Our Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe is perfect for a cold winter day, without having to wait hours and hours to eat!
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Normally beef stew, because it contains tough cuts of meat and hard root vegetables takes hours in the slow cooker or Dutch Oven. With this instant pot beef stew recipe, you can be sitting down to eat in less than 2 hours! Yep, you read that right. This is an Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe with amazing cooked-all-day flavor that is ready in about 90 minutes. This recipe SO good that it made our top recipes of 2018 list!
I'll admit I was slow to join the Instant Pot craze. I just wasn't sure I wanted to have another appliance in my kitchen. My friend Deb shared her Instant Pot 101 Cheat Sheet with me and now I'm so excited about all the time my Instant Pot saves me.
By the way, if you love this recipe, you'll want to check out our Beef Tips and Gravy - another family favorite! And for another comforting dish, try my Creamy Tomato Basil Soup.
Ingredients
- 2.5 lb bottom round beef roast
- Yukon gold potatoes
- sweet potatoes
- red onion
- beef stock
- fresh thyme (rosemary is also delicious)
- rainbow carrots
From the pantry: olive oil, salt and pepper.
One of the reasons I love beef stew so much is that it's loaded with nutrient-rich root vegetables, which have a very high concentration of iron. Plus, root veggies are great sources of vitamins A, B, and C. Check out this Guide to Root Vegetables for everything you ever wanted to know about root vegetables!
Look for root vegetables that are very firm - the harder, the better!
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Tips
The final amount of time needed may depend on the shape and thickness of the piece of meat. It is imperative that your roast is in the center of the inner pot to help with even cooking and tenderizing.
Recipe Variations
- Add other root vegetables such as butternut squash, parsnips or golden beets for extra nutrition and flavor.
- If you're not a fan of thyme, use other herbs such as rosemary. Bay leaves also give beef stew a wonderful flavor.
Slow Cooker Instructions
Here's how to make this recipe in your slow cooker instead of the instant pot:
- Season the beef with salt and pepper and then dust with flour.
- In a hot skillet, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Sear the beef on all sides, then place into the slow cooker crock.
- Deglaze the pan with the beef stock to get all the brown bits off the bottom and transfer them to the slow cooker.
- Add the prepared vegetables.
- Set the slow cooker on low for 8 hours.
- Just before the time is up, add the fresh herbs to brighten up the beef stew.
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What to Serve with Beef Stew
Instant Pot Beef Stew
Instant Pot Beef Stew
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Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2.5 lb bottom round beef roast
- ¼ cup flour
- 6 small Yukon gold potatoes peeled
- 3 medium purple potatoes peeled and halved
- 2 large sweet potatoes peeled and sliced into 1" thick pieces
- 1 medium red onion chopped
- 6 cups beef stock or broth
- 2 cups baby rainbow carrots
- salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh thyme about 8 whole stalks
Instructions
- Heat the oil in the Instant Pot's inner pot using the saute setting.
- Flour the bottom round roast, rubbing it all over the meat. Shake off excess.
- Sear each each side of the meat until browned.
- Remove the meat from the pot while you deglaze the pan using 1 cup of the beef stock or broth.
- Return the meat to the center of the pot. Add the vegetables all around the meat. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the remaining beef stock or broth and the fresh thyme.
- Double check the sealing ring, then twist on the locking lid.
- Cancel the Saute setting and select Meat/Stew setting for 45 minutes.
- When the pressurized cook time has ended, the pot will beep a few times. Allow the Instant Pot to natural pressure release (NPR) for about 30 minutes.
- Serve warm with crusty bread!
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Maryann D. says
I would make a pot of home made vegetable and bean soup first.
wendy hutton says
I would make a pot of chili
Dameon S says
If I won I think I would make bone broth first. It’s prerty expensive for me to buy and too time consuming to make at home.
Kristina says
I'd probably make some pot roast. Your recipe looks great, but I'd have to use my mom's.
Ang Paris says
Family recipes are a gift, aren't they?
Denise says
I will definitely make chicken soup!
Sandra Watts says
I would start out with a pot roast.
Stephanie H. says
I would make some vegetarian chili in my pot if I win.
Elena says
I would make beef stew
Nancy says
I would make some vegetarian stew
D.B. says
If I won, I would make some black bean chili.
Peggy Johnson says
I would make taco soup
Sandy Headtke says
I would make a pot of black bean soup
Sunshine G says
I'd try making beef stew - start easy!
Amary Chapman says
the tenderloin pork sounds amazing
Lisa Williams says
I would want to try to make some spicy cheesy Spanish rice.
Roy H says
I'd make a beef stew.
Beth C says
I would make kitcheri! Being vegetarian I have tried cooking beans so many times and for some reason, maybe it's our altitude, I have had minimal luck- it seems the beans never cook properly and we have to compost them. I have been craving kitcheri for a long time and would love to cook up a big ole pot of it, secure in the knowing that it will actually be edible...lol!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!
Shirley Emitt says
I think I would cook a roast first.
MaryB says
Stew or risotto would be first for me.
Jillian Too says
I'd love to use it to make mashed potatoes.
Kim Niland says
I would make my chili first
Linda Neely says
1st recipe would be white chicken chili
Carole R-B says
I would make à stew
Hope Hill says
I would like to try your beef stew recipe. It looks so good. Also chili, macaroni and cheese and some soups.
Elizabeth Tarlow says
Without a doubt, I'd make your Instant Pot Beef Stew! I've pinned the recipe and can't wait to make it! Keeping my fingers crossed, as I've wanted an Instant Pot for the longest time now 🙂 Thanks for this chance!
AD says
First test run in an Instant Pot would be Barbacoa (shredded Mexican beef); it would be tacos and burritos.
Dave H says
Beef stew
Heidi says
I would make vegan chili.
Marlene says
Red Beans and Rice.
Susan Burge says
I'd love to make polenta in it, but I expect it would be better to start with something more basic. I'd probably make some bean soup first. I love bean soup, but it takes so long to cook.
Sandy says
I would try the beef stew recipe.
Jessica To says
I would make a pot roast and potatoes.
Calvin says
Would make a basic chili first.
Sarah Ferguson says
I'd make chili. So yummy on a cold winter day.
Lorna Webster says
I would make a curry first!
Catherine Robichaud says
I would make Chicken Stew.
Teri Robinson says
I would make stew. I can't get enough stew in winter.
Liz N. says
I'd make chicken tortilla soup first!
Linda says
I'd like to first make a pot of macaroni and cheese.
Monica Corliss says
Chicken noodle soup
DebP says
I would probably make a stew.
Stephanie M Henson says
I'd make mac n cheese
Deborah W. says
We love pot roast and root vegetables. I would make a pot roast, carrots, potatoes, onions and turnips.
Tamra Phelps says
I'd probably start with something simple, like pinto beans and ham. That sounds good to me.
Dawn Ganey says
roast carrots potatoes in broth.
Heather Swanson says
I would make cabbage rolls first.
Theresa C. says
Love to make a beef stew!
Anne says
Your beef stew looks so good! But if I'm your lucky winner, the fist thing I'd make is a cheesecake. I've seen some luscious recipes for pressure-cooker cheesecake and i'm dying to know how they come out!
Germaine Harrison says
I would make a pot of gumbo.
janine a says
I would make chili 🙂
Cindy says
I would make a pot roast
Charity says
I'd make some vegetable soup.
Mary E says
Split pea soup!
Deanna Marissa says
I will cook spicy chili in it. Thanks for the giveaway.
susan D says
I don't know anything about the instapot so hopefully a good recipe book will be included to help me pick my first meal!!!
Kristi Friesen says
I would make chili mac!
Leslie says
I am told that steaming eggs in n instant pot is the way to go for hard boiled eggs. I would like to try it the next time I make egg salad or deviled eggs.
Nidhi Chauhan says
I would make lentil soup.
ae minx says
I'd make a yummy pot roast
Kayley says
I have a recipe saved for a "Vegan Cheese Vegetable Quinoa" made in an instant pot and it'd be one of the first things I'd try!
Marilyn Nawara says
I would make a pot roast with potatoes and veggies.
Erika Chilton says
I would make turkey chili first.
Carolsue says
The first thing I would make is corned beef and cabbage
Brooke Taylor says
I’d love to cook beef stroganoff first!!
kathy Persons says
Chicken vegetable soup
Regina says
I think I would make Chicken and Rice
Natalie says
The first thing I would make is instant pot mac and cheese.
cindy says
I would make beef vegetable soup.
Sherry Wooten says
I have an Instant Pot spaghetti I am wanting to try.
Maria Robinson says
I would make your stew recipe as I have no idea how to use an Instant Pot yet,so I would try a tested recipe, plus is sounds wonderful.I wouldn't have thought to use sweet potatoes in stew.
SONJA HANSEN says
We like stew at our house in the winter and I will try this stew wit her the two kinds of potatoes first.
Michelle Thayer says
I think I'd try a stew first to see if it can make the beef as tender as my crock pot!
Jeanna says
I would make a roast beef dinner!
Sonya Morris says
I would make chili first.
Abigail says
If I won this I'd probably gift it to my mother in law and then request that she make a chili!
sandra says
i might first try a chili or stew
Karen Howard says
Definitely your Beef Stew Recipe for Instapot. !
Travelbuds says
I would make a pot roast. So good with everything all in one pot.
Heather Kaufman says
I would make chili.
Kelly D says
I would make a veggie chili or stew.
em says
i would make chicken adobo
Jan Johnson says
I'd love to be able to cook a chicken and chicken pieces quickly!
Tina W says
I keep seeing recipes for Instant Pot Dulce de Leche, so that would be my first experiment.
Michelle J. says
Rice!
Missy says
I would cook a chicken first. I have heard of some great recipes for that.
Laura says
I would make some chicken noodle soup first!
Pam Halligan says
I would make chili first.
Natalie s says
I would make some split pea soup first! Thank you for the chance!
Tyler G says
A giant pot roast. Yummmmm
Genevieve Larson says
I would make a good soup
Sue D says
I would try your beef stew recipe!
April Moore says
HUGE pot of chili! <3
Natalie says
My friend Jill has an instant pot and raves about it -- she told me a recipe for kalua pork with cabbage and it sounds amazing (with bacon) Jill uses her pot a lot and she has convinced me it would be a great pot to use in the kitchen!
Kelly A says
I want to try making chicken. I heard it makes super juicy chicken! Yum!!
Leslie Waters says
A pot roast
mic says
I would try making the beef stew you posted above, now you've got me craving it!
Maria Elena says
I would make some soup!
Rose Santuci-Sofranko says
I'm not sure what I'd make...probably some sort of chicken dish....I love chicken! Thanks and God bless!
Christina Almond says
I would love to make some Asian-inspired chicken dishes!
Kelly Wach says
I would make a pot roast
Jess F. says
That pot roast sounds good to me! I've never used an instant pot, but it sounds pretty cool!
MarciaF says
I'd love to make my chilli recipe in it.
Lauryn R says
I would make this beef stew recipe first! Mine usually takes 8 hours so I would definitely love to see how good it tastes made in an instant pot!
Rust says
I would make a pot roast.
Gina Gallagher says
I'd made a Beef Vegetable Stew first! And then lots of soups!
Linda Kish says
I would make a pork roast.
christopher h says
i'd make chili first
Susan P. says
I would make hard boiled eggs first and then pot roast.
Breanne says
I would make chili.
Elaine G says
I would make a beef stew
beverly paquin says
I will make a boiled dinner
Sonya Allstun says
Pulled pork BBQ is what I would fix first and then a good old hearty stew
Debra Calvert says
I haven't made chili in a while, so I think that would be great.
Christina Litchfield says
Probably that Instant Pot Cheesecake that I haven't tried yet.
Kalyani N says
Vegetable stew!
Wendy mcbride says
Beef Stroganoff from an instant pot recipe i have saved in pinterest. @wendym47 on pinterest
Amy C says
I would make some chili. Thanks for awesome giveaway and for the chance to win!
Nancy Shaw says
I would make a nice rich beef stew. Yum!
Renee Bartolomeo says
I would make homemade chicken soup !!!
Dayna Hemmelgarn says
I would make beef with potatoes, carrots and onion.
Kim Cowgar says
I would love to try an Instant Pot lasagna
JanD says
I would make pot roast.
Derek Miller says
I would like to try to make a traditional Gumbo in the instant pot, I imagine it would present some challenges but in the end be a huge success.
Heather d says
I've been wanting to make a lasagna recipe my mom gave me. Supposedly it is fast and easy in an Instapot.
Bryan Vice says
I would love to make my famous homemade beef stew
Robin Abrams says
I would make my family a pot roast first
Samantha says
I want to make the meatloaf you showed up a couple months ago. I would have already but I personally dont own an instant pot. My mom does and she uses it for everything including ... yogurt! Isnt that wonderful!!
lisa mcfarland says
the pot pork tenderloin
Celeste Herrin says
I would make chicken and dumplings! Although I would have to quickly follow up with that awesome beef stew!!
Jenny S says
I’ve always wanted to make a cheesecake in an Instant Pot.
Laurie Nykaza says
I would make a pot read with root veggies with it.
Samantha C Murch says
I want to try this!
Ang Paris says
You're going to LOVE it!
Thanks for stopping by Samantha!