Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli with Keto Option
This Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli recipe is a favorite among readers. It is a great easy dinner and super tasty! It also can be made as a regular beef and broccoli dinner or with the suggested substitutions, it can be made keto and low carb.
Keto Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli
I love beef and broccoli, and when I was on a low carb diet, I also loved that I could make a Keto Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli version that is also gluten free, no sugar no grains (NSNG) and Whole 30 complaint. How to do that? It is easy! Simply substitute the cornstarch with arrowroot powder and the soy sauce with coconut aminos. Coconut aminos are really awesome as a soy sauce replacement. I think it tastes the same and you get rid of the grain and sugars from soy.
Note: Nutrition info for this post is based on the non Keto version. The Keto version will be much less carbs because of the use of coconut aminos.
I like to make beef and broccoli without a ton of sauce since I usually eat it without rice. This recipe has you remove it with a slotted spoon to allow for that. If serving with rice (not Keto or Whole 30 etc. compliant) Then more sauce is often desired. Then, simply use as much as you like from the Instant Pot.
Want a good keto steak recipe that is easy but does not use the Instant Pot? Try these keto foil packets.
I also have more keto Instant Pot recipes!
Instant Pot Beef and Broccoli with Keto Option
Instant Pot Beef Broccoli that can be made keto, gluten-free, and whole 30 compliant with a couple of simple substitutions.
Ingredients
- 1-1.5 pounds flank steak
- 3 crowns of broccoli florets
- 3/4 cup beef broth
- 1/2 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch or arrowroot flour
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Slice flank steak thinly against the grain
- Heat olive oil in Instant Pot in sauté mode
- Microwave broccoli florets for 3 minutes in a microwave safe dish filled half way with water
- Drain broccoli water and set aside
- Sear sliced beef in batches, around 1 minute on each side
- Transfer beef to a plate
- Add minced garlic to the instant pot and sauté 1 minute
- Add beef broth, soy sauce or coconut aminos, sesame oil, onion powder, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper
- Add the beef and juices from plate, close the lid, and set to seal
- Pressure cook on high pressure for 10 minutes
- Quick release
- Return the instant pot to "sauté" mode and wisk in cornstarch or arrowroot powder
- Add the broccoli and stir until the sauce begins to thicken
- Remove beef and broccoli with a slotted spoon and arrange on plates
- Continue to saute the liquid until thick
- Pour sauce over the beef and broccoli as desired.
Notes
The Nutrition info is based on the non-keto version. The keto version will be much less carbs because of the use of coconut aminos instead of soy.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 409Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 112mgSodium: 1122mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 1gSugar: 0gProtein: 41g
It sounds delicous, however I am not seeing the nutritional information on page anywhere. What is the net carbohydrate number for grams per serving.
Thank you.
It is roughly 7 grams if you use arrowroot over cornstarch and coconut aminos over soy. Most of that comes from the arrowroot. You could skip thickening and then it would be about 2-3. But I prefer it thickened.
Sooo good! My favorite instant pot recipe yet!
Glad that you liked it!!!
Made this last night (keto version). It was awesome!
Loved this! Used the aminos and no thickening. The broccoli was perfect — not over or underdone.
Amazing! So easy too!
Garlic Kangkong? What is this, where can I find it, is it available in most grocery stores, if not easy to find what can this be substituted with????
The recipe does not call for anything called garlic kangkong. It calls for minced garlic. You can buy that at any grocery store or use fresh minced.
It was too salty for me and my wife. How can I cut back on the sodium?
Otherwise it was really good.
I suggest using low sodium soy sauce and no sodium beef broth. That should cut back on the salt quite a bit.
Any nutrition information on this? Just love this!
I’ll see what I can do about updating this with nutrition info.
Ugh, I wanted to love this, but it was way too salty for us – I used full strength beef broth and coconut aminos – is there such a thing as low sodium aminos? I do want to say that the texture of the beef was perfect – I used pre-cut stirfry strips and the texture of the broccoli was perfect too – I will try this again with less sodium!
Hi! Coconut aminos tend to be much lower sodium than regular soy. I’m not aware of a lower sodium version. Did you use low sodium broth? If not, you might give that a try.
This was delicious! I did cut back the soy sauce (aminos) to 1/4 cup and added 1/4 cup water instead. That definitely took the salt down a notch. My husband loves beef and broccoli and said this was better than takeout!
Have you come up with the nutritional information, yet?
Thanks
I calculated the non-keto version. The keto version will be much less carbs and similar calories. Coconut amino are much lower carb than soy, with about a third as much so you can probably take the carb count and divide it by three for close to the amount in the keto version.