Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Instant Pot Steamed Broccoli is a vegetarian American side dish made with broccoli head, water, and salt and pepper in about 6 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 1 minutes
  • Total time: 6 minutes
  • Yield: 2
  • Category: Side Dish
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 medium broccoli head
  • 1 cup water
  • salt and pepper (to taste)

Method

Instant Pot Method:

  1. Wash and chop the broccoli into florets.Spread the florets in layer on the steamer basket.
  2. Add water into the instant pot insert.Place the trivet and then the steamer basket in the instant pot insert.
  3. Close the lid on the pot, and turn pressure valve to SEALING position.Set the pot to MANUAL/PRESSURE COOK (High Pressure). Set timer to 0 minute for crunchier tender broccoli OR Set timer to 1 minute for softer tender broccoli When the instant pot beeps, Quick Release the pressure manually. Open the lid.
  4. Sprinkle some salt and black pepper and serve.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.