Instant Pot Salsa Verde Turkey and Beans is an easy, healthy, and economical meal made with turkey tenderloins and dried white beans. Put dinner on the table in only 40 minutes!
Easy Instant Pot Salsa Verde Turkey and Beans
This healthy instant pot recipe is so simple and easy to make, more time is spent making the turkey spice rub than anything else!
Since becoming the proud owner of an Instant Pot, I’ve cooked a full 5 course meal in less than 15 minutes.
That may be a slight exaggeration, but if you own an instant pot, you know what I’m talking about when it comes to making fast meals.
Fast, healthy, and easy on the checkbook is always a win-win in my household.
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I own the Instant Pot IP-DUO60 7-in-1 Multi-Functional Pressure Cooker, 6Qt/1000W and I absolutely love it!
It was an early Christmas present and I have been cooking everything in it from lamb to fresh artichokes.
The Instant Pot is a multi-cooker that is a combination slow cooker/pressure cooker/sauté pan/steamer/warmer/rice cooker/yogurt maker.
It’s basically a cooking wonder that makes meal time pretty much effortless and cooks the food in a fraction of the normal time.
For added convenience, there’s a bunch of pre-set buttons, like “soup” and “chili” and “poultry”. Just put whatever you want in the pot, add some seasonings, and hit a button!
There’s also a manual button available if the right pre-set button isn’t available.
This cute little pot is a serious energy efficient green machine too, as it uses 70% less energy to cook! Freakin’ nonstop winning over here. By the way, this is NOT a sponsored post, I am just so in love with my pot and want everyone to know.
One of my favorite features is the slow cooker option, but this isn’t like any old crock pot. With the IP, just throw in all the ingredients in the morning, lock the lid, and select the “slow cook” button.
Go about your day and, when you come home at night, your meal is perfectly cooked and kept warm until the lid is opened.
If there’s extra liquid in the pot, just press the sauté button and reduce it to a thick sauce. Can’t do that in a crock pot!
Of course, during the two months I’ve owned this magic pot, I’ve made lots of Mexican type dishes. Like these 2 ingredient Instant Pot shredded beef tacos almost every #tacotuesday.
This salsa verde turkey and beans recipe came about one night when the family wanted Mexican and I had less than an hour to make dinner.
I rubbed 2 turkey tenderloins with a homemade spice mixture, then placed them on top of a half pound of rinsed dried small white beans and a sliced whole onion.
I added some chicken broth and a little leftover salsa verde, then put the lid on, pressed a button, and BOOM! 40 minutes later, dinner is done.
The turkey tenderloins were juicy and the white beans were tender. It’s a beautiful thing, especially when you don’t feel like cooking or even have anything planned.
This pot is a procrastinator’s dream.
Get on board the fast and healthy cooking train with this Instant Pot Salsa Verde Turkey and Beans. Then enjoy all the extra free time on your hands that you aren’t spending in the kitchen!
Instant Pot Salsa Verde Turkey and Beans
Ingredients
- 2 turkey tenderloins , about 1.5 pounds total weight, organic and antibiotic free preferred
For the dry rub:
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoons sea salt
- 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 pound washed dried small white beans, sorted and picked through
- 3 to 4 cups organic chicken or vegetable broth, homemade or store bought
- 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
- 1 cup salsa verde
optional accompaniments: fresh lime slices, fresh chopped cilantro, Spanish rice, salad, and/or
Instructions
- Place the turkey tenderloins on a plate and set aside. In a small bowl, make the dry rub by mixing together all the spices & herbs (chili powder through cumin). Rub both tenderloins with the rub and set aside.
- In a 6 quart Instant Pot, place the washed white beans in the bottom and add chicken or vegetable broth to just cover the beans (about 3 to 4 cups).
- Place the sliced onion on top of beans and then add the seasoned turkey tenderloins. Pour the salsa verde over the turkey.
- Cover with the Instant Pot lid; make sure it’s locked and steam value is in the closed position. Select manual button, high pressure, for 40 minutes.
- When finished, wait 10 minutes for Instant Pot to cool down or release pressure manually by taking a hand towel and carefully opening up the steam value on the lid. It is safe to open once all steam has been released.
- Remove the turkey to a cutting board and cut into 1 inch slices. Place all the beans with the onions on a platter and place the sliced turkey on top. Serve with optional accompaniments, if desired.
Debbie says
Delicious. You mention a pound of whatever beans in the description and a half pound in the recipe. I just go for the pound.
Karrie says
Thank you Debbie and very happy you enjoyed it! I never noticed I wrote 1 pound in the text description and thanks for telling me! The recipe should be for 1/2 pound of dried beans for the amount of broth used, but 1 pound can be used too, as long as the beans are fully covered in broth.
Karen (Back Road Journal) says
I guess I must be living under a rock as I’ve not heard of the instant pot. What a flavorful meal you created using it.
Cheyanne @ No Spoon Necessary says
Clearly I need you to come over because I have the instant pot, but when I used it to make chicken soup the other day, the chicken was still raw after the proper cooking time had past. Lol. Blonde problems? I mean the dayum thing was plugged in. Anyways, guess I need to figure that shhh out because I WANT this turkey and beans all up in my belleh! This looks fabulous, K! Love the salsa verde in here! Cheers! xo
Rachelle @ Beer Girl Cooks says
I clearly need this magical Instant Pot procrastinator’s dream business in my life. If I had one, I would not be sitting here right now wondering what to make for dinner. I would know that my salsa verde turkey and beans would be waiting for me when I get home.
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
I love the appliances which do what they are supposed to do. I have heard about instant pot, and love the fact that it can cook dry beans without soaking. Absolutely loving this fabulous machine. And this salsa verde turkey and beans look wonderful sound delish.
GiGi Eats says
Even though this is hardly a THANKSGIVING recipe… Whenever I see turkey, I think THANKSGIVING… WAHHHHH!!! LOL! Thanks a lottttttt!
Ben Maclain says
Dried beans? Without soaking? For 40 minutes? Karrie, this indeed sounds unreal. Congrats – you’ve got a fantastic machine:) And of course I like this dish – so simple, so hearty, so earthy, and delicious!
Katie Crenshaw says
I love this Karrie! I can’t wait to try it out in my Instant Pot. This will be perfect for my make-ahead meals! It is healthy, easy, and quick! Yum.
Gaila says
Karrie!! I love when you find an appliance that really works and does it beautifully! I got a similir thing but it’s a blender that cooks and steams, and I am in love too! thes dish looks amazing and the beauty of it that was almost effortless! I am so glad for you!
Jennie Durren says
This looks completely delicious. YUM. All flavors I love and looks like something that can be super budget-friendly.
I have to say, I love that you mentioned the energy efficiency of the Instant Pot. That’s one of my favorite things about it. I try to be really conscientious about our energy consumption and this appliance really helps with that!
Dawn - Girl Heart Food says
Favourite line – ‘Freakin’ nonstop winning over here’. Girl, you always make me laugh 😀 And this dish is a total winner for me! I LOVE my beans and turkey has got to be on the tip top of my favourite protein list. I have a similar machine and once I realized there was no need to be afraid to use it and I won’t blow the roof off the house, I have been using mine on the regular too. And how can you beat making a 5 course meal in 15 minutes 😉 Pinning! XOXO
Beeta @ Mon Petit Four says
I have been reading about the Instant Pot everywhere – so glad to hear that you are enjoying it! I need to get myself one. Especially so I can this amazing salsa verde turkey! I love the salsa verde flavor, and the ease in which this meal can be made is an extra bonus, especially for weeknights. Love!