This Instant Pot Beets recipe is super simple and all you need are beets and water. Cooking whole beets is so easy in an Instant Pot. If you like this, check out my other Instant Pot recipes.
I have to admit that I never liked beets growing up. But I realized that is because I was served canned beets. Canned vegetables can be so different than freshly cooked veggies. Have you ever had canned green beans compared to fresh from the garden? Not even comparable! So I decided to give beets another chance.
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Instant Pot Beets Ingredients
Instant Pot Beets are great because you only need 2 ingredients. You can buy whole beets at your local grocery store.
- Beets
- Water
How to Make Beets in an Instant Pot
It is so easy to make beets in an Instant Pot.
- First start by cleaning up your beets. Wash them and cut off the steams.
- Add water to the Instant Pot and also the trivet. Now place the beets on top of the trivet.
- Set Instant Pot on manual, high pressure for 8 minutes. After the 8 minutes is up, do a quick release.
- Using pot holders, dump the beets into a strainer.
- Now you are going to skin the beets. Set up a big bowl of cold water. Grab one beet and run the sides of it inside the cold water bowl. The outside of the beet should easily slide off.
- Repeat for all of the beets.
- You can eat your Instant Pot beets whole, cut up or enjoy however you like.
FAQs
A beet is a root vegetable that has an earthy flavor that depends upon what kind of soil in which it grew. Added to the grittiness of canned beets, this turns off most people. ut grown and cooked correctly, beets are great when paired with goat cheese and dill, made into a hummus, or used in salads.
What they may lake in flavor, beets make up for in minerals and nutrients such as potassium, betaine, magnesium, folate, Vitamin C and nitrates. Beets help with digestion, inflammation, high blood pressure, and some studies have even shown they might have anti-cancer properties. Beets are low in calories and filling.
Serving Suggestions
Beets are great to serve as a side dish, in a salad, roasted, or in a beet dip.
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How to Make Beets in an Instant Pot
This Instant Pot Beets recipe is super simple and all you need are beets and water.
Ingredients
- 8 medium beets
- 1 1/2 cups of water
Instructions
- First start by cleaning up your beets. Wash them and cut off the steams.
- Add water to the Instant Pot and also the trivet. Now place the beets on top of the trivet.
- Set Instant Pot on manual, high pressure for 8 minutes. After the 8 minutes is up, do a quick release.
- Using pot holders, dump the beets into a strainer.
- Now you are going to skin the beets. Set up a big bowl of cold water. Grab one beet and run the sides of it inside the cold water bowl. The outside of the beet should easily slide off.
- Repeat for all of the beets.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 2Amount Per Serving: Calories: 44Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 81mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 2gSugar: 8gProtein: 2g
Pandora1230
Sunday 24th of March 2019
YUM! It's so hard to find people who like beets. It's also good to see another person who lives in Albuquerque. Thanks.