Name: Instant Pot Roast Beef
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 3 lb Roast Beef; 2 tsp Salt; 1 1/2 tsp Pepper; 3 Garlic cloves; 1-2 lb Vegetables; tbsp Olive Oil; 1-2 cups Beef Broth (Optional)

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Instant pot roast beef can be a quick and healthy dinner! The Instant Pot pressure cooks the beef to the perfect point where the meat tenderly pulls apart. I chuck in a few loosely diced vegetables I have on hand and within an hour I have a delicious homemade meal.

We make instant pot roast nearly once a week. This is because pot roast has become “that meal”, which I make when I’m out of ideas. It became “that meal” because it is delicious every time and makes for a quick healthy dinner that satisfies all.

Tools you may need

Instant Pot
Cutting board
Sharp knife
Measuring cups and spoons

Instant Pot Roast Beef Tutorial Video

I showed a tutorial of how I make our pot roast in the Instant Pot here:

Instant Pot Roast Beef Recipe Ingredients

Beef Roast
Garlic
Salt
Papper
Vegetables (my favourites are carrots, sweet potatoes or potatoes, turnips, and mushrooms)
Olive Oil
Broth (not necessary, but can be quite flavourful)

How to Cook a Pot Roast

Cooking a pot roast is really easy, because the preparations are simple and the instant pot (or oven) does most of the hard work – cooking.

All you have to do is prepare the roast (seasoning) and chop accompanying vegetables.

1. Prepare the roast

Roast Seasoning

Salt and pepper each side of the roast.

Garlic Holes

Peel garlic and slice in quarters.

With a knife, poke a small hole into the roast large enough to slip a garlic quarter into it.

Continue with the garlic holes to all the sides of the roast.

2. Loosely dice vegetables

Prepare vegetables you have on hand for a 1 hour pressure cook.

Imagine it as if the vegetables would be cooking in the oven for 6-8 hours.

Hard vegetables will take longer to cook and can be diced to a medium size (carrots, turnips), while some soft vegetables may not require any dicing (like mushrooms).

cut long carrots on cutting board over shoulder

3. Sear roast (optional)

Add oil to Instant Pot and turn on “Saute” button.

Add the roast into the pot and sear each side of the roast until brown (roughly 3-4 minutes on each side).

4. Cook roast

Add in vegetables to the Instant Pot, starting with the “hard vegetables” first and the “soft vegetables at the end”.

Pour in broth if you are using it for additional flavour.

Put on the lid and make sure it is sealed and ready for steaming.

Pressure cook on high for 45 minutes.

Once finished cooking, allow pressure to steam naturally if able.

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Instant Pot Roast Beef

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time45 mins

Total Time1 hr

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Beef, Dinner, Easy, Roast

Servings: 4

Equipment

Instant pot Pressure Cooker
Cutting Board
Sharp knife
Measuring cups and spoons

Ingredients

3 lb Roast Beef
2 tsp Salt
1 1/2 tsp Pepper
3 Garlic cloves
1-2 lb Vegetables
tbsp Olive Oil
1-2 cups Beef Broth Optional

Instructions

Gather ingredients

Prepare Roast

Salt and pepper each side of the roast
Peel garlic and slice in quarters
With a knife, poke a small hole into the roast large enough to slip a garlic quarter into it
Continue with the garlic holes to all the sides of the roast

Dice Vegetables

Prepare vegetables you have on hand for a 1 hour pressure cook (imagine it as if the vegetables would be cooking in the oven for 6-8 hours). Hard vegetables will take longer to cook and can be diced to a medium size (carrots, turnips), while some soft vegetables may not require any dicing (like mushrooms).

Sear Roast

Add oil to Instant Pot and turn on "Saute" button
Add the roast into the pot and sear each side of the roast until brown (roughly 3-4 minutes on each side)

Cook Roast

Add in vegetables to the Instant Pot, starting with the "hard vegetables" first and the "soft vegetables at the end"
Pour in broth if you are using it for additional flavour
Put on the lid and make sure it is sealed and ready for steaming
Pressure cook on high for 45 minutes.
Once finished cooking, allow pressure to steam naturally if able.

Video

Notes

Our roasts usually come in 2-3lb weight. This isn’t all that important because you will learn to adjust the seasoning to your taste.

When you add salt and pepper to each side of the roast, don’t worry so much about the measurements of the salt and pepper, just add a layer of salt and pepper that looks like the meat is well covered. Next time, adjust the amount you added to more or less what you prefer.

The meat holds more moisture than you would imagine, which will seep out during the cooking process and help the meat become tender.

Depending on the quality of the meat and which cut of meat you are using for this roast, you may not require a broth. High quality roast beef is packed with flavour in little fat pieces here and there. This will cook out into the the meat during the cooking process, which further adds flavour to the meat. However, if I had some bone broth that I didn’t want to go to waste, I would still add it into the pot for additional flavour.

More easy and quick healthy dinner meals

Cottage Pie
Whole Chicken
Lasagna (takes a little longer but can be quick if you have pre-made mince)

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Easy Instant Pot Roast Beef (Tenderly Pulls Apart)