This is an easy Instant Pot pressure cooker beef and broccoli recipe with a thick Asian sauce and tender strips of steak cooked together in one pot. Served over Instant Pot white rice it’s always a family favorite.
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- Ninja Foodi Beef and Broccoli
- What is the best cut of meat for beef and broccoli?
- Can you make this with ground beef?
- Ingredient Notes
- Should you use frozen broccoli or fresh?
- How Long to Cook Sliced Beef in Pressure Cooker
- Pressure Cooker Beef and Broccoli Recipe
- FAQ
- Other easy pressure cooker recipes you’ll love
Tender beef smothered in sauce and vegetables cooked to perfection. This pressure cooker beef and broccoli recipe one of my kids favorite meals. It’s one of many healthy Instant Pot recipes here, let us know what you think when you make it!
Ninja Foodi Beef and Broccoli
If you love easy and copycat dishes you love eating when you go out to dinner, you and your kids will appreciate this flavorful meal. You can make it in your Ninja Foodi. too in less than 15 minutes using the lid that is not attached to make it fork tender.
Using frozen broccoli is a winner because it’s available year round and doesn’t get mushy. No need to cook the vegetables first. You could add slices of onions and/or bell peppers too if you wanted to make this more of a stir fry of sorts.
If you are new to pressure cooking we have a lot of easy one pot meal recipes for you here. To begin with let’s start with a few basic tips:
- Make sure to Bookmark our InstaPot recipes page. We add new ones each week!
- Then PRINT this —–> Instant Pot cooking times cheat sheet that will help you understand how long meat, vegetables and beans take to cook in your pressure cooker.
- I HIGHLY recommend you buy this non stick pot.
- You should know how to deglaze a pressure cooker after sautéing but it won’t have as many issues with this better liner.
For reference, this is the model I have (a 6 quart) and use for all recipe creations.
More is kinda’ better in this case. You do want to choose produce items that cook at the same rate though. Florets don’t take long at all so you want to choose others that are somewhat delicate and will get tender together without falling apart.
What is the best cut of meat for beef and broccoli?
Honestly, I tend to use what I have on hand, or whatever is on sale. If I want to make the best bites though, a tender flat iron steak tops the list for sure. After the filet it is actually the most tender cut of beef you can find and use for really any sort of recipe. Try it, it makes all the difference!
How long does it take to cook steak in an Instant Pot? Well if you’re just cooking it with potatoes like we have done in the past, about 5 minutes does it. Timing will vary depending on thickness and how well done you like it but that’s the general rule.
If you’re looking for a low carb Instant Pot recipe this is a great one. Just omit the rice and you’re set. We love this Instant Pot dinner recipe atop a bed of Jasmine rice but that’s your choice.
Can you make this with ground beef?
Only have hamburger on hand? You can use that instead which may be preferred by your little ones. I typically will use the directions for Instant Pot Korean beef for that method. If you have a large family you could double this recipe. This tends to be enough to feed the 5 of us with rice on the side.
Many times I buy a bag of edamame and boil those while this is cooking. Then everything is ready at the same time. With a little salt on top they’re inexpensive and a great new vegetable you can introduce to your kids. Most of what you need for pressure cooker beef and broccoli is probably in your fridge.
We cook a lot of Asian style dishes so these ingredients are typically staples in our house, but a few may be needed in yours. If you love dinners like this you should try easy Instant Pot butter chicken, that one has been really popular too!
Ingredient Notes
In this case I sliced up a Flank steak that I had to cook that day, chuck roast works too. More fat on your cut means it will become more tender so keep that in mind.
- Ginger – I used minced in a jar
- Garlic – minced in a jar
- Soy sauce or aminos for gluten free
- Rice wine vinegar
- Brown sugar gives it sweetness
- Cornstarch to thicken sauce if desired
- 1/2 cup of water or beef broth is better in my opinion
- Olive oil or sesame oil
Should you use frozen broccoli or fresh?
You could use either. Typically I will dump in a package of frozen vegetables though because they are already cut into smaller florets so it is a lot less work on my part. It can be cheaper too if I find it on sale too which is a win.
Whether you have an Instant Pot, Ninja Foodi pressure cooker and air fryer, or Crock Pot Express this recipe will work well. Follow the steps in our recipe card below and adjust as you like as far as whether you want to make it spicy with some red pepper flakes or leave as is.
Serve over pressure cooker rice if desired or as is for lower carbs. A sprinkle of sesame seeds or diced chives on top is a nice flair.
How Long to Cook Sliced Beef in Pressure Cooker
Thin slices only take 5 minutes to become tender! Of course you could make this in a slow cooker but believe me using electric pressure cookers are so much easier, and cooking time is much faster. Pressure cooking rocks! Our family loved it!
Pressure Cooker Beef and Broccoli
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb flank steak, sliced thin
- 1 tsp ginger, minced or fresh and grated
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup beef broth, or water
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 bag broccoli, frozen, florets, 10 oz.
- 2 tbsp cornstarch, dissolved into 1/4 c water
Instructions
- Place steak, ginger, garlic, and oil into the bottom of your your pressure cooker.
- Turn Instant Pot or Ninja foodi on saute, use brown/sear on Crock Pot Express. Cook until the meat is no longer pink. Turn pot off.
- Stir in soy sauce, broth, vinegar and brown sugar.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to pressure high for 5 minutes.
- Do a quick release and lift lid.
- Add frozen broccoli into your pot and set to saute again (with lid open).For Crock Pot express use sear/brown button for this step.
- Stir slowly until broccoli is cooked.
- In a small bowl whisk together cornstarch and about 5 tbsp of hot liquid from pot until mixture is smooth. Dump into pot and stir to thicken the sauce.Turn pot off.
- Serve alone or on a bed of rice!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
FAQ
Yes but sauces count as liquid too. You don’t need much actually because as the protein cooks it will produce juices that will increase the liquid in the pot. With meat you should add a minimum of 3/4 of a cup of broth or water in order to allow the pot to come to pressure.
Yes, to a point. You should follow the recipe temp and timing but typically meat under high pressure will become more and more tender the longer it is in there. An excessive amount can dry it out so stick with the guidelines of what you’re making.
Other easy pressure cooker recipes you’ll love
This pressure cooker roast beef is great. Flavorful Instant Pot fajitas are healthy. Our Instant Pot stuffed peppers turn out great with ground beef or spicy ground sausage inside
- Tender ninja foodi stew or one pot Instant Pot beef stew casserole are great.
Fantastic recipe, 10/10. If you wanted to double up the portion size, would you just double up the time and ingredients?
Thanks! I haven’t done that but I would start trying with the same timing honestly.
I have tryed many of you meals and they are great 👍the only thing we have done differently is we don’t care for hot so we don’t add those ingredients and have started using low sodom Soy sauce iv always cook with some but have always put more on the table so my family can add some if they won’t to ! Thanks for helping me love my instapot it stayed in the box for a few mouths then we made the apple crisp and I was sold on it!
Glad I was a help
I made this for my husband and he said it was great! I have the ninja foodi 8qt and I had three pounds of stew beef. I tripled the recipe so he would have lunches for the week. Thanks for the great recipe!
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This was very good. The only change I would make next time is use low sodium soy sauce. Just a tad too salty. Still delicious.
@Amber Meyer,
I also went with the low sodom soy sauce! Other then that I don’t change up much in her recipes!
Great all around recipe Viva was just the right tool to make this happen. Thank you for sharing.
If using fresh broccoli how long would you cook it?
That would only be maybe a minute/2, just keep an eye on it after added and remove when it is the tenderness you desire.
Sounds like a great recipe.. thanks for sharing.. Can you use Chicken instead of Flank Steak… if so do you cook it around the same time as the Flank Steak..
I would imagine so. If you cut the chicken into strips 5 minutes should work just fine as well.