Instant Pot Ground Beef Divan

Instant Pot Ground Beef Divan–ground beef with broccoli, a creamy sauce, spaghetti and cheese. An easy weeknight meal you can make quickly in your Instant Pot!

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Instant Pot Ground Beef Divan

You might be familiar with good old fashioned chicken divan. According to Wikipedia, “Chicken Divan is a chicken casserole usually served with broccoli and Mornay sauce. It was named after the place of its invention, the Divan Parisien Restaurant in the New York City Chatham Hotel where it was served as the signature dish in the early twentieth century.” When I was growing up we called it chicken broccoli casserole. My mom always served the chicken, broccoli and sauce over rice. You have probably had something similar??

Today’s recipe is for Instant Pot ground beef divan. Instead of chicken this version has ground beef and spaghetti is used as the carb for soaking up the sauce. This reminds me of a ground beef cross between chicken tetrazzini and chicken divan. My inspiration for this recipe came from One Skillet Ground Beef Divan by The Midnight Baker.

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• Types of pasta that can be used–I used thin whole wheat spaghetti. You can also use other types of pasta like macaroni, penne, bowties etc. To figure out how long to cook different types of pasta look on the back of the box and see how long it says to boil the pasta for. Take that number and divide by 2 and then subtract 1 minute. (Example: 10 minutes / 2 = 5 minutes – 1 minute = 4 minute pressure cook time).
• Can I make this with rice instead of pasta? Yes you can. Instead of adding in the broken spaghetti sprinkle in 1 ½ cups of white rice. You will still cook for 3 minutes but use a 10 minute natural pressure release.
• Why don’t you cook the broccoli in the pressure cooker? Broccoli cooks exceedingly fast in the pressure cooker and if you cook it for more than 1 minute it will be completely mushy. I prefer to stir in cooked broccoli after the other food has pressure cooked. You can steam your broccoli in the microwave easily. Just add the broccoli to a microwave safe bowl with 2 tablespoons of water. Cover and microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until softened slightly but not fully cooked. Drain well.
• Cheese–I used shredded sharp cheddar for good flavor. Try using another type of cheese if you prefer.
• To make Instant Pot ground beef divan I used my 6 quart Instant Pot Duo 60 7 in 1*. You can also make this in the 3 or 8 quart pot.
• Tip: make it more creamy by adding in a can of cream of chicken/mushroom soup or a cup of sour cream.

More Instant Pot Recipes You’ll Love…

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Instant Pot Two Timin’ Pasta—can’t choose between marinara or alfredo? Now you don’t have to! Try this easy dump and go Instant Pot pasta recipe that takes 5 minutes of prep!

Instant Pot Taco Lasagna–layers of seasoned ground beef in enchilada sauce, cottage cheese/ricotta and lasagna noodles (you don’t even have to boil them!) topped with cheddar cheese. 

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