I grew up eating a very similar meal that my mom always use to make. She used a different cut of beef but overall the flavors are the same. Until just recently, I always made the beef and gravy separately from the rice. Oftentimes, we would eat just the beef and vegetables. But, I was in a big hurry one day and needed to make this a little bit faster. So, I combined all of the ingredients and ended up with a delicious one pot meal using my Instant Pot.
Generally speaking, beef stew meat needs to do just that….stew….for a long time. Very rarely do we have time to let something cook for hours and hours. I’m still amazed at how juicy and tender the beef stew meat comes out using the pressure cooker. In a fraction of the time, the result is the same as if we had cooked it all day long.
This meal has become a staple in our house- we eat it several times a month and my daughter Kaleigh requests it. She can’t get enough! Instant Pot Beef Tips with Rice is one of our comfort foods! It warms you up and keeps you feeling full. Give it a try! I think you’ll have found a new family favorite!
Tips for this recipe:
- Natural release the pressure. EVERY recipe that I have found online for beef tips says to quick release at the end. This cut of meat will be tough if you quick release.
- Don’t skip step number 4. It really does make a big difference. I’ve made this recipe having browned the meat and not. The browned meat comes out much more tender and juicy than the unbrowned meat.
- Get creative and add in your favorite vegetables. Sometimes I add in green peppers. 🙂
- You can use dry packaged gravy mix instead of the canned gravy but just be sure that you do not add more than 1 cup of water regardless of what the instructions on the packet say. If you add more water your gravy will be very liquidy!
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Ingredients for making Instant Pot Beef Tips and Rice:
- 1 pound beef stew meat
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 14.5 ounce canned tomatoes– I used garlic and olive oil petite diced
- 1 8 ounce package sliced mushrooms
- 10.5 ounce can beef gravy
- 2 teaspoons salt and pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
Directions on making Instant Pot Beef Tips and Rice:
1.Turn Instant Pot oh saute high. Once the pot is hot, add oil.
2.Add beef and season with salt and pepper. Saute beef until browned on all sides.
3.Move the beef over to half of the pot and add onions to the other half of the pot. Saute onions until tender-a little browning will add some great flavor.
4.Stir beef and onions together and add garlic.
5.Add in the tomatoes, mushrooms, beef broth and canned gravy. Stir and close lid.
6.Cook on high pressure with the valve set to “seal” for 20 minutes. Once the timer beeps, let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes and then quick release remaining pressure. Open lid and stir.
7.Pour in uncooked white rice and then close pressure cooking lid. Move valve back to “seal” position and cook on high pressure for 4 minutes. When timer beeps, naturally release pressure for 5 minutes and then quick release any remaining pressure.
8.Open lid and stir. You are ready to eat! Serve and enjoy!
Recipe
Instant Pot Beef Tips with Rice
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Ingredients
- 1 pound beef stew meat
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 14.5 ounce tomatoes (canned-I used garlic and olive oil petite diced)
- 8 ounce mushrooms (sliced)
- 10.5 ounce can beef gravy
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 cup white rice (uncooked)
Instructions
- Turn Instant Pot on sauté-high
- Once the pot is hot, add oil
- Add beef and season with salt and pepper
- Saute beef until browned on all sides
- Move the beef over to half of the pot and add onions to the other half of the pot
- Saute onions until tender- a little browning will add some great flavor!
- Stir beef and onions together and add garlic
- Add tomatoes, mushrooms, beef broth and canned gravy
- Stir and close lid
- Cook on high pressure with valve set to "seal" for 20 minutes
- Once timer beeps, let pressure release naturally for 10 minutes
- Quick release remaining pressure and then open lid and stir
- Pour in uncooked white rice
- Close pressure cooking lid and move valve to "seal" position. Cook on high pressure for 4 minutes.
- When timer beeps, naturally release pressure for 5 minutes and then quick release any remaining pressure.
- Open lid and stir
Nutrition
Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only.
Deborah says
I’ve made beef tips and rice for years in my crock pot. Don’t use mushrooms as we don’t like them. But, we also use Pioneer brown gravy mix in with the stew meat. Mix as per directions on package and pour over meat. Cook on low 6-8 hours.
Pam says
I’d like to double this recipe. Do I double everything or just the meat & rice? Also how long would u cook it? Thanks!
Lauren Cardona says
Hi Pam- To double the recipe, double all ingredients accept the beef broth. The original recipe calls for 1 cup of beef broth. When doubling the recipe, I would use 1 3/4 cups of beef broth instead of 2 cups. When pressure is released, you lose some of the liquid but when you double the recipe, you don’t lose twice as much liquid when the pressure is released. So, you don’t need to fully double the liquid. I would cook the doubled recipe for the same amount of time as the original recipe.
Carol says
Can you use long grain brown rice
Lauren Cardona says
Brown rice takes significantly longer to cook than white rice. If you use brown rice you will need to increase the pressure cook time for the rice.
Pam says
This was the best beef tips and gravy with rice I have ever eaten. Thank you for the recipe 😊
TheTastyTravelers says
Oh I’m so glad to hear that! I LOVE this recipe! It’s the perfect comfort food and is easy to make! 🙂
Mary D says
Was careful with the liquid, still came out with a little too much. But still enjoyable. I added fresh spinach at the end, and also added some fat free sour cream to my serving to cream it up a bit. Also might not be too bad with a dash of hot sauce.
Pixybrat says
If using a packet of gravy do I just add the gravy powder with the 2 cups of beef broth, make it first, or add an ADDITIONAL cup of water for the gravy packet? A little confused on using packet gravy. Thanks!
TheTastyTravelers says
Hi Mary- If you are using a gravy packet, make it as it says to do so on the packet. So mix the water and gravy mix together and then add that to the Instant Pot in place of the canned/jarred gravy. 🙂 I might even reduce the liquid in the gravy mix a little bit because the jarred/canned gravy usually is a little thicker than the kind that is made with the packet.
Nikki says
What is the serving size for 219 calories? surely its not 1g as listed.
TheTastyTravelers says
The 219 calories are based on 1 serving (with each serving being about 1.5-2 cups each after cooking). The recipe as a whole is a total of 8 servings. I’m not sure why it listed the serving size as 1g. I’ve updated that. 🙂
Corey says
I had trouble with the rice, but I am a newbie. I poured the rice in, and it wasn’t completely submerged. I shrugged my shoulders and closed the top anyway thinking that the boiling and steam would cook the rice anyway. After the 4 minutes and letting it release naturally I opened the top and the rice still sat on top like I left it… so I stirred and did another 4 minutes. This time ri e burnt to the bottom, lol.. but it was still good. Next time I’ll pour it more carefully so all the rice is submerged.
Cindy says
Beef tips with rice sounds amazing! I need to know if Instant rice will work, or uncooked long grain white rice is needed. Once I know, I will make it. How can it NOT be wonderful?
TheTastyTravelers says
You can use either. I use uncooked long grain white rice but you could use instant rice. I would recommend cooking it for a minute less if you use instant rice.
Ite Nelissen says
If I want to leave out the tomatoes, do I need to add more liquid?
TheTastyTravelers says
Hi Ite- Yes, since the tomatoes do add a lot of extra liquid to the recipe, I would add in about a 1/2 cup of additional broth to the recipe. Enjoy!