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Instant Pot Asparagus
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Instant Pot Asparagus

This is an easy Instant Pot aspragus recipe for steaming aspragus in a pressure cooker. With simple seasonings, you'll have a great low carb side dish ready in minutes!
Prep Time3 minutes
Cook Time1 minute
Reach and release pressure9 minutes
Total Time13 minutes
Course: Dinner, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Asparagus, Instant Pot, Low Carb Side, Pressure Cooker, Side Dish, Steamed Vegetables, Vegetables, vegetarian
Servings: 4
Calories: 48kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Asparagus trimmed
  • 1 cup Water For steaming
  • ¼ tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Butter
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice

Instructions

  • Trim and rinse asparagus. Make sure there are no woody stems.
  • Put one cup of cold water in the Instant Pot. Place asparagus in a steamer basket or on the metal rack. Secure the lid closed and make sure the sealing valve is closed.
  • Set the Instant Pot to steam mode for “0” minutes if using thin asparagus and “1” minute for thicker asparagus.
  • Quickly release the pressure after the steam cycle is finished. (Total time to reach pressure and release it is about 9 minutes.)
  • Serve right away, top with salt, lemon juice and butter. Mix the asparagus with the melted butter and lemon juice so that everything has flavor.

Notes

If you'd like to cook more than one pound of asparagus, the cooking instructions are the same. It might take the pressure cooker additional time to reach pressure with additional asparagus.