Ham and Bean Soup is such a warm comforting dinner. When you make ham and bean soup in the Instant Pot you can make it FAST! This is also a great Weight Watchers recipe if you are looking for a healthy soup.
Ham and Bean Soup in the Instant Pot
Beans are a really versatile food and packed full of nutrients. Did I mention that beans are budget-friendly too? Especially if you buy dry beans.
The problem with dry beans is that they can take forever to cook…sometimes soaking is involved…it can be a process. I don't like to spend all day in the kitchen, so I want to find shortcuts.
An electric pressure cooker is a great shortcut when cooking with beans. It makes this ham and bean soup recipe go so much quicker!
How to Make Ham and Bean Soup in the Instant Pot
- First, dice the onion and garlic into very small pieces.
- Now add the onion, garlic, and olive oil to the Instant Pot and push the saute setting. Cook these until they are translucent and soft.
- Push the cancel button so the pot will stop sauteing. Go ahead and add the dry navy beans, ham, salt, pepper, and parsley to the pot. Pour the chicken stock and water over the ingredients and stir to combine.
- Put the lid on the Instant Pot and set the pressure to high for 40 minutes. It will take about 20 minutes for the pot to pressurize before it starts cooking.
- When the ham and bean soup is finished cooking, do a quick release. The quick release will take about 10 minutes or so to finish.
Weight Watchers Points
This is a great recipe if you are trying to eat healthy and are following the WW program.
It is very filling and is only 3 points per serving on the myWW Blue and Purple plans. There are 10 points per serving on the Green plan.
The serving size is about one cup.
On the current WeightWatchers Program (2023) it is 4 points per serving.
Need More Soup Ideas?
If you need more soup ideas for the Instant Pot, check out my Broccoli Cheese Soup, Jerk Chicken Soup, and Potato and Shrimp Soup! YUMMY!
Ham and Bean Soup in the Instant Pot is an easy dinner and packed full of goodness. This is also a great Weight Watchers soup recipe!
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves of garlic diced
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 pound navy beans
- 2 cups diced ham
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt
- 15 ounces chicken stock
- 2 ¼ cups water
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Using the saute setting on your instant pot, heat olive oil. Add onion and garlic and cook until translucent.
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Hit cancel on your instant pot to stop sautéing, then add beans, ham, pepper, parsley and salt.
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Add chicken stock and water. Stir until all ingredients are combined.
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Place lid on the instant pot and set to high pressure for 40 minutes.
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The pot will take around 20 minutes to pressurize before cooking.
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Do a quick release when the recipe is finished cooking, which will take around 10 minutes.
This recipe makes approximately 5 cups. Each serving is one cup.
If you are following Weight Watchers this recipe is 3 points per serving on the myWW blue and purple plans. There are 10 points per serving on the Green plan.
On the current WeightWatchers Program (2023) it is 4 points per serving.
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It tastes delicious, but the beans were definitely not fully cooked. I even put them on for another ten mins on high pressure, but still the texture is off. Wonderful flavor, but not sure how to get this right.
Made this today BUT I had canned cannelloni beans so o did it on the stove top. It was fantastic! Added a bay leaf and let it simmer for 45 minutes. Fabulous!
So glad you liked it! Thanks for the tips on making it on the stovetop.
Can you use a ham flavoring instead of the ham to make it 0 points?
I am sure you could!
I just added this recipe on my WW app and it is showing 9 points per serving. Not sure if I did something wrong?
Dawn, every person’s points are personal and different. The points listed for this recipe are from the old plans. So everyone who makes this recipe could get a different points value based on their personal plan and their zero point foods. Thanks.