have family time!
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Instant Pot Sausage, Green Beans, and Potatoes: Print the Recipe Below!
Instant Pot Sausage, Green Beans, and Potatoes
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup chicken broth
- 12 oz smoked sausage (any flavor you prefer), sliced
- 1 lb red or yellow potatoes, quartered
- 1 lb green beans (fresh is best), trimmed
- 4 teaspoon Cajun seasoning or any seasoning you prefer
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 4 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Pour chicken broth into Instant Pot.
- Add the sausage, potatoes, and green beans into the pot.
- Sprinkle the seasoning, salt, and pepper on top and toss with a spoon.
- Cut the butter into small pieces and place them into Instant Pot.
- Cover Instant Pot with lid and ensure valve is in sealing position.
- Cook manual, high pressure, for 3 minutes followed by a quick release.
- Once pin drops, remove lid and stir contents.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
Nutrition
Recipe adapted from: 365 Days of Crockpot
Judy
Do you get as much flavor in the IP as in a crock pot?
Katie
Does the sausage need to be pre-cooked?
Raquel
Judy…I don’t even use my crockpot anymore. The food taste exactly the same and cuts cooking time down tremendously. I use my Instant Pot often. I can say that I did a pulled pork in my instant pot and it tasted better than the crockpot version
Kristin
Honestly, I was skeptical at first, but my husband and I agreed, we think we get more flavor from the IP than the crockpot!!
Kristin
I use the store packaged smoked sausage, so typically it comes precooked. If its not already, yes, precook! Enjoy!
Kristin
Agreed!! I don’t know what I ever did without my Instant Pot, haha!!
Bridget
Could I substitute in precooked chicken sausages and sweet potatoes?
Kristin
Sure, I think that would work great!!
Matt
Silly question but how do you pre cook the sausage?
M
Kristin
The sausage I buy typically already comes pre-cooked. Its andouille sausage! Hope that helps clarify!!
Sarah
Hi 🙂 love this recipe. Can I double it?
Kristin
Absolutely! Just make sure you have at least a 6qt Instant Pot, not 3 quart! Enjoy!
Brianna
I made this for my husband tonight. We loved it!!! Instead of the Cajun seasoning we did a garlic and herb. Thank you for such an easy and delicious recipe.
Kristin
Yea! Glad to hear it was a hit! I love changing the seasoning up for a variety of flavor! Garlic and Herb sounds tasty!!
Dawn
This is delicious and versatile. I had buffalo style chicken sausage and used lemon pepper seasoning. Delish.
Kristin
Oh yum, I love using lemon pepper seasoning in this to change things up! So glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Rachel
I used 12 oz cheddar and bacon brats that were not pre-cooked. Increased high-pressure time to 4 minutes and sausage, potatoes, and green beans were cooked just fine. Tasty!
Kristin
Oh yum! Great change on the bacon brats, yum! So glad it was a hit!
Kristie
If you double the recipe, do you have to cook it longer?
Kristin
Nope, cook time stays the same! Enjoy!!
Cindy Quisenberry
love this! Used 4 pepper sausage and it was very tasty!
Kristin
Yea! So glad to hear you enjoyed it! Leftovers (if there are any, haha), are just as tasty!!
Amanda Rowe
Can I substitute can green beans?
Kristin
I have heard of people using broccoli, Brussel sprouts, and even cauliflower in lieu of the green beans!
Gwen
My family doesn’t like anything remotely spicy. What would you recommend for seasonings?
Kristin
My kids are the same way! I use this seasoning, https://amzn.to/2V1ID4C and it adds so much flavor, but no heat!
Elyse
I used browned hot Italian sausage, varied the spices using a carribean rub and a spicy Mrs dash, and I reduced the butter. I used a cup of broth because I thought ip needed that. Red potatoes were fine.
Wow. Husb said I gave him too much, but he finished it. 😍
Kristin
That’s great news! Glad to hear you both enjoyed it!
Debbie
Can you use kielbasa instead of sausage?
Kristin
Absolutely! That works great too!
Tracy
Making this tonight and bought a bag of “1-bite” potatoes. I’m thinking I don’t need to cut them… agree?
Kristin
If they are small, you should be fine not cutting them! Worse case, simply slice in half….keeping skin on! Enjoy!
Donna
It’s excellent! I add onions and double it. I use Mrs. Dash and red pepper flakes.
Kristin
Yum!! Great idea! Glad you enjoyed!
Bailey
Can I substitute chicken broth for water? They were out of the broth at the store 😑
Kristin
Absolutely! You can add a bouillon cube to increase the flavor if using water, or just add a bit more seasoning to increase flavor! Works great!
Christa
We loved this meal! And I’ve got some picky eaters! My only problem was that there weren’t any leftovers. This may be a stupid question, but if I double this do I double the broth, too? I’m making it in the Instant Pot, if that helps.
Kristin
Yay! Glad you enjoyed this!! If doubling the meal, double all ingredients (broth includes), but keep cook times the same! Enjoy!
Keith
I make this recipe about once a week now. I love it.
I tried to change it up the last time I made it, using fewer green beans, and I threw in an onion and a zucchini. The whole think wound up being extremely mushy. Nice try, I guess.
Has anyone tried this with carrots instead of green beans?
Kristin
Oh yes, unfortunately zucchini would get too mushy! I have heard lots of people using corn on the cob chunks and baby carrots in this. Everyone said it works great!
Natalie
New to IP – how would I adapt this for frozen Italian sausage?
Kristin
I recommend using the saute function first and cooking the sausage. Then, turn saute off and follow directions for the rest of recipe 🙂
Enjoy!
Howard
My wife does not like any kind of sausage. Could I substitute another meat, like diced chicken breast or beef stew meat pieces? If I left the meat out altogether what would the impact be?
Kristin
You can use chicken, ham, bacon, and more in this! My only suggestion is to pre-cook the meat at least mostly due to the short cook time in the IP! Enjoy!!
Miche
Can this be made in the 3-quart instant pot?
Kristin
Absolutely! That works great too!!