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Instant Pot Cabbage and Bacon

Jenni Cole
Instant pot cabbage with bacon is a hearty and tasty side dish that pressure cooks in just 4 minutes.
4.89 from 9 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Additional Time 15 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Course Instant Pot
Servings 8 servings
Calories 89 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large cabbage 2-2.5 lb, cut into small wedges
  • 1 large yellow onion sliced
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 5 slices of Bacon
  • 2 tablespoon bacon grease
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup chicken broth

Instructions
 

  • Turn the pressure cooker to Saute high, once heated cook the bacon. Once it's cooked, remove the bacon, crumble it, and set it aside. Leave the grease in the pot but scrape up the bacon bits on the bottom so you won't get the burn signal. If there's less than 2 tablespoon of bacon in the pot (as the recipe calls for), add a little butter to make up the difference.
  • Add the sliced onion to the pot and saute it in the grease until cooked through and soft, which takes about 6-7 minutes.
  • Press the Cancel button to stop the Saute function.
  • Mix in the chicken broth, 4 slices of crumbled bacon (set one piece aside for later to use as a garnish), the salt, and pepper.
  • Fill the instant pot with small cabbage wedges, you can add cabbage all the way up to the top of the pot. Be sure not to pack it in, but loosely adding the cabbage to the top of the pot is just fine.
  • Put the lid on the pressure cooker and set the pot to Pressure Cook (or Manual) High for 4 minutes.
  • Once the pot is done pressure cooking, let the instant pot cabbage naturally release for 5 minutes before doing a quick release of the remaining pressure.
  • Stir all ingredients together and serve.
  • Add additional bacon as a garnish and fresh herbs such as dill, if desired. Season to taste. Serves 8 side dish portions. Enjoy!

Notes

2 10-oz bags of shredded cabbage also work in this recipe instead of slicing the cabbage, to make it even quicker.
You can leave out the bacon and just use butter to saute the onion or oil.
Purple cabbage will also work for this recipe.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 89kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 400mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1g
Keyword cabbage and bacon, cabbage recipes, Instant Pot, Irish recipes, pressure cooker
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