Pressure Cooker Cabbage

Buttered pressure cooker cabbage recipe is here! A cheap side dish you can make in a Ninja Foodi or Crockpot Express too that goes with everything for dinner. Add bacon bits if you want to add more flavor like our Instant Pot fried cabbage we love too.

Buttered Cabbage

Use your Mealthy, Crockpot Express or as one of our Ninja foodi recipes too to make Instant pot buttered cabbage. As long as you have the high pressure function this is possible, in just 2 minutes. I know, kinda’ crazy. If you too love this crunchy green vegetable but need new ways to make it in a jiffy this will be a hit in your house too for sure.

When it comes to simple cabbage recipes in general you want seasonings galore. Not that the natural flavor isn’t okay but it would be like eating lettuce leaves with nothing on them. I mean, not super great. Typically I just throw in this and that without measuring, I have been doing this a LONG time.

Ingredient Notes

• 1 head of cabbage, medium sized. This is a great way of how to cook a whole cabbage but in this case you will want to cut into very large bite size pieces, like 2×2″ or so. I have only made this with green cabbage but purple I would make the same way.
• Salted or unsalted butter, 1 stick will be needed to add flavor and make creamy too. You could use a dairy free alternative too if need be
• Chicken broth, vegetable broth or vegetable stock are better than water to add a lot more flavor.

I mean you could skip the butter but…..why??? It will work just as well steaming cabbage quick with broth and just some salt and pepper but…… No, we haven’t tried that because it just doesn’t have the same yum as this method. Even used in our Slow Cooker Cabbage (but that takes longer).

Old Bay is a great one too if you love that flavor. Jazz it up even more with some already cooked bacon bits. OH Yes my friends we are going there. And then you add salt and/or all of your seasonings of choice into the mix of this low carb side dish.

Let’s talk about this Ninja foodi buttered cabbage a bit further shall we. Yes you need liquid to steam anything in a multi cooker. Do not believe “their” website where it says you need 1 cup minimum, that isn’t true. You have to keep in mind that foods in general are going to emit some liquid when they cook first off.

You don’t want to add too much in this case because if it sits in the broth too long it will get soggy in a sense, even after just 2 minutes. Same thing goes with any other Instant Pot cabbage recipes. You can add soy sauce for a dash of Asian flavor to it too.

If you want to avoid this getting too soft all together you could try others like air fryer cabbage steaks or baked cabbage steaks. Those have the opposite texture but still a favorite. I rotate depending on what else I am making as my main dish. If I’m baking chicken I’d opt to add both sheet pans in at once, etc…

How Long to Pressure Cook Cabbage

This isn’t the only way you can make this of course but in 2 minutes cooking time it’s the fastest! In a large stock pot you could make stewed cabbage too. That turns out really really great but for sure takes a lot longer to break down and get as fork tender as you want it to be. Here’s a quick step by step but there is a printable recipe card at the bottom too.

This timing will create wilted but not mushy leaves. Use a slotted spoon to serve, season with salt and pepper if you wish.

What once would take a good 20 minutes on the stovetop to boil or saute to tender now takes less than 5. Now keep in mind it does take some time to reach pressure so take that into account but still there is such a huge difference that I suggest getting one for all busy families out there.

How do you store leftovers

Don’t, just don’t. Even when I have made a meal of Ninja Foodi corned beef and cabbage I don’t save it. In the fridge it just continues to break down and it’s just mush the next day, let alone keeping it longer than that. It is so fast to make it fresh that I do just that. Warm the meat and dice up 1/2 a head for meal #2.