Use your Instant Pot or pressure cooker for an easy weeknight meal with little effort. Beef and broccoli mix with sauce and noodles for a delicious dinner.
Jump to RecipeWell, I finally got an Instant Pot! I’ve heard so much about them, and how versatile they are. So I asked for one for Christmas and my parents gave it to me! I’ve only tried a few things so far, but I can’t wait to continue to explore all of the options. One of the first things I made is instant pot beed and broccoli and I was sold on the instant pot.
I love being able to throw everything in one pot. I’ve always liked one-pan meals (I made an entire cookbook of them) so this is perfect. I didn’t realize that it’s more than just a pressure cooker. You can use it to sauté, slow cook, and so many other cooking methods.
This recipe uses a combination of the pressure cooking and sautéing features. It was a perfect recipe to introduce me to the instant pot and will be for you, too!
This meal reminds me of something I would find at our local Chinese food buffet. It has some of those oriental flavors with both soy sauce and hoisin sauce. The flavor reminded me a bit of the General Tso’s Chicken, but that could be the sauces.
I learned a few things about the instant pot and pressure cooking when I made this recipe. Most recipes don’t include the time for the cooker to pressurize. This takes about 10-15 minutes in addition to the cooking time. Also, when you release the steam manually, it’s very fast and loud and started me the first time! I made sure to wear an oven mitt so the steam doesn’t burn my hands.
Beef and Broccoli in the Instant Pot Step by Step
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion (sliced)
- 1 lb beef stir fry strips
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 head broccoli (chopped)
- 1 pkg udon noodles
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Preparation
Place the sliced onion and beef strips into the instant pot.
In a small bowl, combine the beef broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and garlic.
Pour the sauce mixture over the onions and beef.
Lock the lid and set to high pressure for 15 minutes. When it finishes, very carefully release the pressure.
Remove the meat from the cooker and cover to keep warm.
In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch and water together. Stir the cornstarch into the instant pot.
Set the cooker to sauté. Add the broccoli and udon noodles, stirring until they are soft.
Add the meat back into the cooker and stir. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve warm.
Beef and Broccoli in the Instant Pot Leftovers
We saved the leftovers in an airtight glass container. To reheat, place the leftovers in a saucepan and cook on medium, stirring often, until everything is warm.
Recipe
Originally Published On: June 1, 2020
Beef and Broccoli in the Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 yellow onion (sliced)
- 1 lb beef stir fry strips
- 1/2 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp hoisin sauce
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 5 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 3 tbsp water
- 1 head broccoli (chopped)
- 1 pkg udon noodles
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds
Recommended Equipment
Instructions
- Place the sliced onion and beef strips into the instant pot
- In a small bowl, combine the beef broth, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and garlic
- Pour the sauce mixture over the onions and beef
- Lock the lid and set to high pressure for 15 minutes
- When it finishes, very carefully release the pressure
- Remove the meat from the cooker and cover to keep warm
- In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch and water together
- Stir the cornstarch into the instant pot
- Set the cooker to sauté
- Add the broccoli and udon noodles, stirring until they are soft
- Add the meat back into the cooker and stir
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve warm
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutrition content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
I love one pot cooking too and make some dishes that way from time to time. This dish looks delicious.
Using one pan is the best! I hate cleaning a lot of dishes.
I haven’t tried making veggies in the pressure cooker, but this would be the perfect family dinner recipe to try! We love beef and broccoli.
It’s a great way to make an easy meal! I hope you enjoy.
That’s great. I have been looking at it for a few weeks but I haven’t yet got as I really want it to help me cook meals quicker. Sometimes I am lazy and can’t cook for me lol
I go for vegan and vegetarian dishes most of the time. However, I find this meat recipe interesting!
We try to have a variety of meals with and without meat.
Looks delicious! We don’t have an instant pot yet. We’ve been on the fence for YEARS because we already have a slow cooker. Maybe this Christmas? 🙂
I was the same way. I got mine for Christmas this past year. While it does some things the same it’s also very different from a slow cooker.
I really need to get on top of the Insta pot game. So many graet ideas and I haven’t done any of them!
I’ve just finally started getting mine out more often and trying a few things in it. So far, I like it! 🙂
This looks so yummy and simple to make. The fact that it can all be made in one pot instead of using multiples.
I will definitely try this out.
Thank you for sharing.
One pan or one pot cooking is my favorite! I hate doing dishes 🙂
I am trying to reduce my beef consumption for health reasons. But this recipe sounds quite tempting. Might give it a try 🙂
I understand. We don’t eat a lot of beef here, so it’s a treat when we do.
This looks fab, I do a similar dish with a meat susbtitue and it is the perfect dish to have especially since our UK weather has gone cold and dull x
Oh no, I hate when the weather turns on you like that. Warm meals are perfect for that time.
I always make beef and brocolli as it is a Chinese-American dish and they don’t eat it here in Japan. It is super delicious!
That’s so interesting they don’t eat it in Japan. I would have thought there would be a lot of crossover in the two cuisines.
This sounds so delicious! I love cooking in my Instant Pot, but I have not made Beef and Broccoli in it yet, can’t wait to make this recipe…YUM!!!
I’ve only used the Instant Pot a few times now, but I’ve loved everything so far!
OMG this is so yummy!!! I want it now! Seriously, I was hungry and when I saw your photos I literally started drooling LOL. It’s so simple too 🙂 Thanks for this idea!
I love simple meals here. I hope you get a chance to try it 🙂
I have just ordered my Instant pot and i know what to cook. I would love to try out this recipe.
There are so many great recipes to try with it! I’m only just starting to explore the one I got for Christmas last year.
My daughters and I made this with dry UDON noodles and doubled the sauce adding a little water so the noodles would cook and not stick to the bottom. We had shaved beef so we put the instantpot on high for 5 minutes instead of 15 minutes. We steamed the broccoli. The dry UDON noodles did not cook so if we make this again we will cook the dry noodles according to the package before adding them to the instantpot and probably not double the sauce.
This recipe tasted good but should specify using cooked udon noddles.
Oh no, I’m so sorry this didn’t work out the first time for you. Did you make sure to keep the instant pot on the saute setting so it was still cooking after adding the udon noodles?
Not enough liquid to just add the udon noodles and let them soften. Burns on sauté mode.
Oh no! I’m so sorry it didn’t work for you. I haven’t made this one in a while, so I will add it to my meal plan for this month so I can check it again.