Beef and Broccoli Bowl Recipe: Slow Cooker or Instant Pot!

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By now you know without a doubt that I love comfort food.  The warm coziness of comfort food calls to me.  Just like any other week, as if on cue, the cravings hit.  It’s cold, rainy, oh and my heater is broken.  We are on day 5 of waiting for the new part to come in because, of course, it broke on a Thursday.  The part was ordered on Friday afternoon, and it takes up to 3 business days to receive the shipped part.  Thankfully, it’s not too cold out, and we have a fireplace as well as space heaters.  Needless to say, I’m ready to bury myself in a big steaming bowl of comfort food.  This week, my recipe of choice is a beef and broccoli bowl.  As an added perk, the recipe works wonderfully in a slow cooker or instant pot!

I was not quite sure what to cook when, while at the store, my son requested broccoli.  As if he knew people were listening he says “Mom, you never make me broccoli when I want it.”   Wonderful son, thank you so much for the comment and the judgy looks I got after you said it.  I assure you I make this kid broccoli whenever he asks for it, lol.  Anyone else’s kids seem to put on a show when in public?  There is certainly never a dull moment with my son around.  You never know what is going to come out of his mouth!  At least he wants broccoli; I did something right along the way.   So with my broccoli in hand, I wander around the store and get the remaining items on my list.

After grocery shopping, I’ll admit, I’m not always up for making an extravagant meal.  With my three-year-old tagging along shopping seems to take forever and I’m all out of steam for a good hour or so afterward.  Thankfully, this beef and broccoli bowl recipe is super quick and easy!  You just add all the ingredients to the slow cooker or instant pot and let it do its magic!

Recipe tips

I used a rump roast because it’s all the store had that looked good.  Feel free to substitute another cut of beef if you wish.  Any cut will work really.   A great thing about slow cooking is that you can take a less expensive cut of meat and cook it low and slow and it will turn out so tender and delicious!

If you have leftovers from a roast, you can also put the sauce together and then heat the leftover meat in a pot with said sauce and steam your broccoli.  Not as easy as the slow cooker version, but a great way to create a meal with leftovers.  We frequently have a large roast or chicken on Sundays, and I will develop meals around the leftover protein for early weekday meals.  It helps to cut down waste and the grocery bill!  What’s not to love about that?

This week I made the beef and broccoli and served it over pad thai (rice) noodles.  So yum!  You can also serve this over rice or even mashed potatoes if you prefer.  Whatever you have on hand for a base will work.

It’s time to get in your kitchen and make this beef and broccoli bowl recipe your own!  And please share this recipe with anyone who loves super easy comfort food recipes!

Other quick and easy comfort food recipes:

Ramen Bowl

Easy Peasy Snow Pea Salad

Salmon Rice Bowl

Pad Thai

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Beef and Broccoli Recipe: Slow Cooker or Instant Pot!

A warm and cozy comfort meal to get you through the coldest days!

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Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Asian, comfort food

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

6 hours

Passive Time

6 hours

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1 1.5-2 lb rump roast can substitute any cut of beef you have on hand
• 1/2 cup tamari gf soy sauce any gf soy sauce can be used
• 1 tbsp fresh ginger diced
• 3 cloves fresh garlic sliced
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 whole onion halved and sliced
• pepper to taste
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup fresh pineapple cut into chunks
• 1 head broccoli cut into large pieces
• 1/4 cup pineapple juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup gf cornstarch
• 1 package pad thai rice noodles prepared according to package
• 1 tbsp white sesame seeds optional garnish

Course Main Dish Cuisine Asian, comfort food Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 6 hours Passive Time 6 hours Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 1.5-2 lb rump roast can substitute any cut of beef you have on hand 1/2 cup tamari gf soy sauce any gf soy sauce can be used 1 tbsp fresh ginger diced 3 cloves fresh garlic sliced 1 pinch red pepper flakes 1 whole onion halved and sliced pepper to taste Salt to taste 1 cup fresh pineapple cut into chunks 1 head broccoli cut into large pieces 1/4 cup pineapple juice 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup gf cornstarch 1 package pad thai rice noodles prepared according to package 1 tbsp white sesame seeds optional garnish

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Instructions

1. Wash all produce
2. Dice ginger root; set aside
3. Half and slice onion; set aside
4. Slice garlic; set aside
5. Cut broccoli into large chunks; set aside
6. Cut pineapple into chunks; set aside
7. Add roast to instant pot
8. Season with salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes
9. Add tamari sauce, pineapple juice, pineapple chunks, broccoli, ginger, onion, and garlic
10. Cook on low for 6 hours
11. Remove roast and cut into chunks/ strips (if needed) and place back into sauce
12. Last 30 minutes, make rice noodles according to package directions
13. While noodles are cooking, make a slurry with 1/4 cup water and 1/4 gf cornstarch
14. Add to instant pot and stir
15. Turn instant pot to saute to thicken sauce quicker*
16. Stiring occasionally
17. Serve beef and broccoli over rice noodles and garnish with white sesame seeds

Recipe Notes

*If using a slow cooker, stir in slurry.  Cover and cook on high for 20 more minutes