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Instant Pot Rutabaga (Pressure Cooker Swede)

March 26, 2018 By RecipeThis.com

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Instant Pot Rutabaga steamed in the instant pot pressure cooker

Instant Pot Rutabaga. Whether you know it as Instant Pot Rutabaga, Instant Pot Swede or Instant Pot Neeps, it is a delicious winter root vegetable that cooks so fast in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker and tastes delicious.

I love Instant Pot Swede. I grew up on them. They were that winter root vegetable that you always had a lot of over the cold winter months. It was in season in the UK between October and Easter and always made meals taste so much better.

Plus, it was cheap too.

I would normally buy it for £1 and it would come in a vegetable pack with some parsnips and some carrots ready for making a quick British stew with.

The thing about the swede was how long it took to cut up and how easy it was to get mad with a knife and slice your finger off! And that puts a lot of people off buying them.

Instant Pot Rutabaga steamed in the instant pot pressure cooker

I was buying myself my usual swede from the supermarket last November so that we could have some in a veggie bake, as my winter Sundays always involve a veggie bake ? and took a closer look at the label and saw that it was called a “rutabaga”. It was Portuguese grown, but I had never seen the name rutabaga before and decided to Google it when I got home later.

I discovered that in the US they call them rutabaga and I thought this was really interesting as I didn’t know you could get them in America. I always thought they were local to the United Kingdom, as whenever I blog and mention the word “swede” I get a lot of angry people asking me what they are as they can’t find them.

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I also found out that in Scotland they call them “neeps” and that they are served on Burns Night with Haggis. Well as someone that got married on Burns Night, this is new and exciting information. I have a feeling that future wedding anniversaries is going to involve neeps!

Instant Pot Rutabaga

Instant Pot Rutabaga steamed in the instant pot pressure cooker

But whether you want to call this recipe your Instant Pot Rutabaga, Instant Pot Swede or Instant Pot Neeps, I will say it is delicious and so easy to cook in the Instant Pot Pressure Cooker. You get asked when you start thinking about buying an Instant Pot about time saved with an Instant Pot, compared to not having one.

Well my Instant Pot Rutabaga is a prime example.

For 1 full swede it takes just 4 minutes to cook in the Instant Pot. In the oven roasted it takes 50 minutes, in a classic steamer it takes 15 minutes and to boil 15 minutes.

This is WHY that if you don’t own an Instant Pot already then, they are an absolute MUST! We own both the 6 litre and the 8 litre and depending on family size, they are great for daily cooking.

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Instant Pot Rutabaga steamed in the instant pot pressure cooker
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4.67 from 6 votes

Instant Pot Rutabaga

Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Rutabaga. Easy and simple and a family favourite at recipethis.com.
Prep Time1 min
Cook Time4 mins
Total Time5 mins
Servings: 1 Large Rutabaga
Calories: 278kcal
Author: RecipeThis.com

Ingredients

  • Instant Pot
  • Instant Pot Steamer Basket
  • 1 Large Rutabaga
  • Salt & Pepper
Metric - Imperial

Instructions

  • Peel and dice the rutabaga.
  • Place a cup of water in the bottom of your Instant Pot. Add the steamer shelf (trivet), then the steamer basket and then place your diced rutabaga into the basket.
  • Season the rutabaga with salt and pepper.
  • Place the lid on your Instant Pot, set the valve to sealing and then cook for 4 minutes on manual.
  • When the Instant Pot beeps manually release pressure.

Notes

We originally cooked our rutabaga in the Instant Pot for 3 minutes and found that it wasn’t quite soft enough (think hard carrots) so the next time we did it, we cooked them for 4 minutes and it was perfect.
 
When prepping your rutabaga make sure that you have a sharp knife. We recommend a good knife sharpener for this. Then chop off the root, peel the rutabaga and then chop it into chunks.

Nutrition

Calories: 278kcal | Carbohydrates: 62.8g | Protein: 9.3g | Fat: 1.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 154mg | Potassium: 2602mg | Fiber: 19.3g | Sugar: 43.2g | Calcium: 280mg | Iron: 4mg
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Instant Pot Rutabaga steamed in the instant pot pressure cooker

Instant Pot Rutabaga steamed in the instant pot pressure cooker


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  1. Elizabeth Autiero says

    March 27, 2018 at 6:58 pm

    I love it anyway especially mashed with carrots.

    Reply
  2. Emma says

    March 29, 2018 at 10:09 pm

    Absolutely! I’ve had loads of needs and tatties – and I’m Welsh!

    Reply
  3. Beth says

    March 30, 2018 at 4:38 pm

    5 stars
    Rutabaga is one of my Mom’s favorites! She always requests it for dinner on the holidays! I love how quick and easy it is in the Instant pot!

    Reply
  4. Catherine Brown says

    April 3, 2018 at 1:52 pm

    5 stars
    Rutabagas have been grown here in the US for a long time. I like roasting them with other root veg. I still haven’t broken down and bought an instant pot… I just might have to do that now!

    Reply
  5. Camila says

    April 4, 2018 at 11:40 am

    5 stars
    I feel like rutabagas are so underrated! They do deserve a better spot at my dinner table!! No doubt about it!

    Reply
  6. Allison Hanson says

    April 4, 2018 at 3:05 pm

    5 stars
    Perfect , easy, recipe for the humble rutabaga! I love how fast it cooks everything.

    Reply
    • Samantha and Dominic says

      April 5, 2018 at 8:33 am

      We agree with you Allison.

      Reply
  7. Lisa says

    April 6, 2018 at 5:22 pm

    5 stars
    I’ve never tried rutabaga, but this looks pretty easy to make and pretty delicious!

    Reply
  8. Jewel says

    July 5, 2018 at 8:29 pm

    3 stars
    I love rutabaga but this recipe says it is high in carbs but I did not see a serving size. Oh but it is so delicious

    Reply
  9. Rob Shellhamer says

    November 12, 2018 at 5:47 pm

    How would you change the cooking time for more rutabagas?

    Reply
    • Samantha and Dominic says

      November 12, 2018 at 5:52 pm

      Hi Rob,

      If you are adding alot more rutabagas up the time by 25% but if it is just a small amount leave it the same ?

      Reply
  10. Wendy says

    January 6, 2019 at 11:55 pm

    In a town called Cumberland, Wisconsin in the US, there is a summer festival devoted to the rutabaga. It is called Rutabaga Fest. Also, here, we pronounce it Rootabeeggie or Rootabeguh

    I make them like mashed potatoes. So delicious!

    Reply
    • Samantha and Dominic says

      January 7, 2019 at 3:43 pm

      Hi Wendy,

      Totally agree we love it with some carrots mashed together with some butter and salt and pepper 🙂

      Reply
  11. Col says

    March 2, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    I love rutabaga. Thanks for the info for the instapot!

    Reply
  12. Ann says

    March 7, 2019 at 10:26 pm

    How would one add meat seasoning when steaming. I am accustomed to boiling them in the meat grease

    Reply
    • Samantha and Dominic says

      March 8, 2019 at 10:57 am

      Hi Ann,

      We would add the seasoning before steaming and mix it well in a bowl then put in the steamer basket, but if you want to cook them in the seasoning i would add the whole bowl that you mixed them into the IP and add an extra minute because it will take slightly longer to cook been in a bowl rather than in a steamer basket 🙂

      Thanks.

      Reply
  13. Julie says

    March 8, 2019 at 5:49 am

    Thank you for including the underrated rutabaga. I have also found it frustrating at times with different names for things. I thought in Scotland a neep was a turnip. Could you
    please clarify this?

    Reply
    • Samantha and Dominic says

      March 8, 2019 at 11:07 am

      Hi Julie,

      In Scotland they have neeps and tatties usually on burns night the 25th January. The neeps are defiantly a swede even though there is some confusion because they are from the same family. The neeps are served traditionally with the haggis and potatoes. The confusion comes from alot of people in England assume a turnip is a swede, like i did before i was a chef and had to cater for a burns night preparing the swedes/neeps/rutabaga for it and asking what they wanted me to do with the turnips, i was soon put right. Turnips are smaller and white in colour i was told!

      Hope this helps to clarify abit for you Julie 🙂

      Reply
  14. Taina says

    October 12, 2019 at 10:48 pm

    Rutabagas are used in many regions. I cook them here in Canada using my mother’s Finnish recipe.

    Reply

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