Cook this easy Instant Pot broccoli for a perfect side dish on busy weeknights when you need something quick! In less than a minute, you get broccoli that’s bright green and crispy tender to complete any main dish.

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Broccoli is such a healthy side dish, and the Instant Pot is the perfect way to cook it because it retains its vibrant color, crisp texture, and nutritional value.

The Instant Pot uses steam to cook the broccoli quickly and evenly without having to watch over it. Within a few minutes, you have perfectly steamed broccoli and a nutritious side dish.

Serve broccoli with your favorite spices, butter, a squeeze of lemon, garlic, parmesan cheese, or any other flavor you love. This Instant Pot broccoli recipe enhances pasta, stir fries, soups, and salads.

Another delicious and easy way to cook broccoli is to use your air fryer. Make roasted air fryer broccoli or air fryer frozen broccoli in minutes. For a delicious recipe using broccoli, try shrimp broccoli mushroom pasta!

💡 Tips for the Best Instant Pot Broccoli

Cut the broccoli into florets that are the same size to ensure even cooking.
If you wish to, season with salt, pepper, or garlic powder before cooking. You could even try my roasting seasoning, which is a mix of different spices.
Doing a quick release of pressure and taking the broccoli out of the Instant Pot immediately stops the broccoli from overcooking.
If you want the broccoli to be more tender, leave it in the Instant Pot for a minute before removing it.
If you want to use frozen broccoli, keep the same cooking time. Frozen broccoli will be softer and not as crisp and fresh.

How to Steam Broccoli in the Instant Pot

Add 1 cup of water to the Instant Pot.
Place a steamer basket in the water. The water level should be below the steamer basket.
Place the broccoli on the steam rack.
Close the Instant Pot lid and pressure cook for 0 minutes. Release the pressure using the quick release method and remove the broccoli from the Instant Pot immediately. *

* Some Instant Pot models allow you to pressure cook for 0 minutes. If your Instant Pot doesn’t have this option, set the pressure cooking time to 1 minute. As soon as it comes to pressure and the display changes from On to counting down, press Cancel.

See the recipe card below on how to cook broccoli in the Instant Pot

Instant Pot Broccoli

If you want to make simple steamed broccoli as a side dish, here’s how to cook this healthy vegetable in the Instant Pot.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 10

Total Time: 15

Servings: 6

Calories: 15

Author: Paint the Kitchen Red

Equipment

Ingredients

1 cup water
1 lb. broccoli florets

Instructions

Add water to the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
Place a steamer basket in the inner pot. The water level should be below the steamer basket's level.
Add the broccoli to the steamer basket. Close the lid and pressure cook for 0 minutes * at High pressure. (If your Instant Pot doesn't have the option to pressure cook for 0 minutes, program it for 1 minute. As soon as the Instant Pot reaches pressure and the display changes from On to counting down from 1 minute, press Cancel.)
Once pressure cooking is complete, do a quick release of pressure (QR). Open the lid. [Read More: The Different Pressure Release Methods]
Carefully remove the steamer basket using silicone mitts.

Nutrition

Course Sides

Cuisine Miscellaneous

Main Ingredient broccoli

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