• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
That Recipe
  • Recipes
  • Members
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Recipes
  • Members
  • Subscribe
  • follow the fun

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • subscribe
    search icon
    Homepage link
    • Recipes
    • Members
    • Subscribe
  • follow the fun

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
  • Γ—
    • Frosted pecan blondies on a plate
      Frosted Maple Pecan Blondies: Simple Indulgent Dessert Bars
    • green sauce in a jar
      Chermoula Deliciously Easy African Green Sauce
    • almond ricotta pie topped with strawberry sauce
      Almond Ricotta Pie: Rich Creamy Italian Dessert
    • close up of a bowl of chili with beans. topped with cheese.
      Wendy's Chili Copycat: Meaty Two Bean Chili
    • shrimp and white beans on a plate
      Discover the Deliciousness of Shrimp Oreganata
    • top down view of shrimp spinach frittata topped with avocado
      Shrimp and Spinach Frittata Easy One Pan Meal
    • chicken and broccoli stir fry
      Easy Healthy Chicken and Broccoli Skillet
    • bowl of cocktail wieners in sauce
      Sweet and Spicy Cocktail Wieners
    • Welsh cakes (cookies) on a plate
      Welsh Cakes A Unique and Easy Dessert!
    • eggnog biscotti and a cup of coffee
      Eggnog Biscotti: Crunchy Holiday Treat
    • Southern Tea Cakes on a plate
      Southern Tea Cakes: Tender Tangy Treats
    • collage of no bake treats
      No Bake Recipes to sell at Bake Sales
    Home Β» Recipes Β» Side Dishes

    This site contains affiliate links to various websites, including Amazon.com. read more

    Pressure Cooker BBQ Pork and Beans Great Flavor in Less Time

    Published: May 12, 2021 Β· Modified: Jul 1, 2023 by Audrey Β· This post may contain affiliate links.

    Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
    Zesty BBQ Pork and Beans are a delicious side dish for your next cookout, barbecue or picnic. So quick and easy thanks to the pressure cooker.

    BBQ Pork and Beans area cookout staple. Learn to make them quickly and effortlessly in a pressure cooker without presoaking the beans.

    dish of baked beans with text overlay "BBQ Pork and Beans in a pressure cooker"

    My family may love homemade beans, but I dread making them because I frequently forget to soak them the night before. Luckily, modern pressure cookers cook dry beans in a fraction of the time.

    I used my Instant Pot for this recipe, but I could just have easily used my stovetop pressure cooker.

    Ingredients for BBQ Pork and Beans

    Pork and beans are traditionally made with navy beans, but you could use cannellini (white kidney beans) or pink beans.

    Canned pork and beans use pork fat for flavoring, which mostly melts away in cooking. You can use salt pork, ham or bacon fat. If you want yours meatier you can use bacon, ham hocks or shanks or a ham bone like I did.

    For the BBQ seasoning I used this rub recipe which I usually keep on hand. You could just as easily use a packet of premade rub seasoning. I promise not to tell.

    You will also need some tomato sauce (low sodium recommended if you use salt pork, ham or bacon) and a little onion and molasses for flavor.

    BBQ Week

    I've joined with some of my favorite bloggers for Barbecue week: a week of sharing barbecue, grilling, and cookout recipes for you to enjoy year round.

    Wednesday #BBQWeek Recipes

    Appetizers and Drinks

    • Blackberry Lemonade by Sweet Beginnings
    • Grilled Nachos by Kate's Recipe Box

    Side Dishes

    • Bacon Ranch Pasta Salad by Daily Dish Recipes
    • Cheddar Bacon Ranch Corn by Making Miracles
    • Cowboy Beans by Devour Dinner
    • Creamy Coleslaw Recipe by SueBee Homemaker
    • Grilled French Fries by Palatable Pastime
    • Memphis-Style Coleslaw by House of Nash Eats
    • Slow Cooker Baked Beans by Karen's Kitchen Stories
    • Slow Cooker BBQ Green Beans with Bacon by Blogghetti
    • Sweet and Spicy BBQ Chicken Macaroni Salad by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks

    Main Dishes

    • Bacon and Cheddar Smash Burgers by Family Around the Table
    • Easy Smoked Ribs by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
    • Greek Chicken Pita Sandwich by A Day in the Life on the Farm
    • The Best Grilled BBQ Chicken Breasts by Cheese Curd In Paradise

    Desserts

    • Grilled Banana Bread with Vanilla Ice Cream and Homemade Caramel Sauce by Our Good Life
    • Magic Chocolate Walnut Fudge by The Spiffy Cookie
    • Old Fashioned Whoopie Pies by Jolene's Recipe Journal

    Be sure to follow our Pinterest board for more summer BBQ ideas. Thank you to Christie from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures and Ellen from Family Around the Table for hosting the event.

    dish of baked beans with text overlay "BBQ Pork and Beans in a pressure cooker"

    Recipe

    Print Recipe Pin Recipe

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 ham bone (preferably with some fat and ham still on it)
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil, canola oil, etc. (optional)
    • Β½ cup onion (chopped)
    • 4 cups water
    • 8 ounce can low sodium tomato sauce
    • 1 pound dry navy beans
    • ΒΌ cup barbecue rub seasoning (see note)
    • ΒΌ cup molasses

    Instructions
     

    • Cut off an inch or more piece of ham fat and chop into smaller pieces. Heat in the pressure cooker and melt for a few minutes (medium heat for stove top cookers; sautΓ© for electric models)
      (If your ham bone doesn't have any fat left use olive or other cooking oil.)
    • Add onions and cook until translucent, 3-4 minutes.
    • Add water and scrape the bottom of the pan. Add remaining ingredients, stir. Close lid.
    • Cook on high pressure for 30 minutes (dry beans) or 10 minutes (pre soaked beans).
    • Let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes then manually release remaining pressure.
    • Remove ham bone and cut off remaining meat. Chop or shred meat and add back to the beans. Stir and serve.

    Notes

    You can use a barbecue rub seasoning packet or make our favorite Spicy Sweet Barbecue Rub recipe.Β 

    More BBQ Side Dishes

    Hominy Casserole - simple and quick southwestern side dish with of hominy, chilies and cheese. Great for pot lucks and barbecues.
    Easy Cheesy Hominy Casserole
    cold rice salad in a bowl
    Curried Cold Rice Salad
    bowl of potato salad on a picnic table with text overlay "cajun potato salad"
    Cajun Potato Salad

    More Side Dish Recipes

    • bowl of hawaiian macaroni salad
      Hawaiian Macaroni Salad Perfect Summer Side Dish
    • rice pilaf in a bowl
      Easy Rice Pilaf (Juliet Corson's Rice Milanaise Style) #NationalCookbookMonth
    • Melon and Pineapple Fruit Salad in a bowl
      Melon Pineapple Fruit Salad a Sweet and Tangy Fruit Salad
    • Sweet Potatoes with Lemon are a Simple Holiday Side Dish

    Reader Interactions

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    Primary Sidebar

    audrey humaciu in kitchen

    Welcome, I'm Audrey, an avid "maker" that believes home made is better.

    Whether it's cooking, crafting, gardening, home dΓ©cor, even blog design, I love getting my hands dirty and trying new things... even if I make a mess in the process.

    learn more -->

    Spring Favorites

    • glasses of lemon blueberry punch with text overlay "sparkling lemon blueberry mocktail"
    • bowl of carrot soup
    • strawberry spinach salad in a bowl
    • square cake topped with fresh strawberries and fresh lavender blossoms

    See more Spring Recipes β†’

    Member Only Content

    Get access to members only content for FREE!

    collage of recipe guides

    Join today

    * indicates required
    /* real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups */

    Intuit Mailchimp

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy/Disclosures
    • Cookie Notice
    • Copyright Notice

    Newsletter

    • Sign Up! for emails and updates

    Contact

    • Contact
    • Work with me

    As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright Β© 2025 ThatRecipe

    Manage Cookie Consent
    We use cookies to optimize our website and our service.
    Functional Always active
    The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
    Preferences
    The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
    Statistics
    The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
    Marketing
    The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
    Manage options Manage services Manage {vendor_count} vendors Read more about these purposes
    Preferences
    {title} {title} {title}