Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli and Rice
This Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli and Rice is an easy and delicious side dish for just about any meal! Thanks to your pressure cooker, it’s ready in a flash and only requires a handful of simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand.
Well hello there! It’s been awhile since I posted. I went and took a break for the holidays and it just kind of kept going from there.
We did some traveling mid January (Disney!) and then after coming home, we all came down with multiple types of sickness. RSV, flu, ear infections, pink eye, rashes, etc. Between all five of us, we ran the gamut of illness.
I have to say that throughout all of that sickness, I barely left the house. It’s also been pretty cold out so that’s sort of contributed to my homebody status as well.
Since I was home a lot, my Instant Pot and I spent a lot of quality time together. I’ve made quite a few new recipes using my fave kitchen toy, and this Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli and Rice is one of my new go-to side dishes.
My kids love this one, and you can easily make it into a full meal as well just by adding some cooked chicken. As a side dish, it’s great to accompany chicken, fish, or beef and is super easy and quick to throw together. Enjoy y’all!
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Recipe: Instant Pot Cheesy Broccoli and Rice
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup finely diced onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2.5 cups chicken broth, divided
- 1 cup medium grain white rice
- 2 cups chopped broccoli florets
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Push the saute button on Instant Pot and add the butter. Once the butter melts, add the diced onion and cook until soft, about 3-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook stirring constantly so that it doesn't burn, about 30 seconds.
- Push the "off" button and add 2 cups of the chicken broth and the rice. Stir everything well, then place the lid on the Instant Pot and turn the pressure release knob to "sealing."
- Cook the rice over manual high pressure for 5 minutes. When the timer is up, perform a quick release. After the pressure has completely released and the pin has dropped, open the lid and stir in the broccoli, remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth, and salt and pepper.
- Place the lid back on the pot, turn the pressure release knob to "sealing," and cook the broccoli and rice over manual high pressure for 1 minute. When the timer is up, perform a quick release. After the pressure has completely released and the pin has dropped, open the lid and stir in the cheddar cheese until melted and creamy. Enjoy!
Easy and healthy. I will try
yumm this looks so good!! I totally need to make this. anything with cheese is so good
Yum this takes me right back to my childhood the only way I would eat broccoli as a kid, lol! Such a great way to hide the veggies.
Oooo this looks delicious. I will have to make this for dinner on evening!
Omg! This is amazing!! I have a new favorite side dish! Thank you so much! I had to use a combo of mozzarella, cheddar and Parmesan (poor planning) but it still turned out exactly like rice a rink!
Added chicken to make it a full dish and doubled the rice and broth. To do chicken I just do 1 cup broth and about 6-7 chicken breast tenders for 9 mins and then cook them with the rice and shred at the end
Easy recipe, i substituted broccoli for some frozen peas and diced carrots (because I didn’t have the broccoli). Very easy and very tasty! This one I’m saving.
To make this with cauliflower rice
This was delicious and very simple. Excited to double the recipe with extra broth and another reader mentioned in the comments.
This was very delicious. I doubled the recipe, and didn’t need to adjust the cooking time. It was perfect just the way it is.
I have an intolerance to onions, could I just skip the onion step and saute the butter and garlic? This recipe looks so good, I want to be able to make it!
Sure!
Yum it came out great!
Needed a casserole for a potluck so I doubled all ingredients—-cooking time the same. I added an extra 1/4 cup broth with the broccoli and stirred in some heavy cream with the cheese to make it just a bit more creamy. Delicious!!! Thank you for the great recipe! Will definitely make this again!!
This was the second recipe I tried in my new Insta Pot. It was amazing. Simple and easy to follow directions. Thank you!!
I love this recipe. I am always looking for more ways to use my instant pot. Simple ingredients make this look so easy to do I can’t wait to try!
Perfect dish for any week night and this is such a great idea to make as soon as tonight – thanks you so much for the inspo.
This is ticking all of my boxes! I love everything to do with this recipe, I can’t wait to try it out!
Katie xoxo