These Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Potatoes and Green Beans are seriously next level! Fork tender red potatoes and crisp green beans are cooked in a luscious sauce loaded with fresh garlic and parmesan flavors. Ready in 20 minutes, this delicious side dish recipe will be your new favorite way to enjoy veggies.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
We all know the struggle—potatoes are delicious, but they take (seemingly) forever to cook. That’s the great thing about this recipe: your Instant Pot delivers tender, flavorful cheesy potatoes in a fraction of the time!
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These garlic parmesan potatoes are just the tip of the spud-tacular iceberg when it comes to Instant Pot magic! Take a look at my Best Easy Instant Pot Potato Salad or Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes for some super tasty and time-saving potato recipes.
Here’s another reason why this great recipe is one of my all-time favorite sides—there’s no need for olive oil or melted butter, making this a healthier (but still totally indulgent) side. The creamy, garlicky parmesan sauce coats every bite, turning simple potatoes and green beans into a great side dish that feels downright luxurious.
This is one of those go-to potato recipes that works any time of year. Whether it’s stealing the show at family dinner or earning raves at a holiday feast, this side dish is bound to be the one everyone’s fighting over. It’s truly the best way to enjoy potatoes—quick, healthy-ish, and so delicious you’ll want to make it again and again.
Ingredients
- Red potatoes: Red potatoes are perfect for this recipe because they hold their shape. Since we’re not roasting them, we want them to stay intact but become buttery soft after cooking.
- Green beans: Give them a good rinse, trim the ends, and cut any big ones in half.
- Chicken broth: This adds even more flavor to the potatoes and green beans.
- Heavy cream: Provides a nice, rich, creamy texture and savory flavor. You can also use whole or 2% milk.
- Parmesan cheese: For the best results, use freshly grated parmesan so you can really taste the parm in these parmesan garlic potatoes!
- Seasoning: Garlic powder, salt, and black pepper are all you need to really elevate the flavor in this dish.
- Minced garlic: Fresh garlic is always best, but you can also use pre-minced garlic for convenience.
Preparation
Grab 2 lbs of medium-sized red potatoes—no need to peel them, just give them a good wash. That’s roughly 12 potatoes.
Cut them into chunks about 1 inch big. For medium potatoes, just cut them in half, then into quarters. If you’re using baby red potatoes, cutting them in half should do the trick.
Next, rinse the green beans, trim off the ends, and cut the bigger ones in half.
Cooking
Our potatoes and green beans only need 3 minutes of cooking time in the pressure cooker, but remember that it takes 8-10 minutes for the Instant Pot to build pressure.
Once the 3 minutes are up, do a quick pressure release. This should take 1-2 minutes. When the pin drops, carefully remove the lid, and we’re ready to make the creamy garlic and Parmesan sauce.
To finish the recipe, add ¼ cup of heavy cream and ¼ cup of grated Parmesan cheese. The goal is to lightly coat the potatoes and green beans, not drench them.
Stir gently to melt the cheese and mix everything well. The sauce may seem thin at first, but it will thicken shortly.
Serving
Now it’s time to serve! Add more ground black pepper if you’d like, and garnish with fresh herbs like parsley. Enjoy!
What to Serve with Garlic Parmesan Potatoes & Green Beans
Got a delicious side dish but no leading act? Here are some main course ideas you’re gonna love:
- Best Damn Grilled Chicken Legs — Juicy, tender and succulent
- Easy Baked Garlic Butter Salmon — Fresh and flavorful with a crispy topping
- Best Damn Smothered Pork Tenderloin — Perfectly cooked and smothered in a savory gravy
Storage & Reheating
Leftover potatoes? Color me jealous. Store them in an airtight container or a resealable bag and keep them refrigerated for up to 3 days.
To reheat, simply place them in a preheated oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes, or until warmed through. You can also microwave them on high for 1-2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Instant Pot Garlic Parmesan Potatoes and Green Beans
- Total Time: 13 minutes
- Yield: 4-6 servings
Description
Perfectly seasoned and cooked red potatoes with green beans in a creamy Parmesan garlic sauce, all cooked in your Instant Pot.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. red potatoes, cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 lb. fresh green beans, trimmed and cut in half
- 1 cup chicken broth
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
- 2 cloves minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon black pepper (plus additional to taste)
Instructions
- Add potatoes, green beans, salt, pepper, garlic powder and minced garlic to Instant Pot and gently toss to mix.
- Add 1 cup chicken broth, secure lid with vent set to “sealing” and pressure cook on high pressure for 3 minutes.
- When pressure cook time is complete, to a quick release of the pressure and carefully remove lid when the pin has dropped.
- Add cream and Parmesan cheese and gently stir until until everything is well incorporated and cheese melts.
- Add additional fresh ground black pepper if desired and serve.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 3 min (+ 10 min to build pressure)
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Instant Pot
- Cuisine: American
Bettie says
I just wanted to say thank you. My quick, go-to, wannabe healthy snack/meal is the steamer bag of Birdseye sauced parmesan garlic roasted red potatoes and green beans. As I threw it in the microwave today, it finally occurred to me that it goes against everything healthy I’m trying to do for my family. I refuse to let anyone think about putting plastic in the microwave. Here I am actually cooking my food in it. Ridiculous. Not only that, it’s stupid simple to make and just as hands off in the instant pot. I went looking for a recipe just so my overwhelmed self didn’t have to start from scratch with the measurements. I can’t thank you enough. So mad at myself….
Holly says
Awesome only thing I did different was also added some shredded cheddar definitely a keeper!
Bernie says
Made this tonight. It was a bit of a scramble. Was going to use asparagus that needed to be used up…. Er, no it was slimy and had to be thrown out. Back to the green beans. Had a small amount of standard fare cut frozen green beans to use up. Also had some “high rent” organic full length frozen green beans. Big difference in the quality of the frozen green beans. Sometimes you do get what you pay for.
As I said, it was a scramble. I added ham leftovers to make this a one pot main dish.WOW! Best Damn Instant Pot Green Beans! I added extra cheese and topped with extra cheese. What’s not to like. The ham was the perfect addition. I used no additional spice but obviously the ham added enough salt. Super delishes and the vegetables were cooked t perfection with the indicated 3 min pressure cook time. I have an 8 qt instant pot so sometime the cooking times need to be adjusted. I think making sure the potatoes were cut small made this timing work.
Will also use this as a side in the future but..WORD; make it with ham for a main one pot “instant” dinner.