Instant Pot Broccoli

Instant Pot Broccoli is a quick and easy way to steam your fresh broccoli. Pressure cooker steamed broccoli is a healthy and simple way to cook this awesome vegetable.

Instant Pot Broccoli

My big sister came to town for the first time in many years. When she gets to town the place she must go is the Pike Place Market. It’s a huge farmers market with vegetable & fruit stands, seafood, meats, flowers, art, spices, handcrafted items & clothing, and all kinds of creative buskers! Oh the people watching!

I got some lovely fresh broccoli, at the market, and couldn’t wait to eat it! So, I made some Instant pot Broccoli, steamed in the pressure cooker.

Using the Instant Pot® as a steamer is very convenient for me. I can set it and when the pot beeps that it is finished, I just release the pressure and eat it! I have used a steamer in a pot on the stove my whole adult life, and it works fine, but steaming broccoli in the pressure cooker is just simpler, in my opinion.

Instant Pot Broccoli cooks really fast. So as soon as the pot comes to full pressure, it’s done! It only needs that very small amount of time to cook as under pressure food cooks more quickly.

Other vegetables that I like to cook in my Instant Pot are corn, green beans, beets, cauliflower, squash, and potatoes. I think I eat more steamed veggies now that I did before I started using my Instant Pot to cook them!

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Instant Pot Broccoli

Prep Time

7 mins

Total Time

13 mins

 

Instant Pot Broccoli is a quick and easy way to steam your fresh broccoli. Pressure cooker steamed broccoli is a healthy and simple way to cook this awesome vegetable.

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pressure cooker broccoli

Servings: 1 - 6

Calories: 31 kcal

Author: Sandy Clifton

Ingredients

• 1/4 - 1 lb Broccoli, fresh (or more as desired)
• 1 cup Water (for the pressure cooker)

Tools

• Any Size Pressure Cooker
• Steamer Basket or Rack

Instructions

1. Pour 1 cup of water into the inner pot of the pressure cooker (2 cups for 8 qt).

2. Break up the head of broccoli into florets. (Not too small). Put them into the steamer basket.

3. Place the basket of broccoli into the pot and place the lid on. Set the steam release knob to the Sealing position.

4. Press the Pressure Cook (or Manual) button or dial, and then the +/- button or dial to select 0 minutes. High Pressure. This will yield a soft broccoli.

   
   

   If you want a bit firmer broccoli, use hot water in the pressure cooker, and set to 0 minutes at LOW pressure.

5. As soon as the pot beeps that the cook cycle is finished, turn the steam release knob to the Venting position to do a Quick Release of the steam/pressure.

6. As soon as the pin in the lid drops down, open the lid and use a potholder to remove the basket and serve hot.