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Instant Pot Pot Roast Recipe

This Instant Pot Pot Roast is tender, juicy, and full of flavor. Beef, potatoes, and carrots cook together in a rich gravy for the perfect comfort food dinner.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds beef chuck roast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 large carrots cut into chunks
  • 4 medium potatoes cut into chunks
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons water

Method
 

  1. Season the chuck roast with salt and black pepper.
  2. Turn the Instant Pot to sauté mode and heat olive oil. Sear the roast on both sides until browned.
  3. Remove the roast and cook onion for two minutes. Add garlic and cook for thirty seconds.
  4. Pour in beef broth and stir in tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce.
  5. Return the roast to the pot. Add thyme and rosemary.
  6. Close the lid and cook on high pressure for sixty minutes.
  7. Let the pressure release naturally for fifteen minutes.
  8. Add carrots and potatoes. Cook on high pressure for ten more minutes.
  9. Mix cornstarch and water. Stir it into the pot and cook on sauté mode until the gravy thickens.