Easiest Instant Pot Cabbage (3 Ingredients)
This recipe for the Easy Instant Pot Cabbage is so easy and delicious. Cooked cabbage makes a great healthy side dish that can be served with so many things. Gluten-free, vegan, and paleo.
Recipe Highlights
If you haven’t eaten cooked cabbage in awhile, it’s time to bring this vegetable back into rotation. This healthy vegetable should not just be reserved for St. Patrick’s Day.
Despite how pungent cabbage can smell, it’s actually fairly mild in flavor once it’s cooked down. Really, I promise! And, the pressure cooker (I recommend a 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot) is the absolute perfect appliance for cooking cabbage.
Cooked cabbage is an incredibly versatile side dish. You can serve it with anything from a roast, sausages, or roast chicken, to plant-based options like black beans or tempeh.
If you’re looking for a main dish option using cabbage, check out my recipe for Instant Pot Cabbage & Sausage.
Recipe Steps
Step One
The first step to this recipe is to gather up your cabbage and about 3/4 of a cup of broth. You’ll also need some dried herbs like thyme or oregano.
Step Two
Pour the broth in the pot with the chopped cabbage on top. Then, just lock on the lid and set the time (see the recipe card at the end of this post for exact measurements and details).
Step Three
When the cooking time is up, use the quick-release to remove the lid. This will ensure that the cabbage doesn’t get overcooked.
Step Four
Use tongs to remove the cooked cabbage to a serving bowl.
FAQs
Yes, but remember to never fill the bowl over the “max” line.
Yes, but your cooked cabbage made in the pressure cooker will have a lot more flavor if you use broth.
You likely won’t smell the cabbage while it’s cooking, but you will get the odor of cooked cabbage when you release the pressure and/or open the lid. Ideally, you would open a window to get the smell of cooked cabbage out of your kitchen.
Yes, I’m sure you can! But, I haven’t tried it and chopping the cabbage at least into wedges will ensure that it gets cooked through.
Recommended Items
- 6-quart or 8-quart Instant Pot
- Organic dried thyme, certified GMO- and gluten-free
- Organic dried oregano, certified GMO- and gluten-free
Other Easy Instant Pot Vegetable Recipes
- Instant Pot Artichokes
- Instant Pot Beets
- Instant Pot Butternut Squash
- Instant Pot Carrots
- Instant Pot Whole Sweet Potatoes
- Instant Pot Whole Red Potatoes
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PrintEasiest Instant Pot Cabbage (3 Ingredients)
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Total Time: 19 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This recipe for the Easy Instant Pot Cabbage is so easy and delicious. Cooked cabbage makes a great healthy side dish that can be served with so many things.
Ingredients
- 1 head green cabbage, chopped roughly
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano or dried thyme
- 3/4 cup reduced sodium vegetable broth
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Combine the cabbage, dried herbs, and broth to the bowl of an 6-quart or 8-quart electric pressure cooker.
- Lock the lid and set the time to 4 minutes at high pressure.
- When the cooking time is complete, carefully use the quick-release to get rid of the pressure. Remove the lid and use tongs to remove the cabbage to a serving bowl. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.
- Serve hot and refrigerate or freeze any leftovers.
Notes
- You can use water instead of broth to cook the cabbage, if you prefer.
- Category: Side dish
- Method: pressure cooker
- Cuisine: Healthy
Keywords: how to cook cabbage in the instant pot, pressure cooker cabbage, instant pot cooked cabbage
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I disagree! You can see from the video that it’s not mush. But, feel free to cook it 3-4 minutes if you prefer firmer cabbage.
This is one of my favorite easy Instant Pot recipes!
★★★★★
I was a bit dubious about 7 minutes so I cooked it for 4 minutes. It was still slightly overcooked for my personal liking, but had a great flavour.
I agree, I cooked it for 4 minutes and it was still a bit overcooked for my liking. Great taste though so I’ll try three minutes next time.
yes. 7 minutes is way too long. makes it mushy.
I cut the cabbage into thick wedges and set for 5 min. It came out very mushy so next time I’ll have to reduce the time even more. It tasted good, just not the consistency I like in cabbage.
★★★
I have only ever cooked my cabbage for 1-2 minutes in the IP. I would think it would be very mushy done for that long…
It’s not mushy, but it is soft.
The carb count for this seems too high. Almost 10 net carbs in only a half cup? According to carb manager it’s only 5.2 for a whole cup.