Instant Pot Broccoli Without Steamer Basket Or Rack
Instant pot sauteed broccoli is one of the most easy, quick vegetables that you can make in instant pot using saute function, without using steamer basket or rack! In fact, sauteed broccoli is one of the most easy, healthy vegetables that you can quickly make in the instant pot in about 5 minutes cooking time.
This is a simple, delicious instant pot broccoli recipe if you are looking how to saute/stir fry broccoli or other vegetables in instant pot using the saute function in instant pot.
Since we do not steam the broccoli here, this is a very easy, simple instant pot broccoli recipe without steamer basket as well.
So if you do not have a steamer basket for your IP and if you are looking how to cook broccoli in your instant pot without steamer basket, try this easy and delicious instant pot sauteed broccoli (which is way more faster than stove top), using the saute function in instant pot.
This is a very easy garlic sauteed broccoli recipe made in instant pot.
Broccoli is sauteed with very simple ingredients like spices garlic, black pepper & salt.
You can easily saute this amount of sauteed broccoli (for the amount of ingredients as called in the recipe) using a 6 quart instant pot.
I have also other easy broccoli recipes like this oven roasted fresh broccoli florets, roasted frozen broccoli etc which are all super easy, healthy & delicious as well!
You can also make delicious, easy cauliflower curry in instant pot using frozen cauliflower!
How Long To Saute Broccoli Florets?
The advantage of using an instant pot to saute broccoli or any vegetables is that you can make it really quickly.
I only had to saute the broccoli for about 5 minutes once the instant pot was hot and ready to do the sauteing.
This is much easier than sauteeing the broccoli on stove top in my opinion.
But if you are sauteeing the broccoli on stove top, I recommend using a good quality large sized frying pan or skillet where you can easily saute the broccoli florets in about 8 to 10 minutes of cooking time as well.
This delicious stir fried or sauteed broccoli makes a great vegetarian/vegan side which can be enjoyed with rice for lunch or dinner or you can enjoy this as a delicious, healthy snack.
Spices & Herbs For Flavoring
I only used minimal spices and it was delicious, however you may also add more spices and experiment with flavors if you wish.
I highly recommend using garlic powder and black pepper powder as called in the recipe, as the garlic sauteed broccoli with black pepper is so delicious and flavorful.
You can add more spices or herbs like onion powder, turmeric, curry powder, garam masala etc to add some exotic flavors to your sauteed broccoli if you wish.
How To Make Sauteed Broccoli In Instant Pot
Ingredients to make sauteed broccoli
1 broccoli head medium sized
¼ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
2 tablespoons oil
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 teaspoon black pepper powder
Step By Step Instructions
Wash the broccoli and separate the florets. You may cut the florets a little, but do not cut it very small as we need slightly medium sized florets to make the crunchy, delicious sauteed or stir fried broccoli.
Press saute button in instant pot and add the oil.
Once the oil is hot (about half a minute), carefully add the broccoli florets also to the instant pot.
Add salt and saute the broccoli until the broccoli starts to turn brown, stirring occasionally using a long spatula. This took about 5 minutes for me, you may need to watch after 4 minutes.
If you need to adjust the heating, you can press on the saute button again in instant pot duo (usually it will be set to 'normal' which is the preferred mode) to change between low, normal & high sauteeing modes. In instant pot Lux, you can use the 'adjust' button to change this. I only used the 'normal' sauteeing mode for sauteeing the broccoli florets.
Once the broccoli is sauteed, press cancel button to stop sauteeing, add garlic powder and black pepper powder, stir well.
Transfer the sauteed broccoli from the instant pot to serving dish or another safe plate or bowl immediately, to avoid further cooking.
More Vegetable Side Dishes:
oven roasted fresh broccoli florets
More Instant Pot Recipes In This Blog:
Creamy Instant Pot Rice Pudding With Condensed Milk
Instant Pot Pasta Soup Recipe Using Bow Tie Pasta
Below you can get the recipe for sauteed broccoli in instant pot in detail.
Sauteed Broccoli In Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 Broccoli head medium sized
- ¼ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon black pepper powder
Instructions
- Wash the broccoli and separate the florets. You may cut the florets a little, but do not cut it very small as we need slightly medium sized florets to make the crunchy, delicious sauteed or stir fried broccoli.
- Press saute button in instant pot and add the oil.
- Once the oil is hot (about half a minute), carefully add the broccoli florets also to the instant pot.
- Add salt and saute the broccoli until the broccoli starts to turn brown, stirring occasionally using a long spatula. This took about 5 minutes for me, you may need to watch after 4 minutes.
- If you need to adjust the heating, you can press on the saute button again in instant pot duo (usually it will be set to 'normal' which is the preferred mode) to change between low, normal & high sauteeing modes. In instant pot Lux, you can use the 'adjust' button to change this. I only used the 'normal' sauteeing mode for sauteeing the broccoli florets.
- Once the broccoli is sauteed, press cancel button to stop sauteeing, add garlic powder and black pepper powder, stir well. Transfer the sauteed broccoli from the instant pot to serving dish or another safe plate or bowl immediately, to avoid further cooking.
Beth says
My stove has gone out and I have to make it through the weekend without one. I haven't used my Instant Pot much but since I am limited on what I have to cook with I looked up recipes and found this website. I followed directions exactly and my broccoli turned out perfect! Thank you for all the great recipes. I'll be using them this weekend.
Recipe Garden says
Hi Beth, I am so glad to hear this recipe was helpful to you! Thank you so much for leaving the feedback, it's much appreciated 🙂 Hope you enjoy more recipes as you try!