Instant Pot Carrots | Pressure Cooker Steamed Carrots - Recipe Vibes (2024)

Easy instant pot carrots recipe. This steamed carrots are naturally sweet, delicious, healthy and cook in just 2 minutes. Serve pressure cooker carrots as sides to potatoes, rice, meat or any other food of choice for a great meal.

This instant pot steamed carrots recipe is simple and quick. Carrots remain one of my favourite vegetables. It is especially a go-to side dish in my household.

It's naturally sweet without the need for additional sweetener, it's healthy, quick to cook and inexpensive.

My kids absolutely love instant pot steamed carrots over most other vegetable sides and my hubby also loves eating it with steak or chicken as part of his diet regime as he finds it quite filling. Another of our favourite vegetable side dish is this sauteed vegetables.

Related posts- Boiled carrots, Oven roasted carrots.

BENEFITS OF CARROTS

Can we all agree that carrot is tasty? not only that, it has health benefits including being good source of beta carotene, potassium, fibre and antioxidants.

Weightloss friendly because it's low in calorie and packed full of nutrients.

100g of carrot contain just 41 calories. The fibre makes you fuller for longer.

It lowers cholesteroland is good for the skin.

A source of vitamin A which promotes good vision.

Vegetarian, gluten and dairy free.

Instant pot makes cooking carrots easier, quicker and stress-free.

INSTANT POT CARROTS RECIPE

For this carrots recipe you can use whole carrots or baby carrots and you only need just 2 main ingredients with a choice of additional ingredients.

Cooking vegetables in IP or any electric pressure cooker like instant pot, pressure king pro and ninja foodie is quite simple and quick. I like making carrots in instant pot because it's

• Easy, quick and straightforward recipe.

• Dump and go so no need watching over the pot.

• Consistent result every time- tender, sweet carrots!

• Inexpensiveway to provide quick, delicious and healthy side dish.

This post contains benefits of carrots, ingredients, how to cook, what to serve with, how to store and more. Do read before getting the detailed ingredient list, instructions and nutritional info in the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post.

INGREDIENTS

Carrots - Baby carrots or whole carrots.

Water or broth

Butter - Optional

Salt - Optional

Black pepper - Optional

HOW TO COOK CARROTS IN INSTANT POT PRESSURE COOKER

Wash and slice off the ends of the carrots. Cut the carrots into small chunks around 2-inch size.

You can use potato peeler to scrape off the skin of the carrots if you wish but I do not as I like to retain all nutrients.

Add water in the instant pot and put steamer basket or trivet in the pot.

Put the diced carrots in the steamer basket or trivet then close the instant pot with its lid. Turn the valve into sealing position.

Set instant pot to manual pressure cook high 2 minutes. After the 2 minutes pressure cooking, do a quick release.

Take out carrots and pour in a bowl. If using butter, add on the carrots immediately so it melts into it.

Sprinkle with black pepper and salt (optional)

Serve, garnish and enjoy with sides of choice.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Can I steam carrots in instant pot without steamer or trivet?

Yes, you can cook carrots directly in the pot. I personally prefer to steam in steamer basket or place on a trivet so they are not directly in the water. If you prefer not to use steamer or trivet, put carrots in the pot and follow the recipe with the same cooking time.

How long does it take to steam carrots in the instant pot

This depends on how thick cut the carrots are. For the size I have specified within this post, I pressure cook for just 2 minutes. If you'll like it more tender, you can do 3 minutes. Adjust cooking time for chunkier or smaller carrots.

WHAT TO EAT WITH CARROTS

Carrots make for an excellent vegetable side dish and I like to serve steamed carrots with rice, potatoes and protein sides. Here are some suggestions for you

Instant pot brown rice

Quick Instant pot roast potatoes

Instant pot chicken drumsticks

Instant pot Steak

HOW TO STORE LEFTOVER

Leave leftover carrots to cool completely, put in an airtight container or ziplock bag, label and store in the fridge or freezer. They can last in the fridge for up to 4 days and in the freezer for up to 6 months. When needed, reheat in microwave or stovetop.

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