Green Beans and Mushrooms

For a quick side dish, snap and string green beans while the water heats in your pressure cooker. Better yet, buy a package of ready-to-cook green beans. Toss them in with a package of cleaned, sliced mushrooms, and you’re minutes away from a delicious vegetable dish.

RECIPE

Green beans and mushrooms under pressure

Serves 4 — 6

Ingredients:

• 1 pound fresh green beans, washed and trimmed. 
• 1 pound fresh sliced and cleaned white mushrooms
• 1 clove garlic, pressed or grated
• ½ tsp. Kosher salt or pink Himalayan salt
• ¼ tsp. fresh ground pepper
• 1 cup water
• (optional: ¼ cup chopped onion and ¼ cup chopped sweet pepper)

Directions:

1. Add water to the pressure cooker and preheat.
2. Add beans and mushrooms to the pot.
3. Cover the beans and mushrooms with the garlic, salt, and pepper. (Add chopped onion and pepper if desired)
4. Secure lid to pressure cooker. Bring to pressure.
5. Cook two minutes, remove from heat, and immediately quick-release pressure (Be careful! The steam can burn).
6. Using a slotted spoon, move the beans and mushrooms dish to a serving bowl. Serve immediately.

For more tender beans, allow the pressure to drop on its own five minutes before releasing.