Perfectly Steamed Instant Pot Broccoli

An overhead shot of the instant pot steamed broccoli on a plate with a lemon slice on the plate

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Perfectly Steamed Instant Pot Broccoli

Ready in under 15 minutes, this is a foolproof method to make perfectly steamed Instant Pot Broccoli. Serve this broccoli as an easy side dish for your next weeknight meal.

Prep Time5

Cook Time10

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: Servings

Calories: 103kcal

Author: Lynn Polito

Equipment

Ingredients

2 Heads Broccoli
1 cup Water

Instructions

Wash the broccoli head and cut it into similar sized broccoli florets.
Place one cup of water at the bottom of the pot and add the trivet insert or steamer basket to the Instant Pot.
Place the broccoli in the insert. Close the lid and set the Instant pot to high pressure and the cooking time to 0 minutes. The pressure and heat from the Instant Pot coming up to pressure is enough to cook the broccoli to perfection. You might think your Instant Pot doesn't get to zero minutes, but it does! Just remove all the cooking time and let it hit 0.
Once it comes up to pressure and beeps, quick release the pressure to release the built-up pressure. Once the pressure has been released, remove the lid and serve!

Notes

It usually takes 5-10 minutes (depending on the size of your Instant Pot) for the Instant Pot to come up to pressure.
Do not let the broccoli sit in the water. That would cause the broccoli to boil instead of steam.
Do not overfill the Instant Pot. I found for my 6-quart size Instant Pot I was able to fit 2 medium heads into the steamer basket. At the grocery store, you can often find precut broccoli florets. 4 cups would be the maximum amount of broccoli to add to the Instant Pot.

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