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    Home » Recipes » Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot Pot Roast with Gravy

    Published: May 7, 2020 · Modified: Jan 24, 2021 by Lauren Cardona This post may contain affiliate links. Using links to these sites means I may earn a percentage of the purchase at no cost to you. As an Amazon affiliate, I may receive a percentage of qualifying purchases. For more details, please read the full disclaimer.

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    pot roast with gravy

    When we think of a comforting home-cooked meal, we go straight for the pot roast!  Is there anything better than a nice, tender, and juicy pot roast served with potatoes and carrots?  Don't forget the gravy too!!  Yumm!!Pot roast is a for sure win at our house.  Everyone loves it and requests it almost weekly!  We hope that you will enjoy our recipe for Instant Pot Pot Roast with Gravy as much as we do!  Enjoy!

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    Tips for making Instant Pot Pot Roast with Gravy in the Instant Pot:

    1.If you are cooking a whole roast, adjust the pressure cook time to 90 minutes.  If you are cutting the roast into 4X4 inch pieces, pressure cooks a roast for 65 minutes.

    2.If you are cooking with a frozen roast, there is no need to adjust the pressure cooking time.  The Instant Pot will take substantially longer to reach pressure.  During this additional time, the roast will start to thaw. 

    3.Be sure to naturally release the pressure for your pot roast.  If you quick release the pressure, you may end up with a dry or chewy roast. Natural release pressure by doing nothing at all when the timer beeps.  Do not move the valve, do not release any pressure.  After about 15 minutes, most, if not all of the pressure will have released on its own.  Check to see if there is any remaining pressure by carefully moving the valve to the "vent" position.  If steam comes out, close the vent and let it sit for another 5 minutes, and then try again. 

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    pot roast with gravy

    Ingredients for making Instant Pot Pot Roast with Gravy in the Instant Pot:

    • 2-4 pounds chuck roast- cut into 4X4 inch pieces
    • pinch salt
    • pinch pepper
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 cup chopped onion
    • 1 tablespoon garlic-minced
    • ¼ cup tomato sauce or paste
    • ¼ cup red wine
    • 3 cups beef broth- 4 cups if you want extra gravy
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 teaspoon dried thyme- can use fresh if you have it
    • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary- can use fresh if you have it
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 4-8 ounces sliced mushrooms- alter amount based on preference
    • 1 pound red potatoes-skin on, cut in half
    • 1 pound carrots-peeled and cut in half
    • Corn starch slurry-3 tablespoons corn starch mixed with 6 tablespoons water
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    Directions for making Instant Pot Pot Roast with Gravy:

    1.Cut the chuck roast into 4X4 inch pieces.  If you opt to not cut your roast into pieces, you will need to increase the pressure cook time from 65 minutes to 90 minutes.

    2.Turn Instant Pot on "saute" on hi and let it heat up.  While the Instant Pot is heating up, lightly season chuck roast with salt and pepper on all sides.  Once Instant Pot is heated up, pour in 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil and then add chuck roast. Saute roast on each side for 2-3 minutes- you just want to sear it and not cook it through.  Continue to turn until all sides are seared.  This should take about 10 minutes.  Remove roast from pot and set aside.

    3.Pour in the chopped onion and saute for 3 minutes. When you add in the onions, they will create a bit of liquid, you want to use this liquid to deglaze the pot to make sure that nothing burns to the bottom during the pressure cooking process.  Do so by gently scraping the bottom and the sides of the pot with a plastic or silicone spoon or spatula.  Do not use a metal utensil as you may scratch your pot.  (I used the non-stick pot and it will scratch). 

    4.Add in the garlic, tomato paste, and red wine and stir for one minute. Pour in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme, and rosemary. Stir and then add the seared chuck roast back to the Instant Pot.  Add the bay leaf on top.

    5.Close Instant Pot lid and move valve to "seal" position.  Pressure cook on high for 65 minutes.  Reminder- if you are using a roast that has been cut into 4X4 inch pieces, pressure cook for 65 minutes.  If you are using a whole uncut roast, pressure cook for 90 minutes.  For frozen meat, cook for the same amount of time.  The Instant Pot will take much longer to get up to pressure with frozen meat.  During this additional time, the roast will start to thaw.  No additional pressure cook time is needed.

    6.When the timer beeps, naturally release pressure for 15 minutes.  After 15 minutes, move the valve to "vent" to remove any additional pressure.  There should be little to no pressure left.  If a lot of steam is still coming out of the vent, close the vent and wait an additional 5 minutes and then vent again.

    7.Remove roast from Instant Pot.  Add in the carrots, potatoes, and mushrooms. 

    8.Close pressure cooker lid and move valve to "seal" position.  Pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. 

    9.When timer beeps quick-release pressure by moving the valve to the "vent" position. 

    10.Once all pressure has been released, open the lid and remove the vegetables.  Set aside.  Turn Instant Pot on saute, high and pour in corn starch slurry. I like to make my corn starch slurry in a mason jar with a lid on it.  A few shakes and you are all set!  Stir for 2-3 minutes using a whisk until gravy has thickened and is smooth in texture.  For a super smooth gravy, pour the gravy into a gravy boat over a mesh strainer.  Serve roast with vegetables and gravy!  Enjoy! 

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    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
    Natural Release Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 30 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6
    Calories: 433kcal
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    Equipment

    • Instant Pot

    Ingredients

    • 2-4 pounds chuck roast (cut into 4X4 inch pieces)
    • pinch salt
    • pinch pepper
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 1 cup onion (chopped)
    • 1 tablespoon garlic (minced)
    • ¼ cup tomato sauce (or paste)
    • ¼ cup red wine (any red wine will do)
    • 3 cups beef broth (4 cups if you want extra gravy)
    • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    • 1 tablespoon thyme (dried or fresh)
    • 1 tablespoon rosemary (dried or fresh)
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 4-8 ounces mushrooms (sliced-alter amount based on preference)
    • 1 pound red potatoes (skin on, cut in half)
    • 1 pound carrots (peeled and cut in half)

    Corn starch slurry

    • 3 tablespoons corn starch
    • 6 tablespoons water (cold)

    Instructions

    • Cut chuck roast into 4X4 inch pieces.  If you opt to not cut your roast into pieces, you will need to increase the pressure cook time from 65 minutes to 90 minutes.
    • Turn Instant Pot on “saute”on hi and let it heat up.  While the Instant Pot is heating up, lightly season chuck roast with salt and pepper on all sides.  Once Instant Pot is heated up, pour in 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil and then add chuck roast. Saute roast on each side for 2-3 minutes- you just want to sear it and not cook it through.  Continue to turn until all sides are seared.  This should take about 10 minutes.  Remove roast from pot and set aside.
    • Pour in chopped onion and saute for 3 minutes. When you add in the onions, they will create a bit of liquid, you want to use this liquid to deglaze the pot to make sure that nothing burns to the bottom during the pressure cooking process.  Do so by gently scraping the bottom and the sides of the pot with a plastic or silicone spoon or spatula.  Do not use a metal utensil as you may scratch your pot.  (I used the non-stick pot and it will scratch). 
    • Add in the garlic, tomato paste and red wine and stir for one minute. Pour in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, thyme and rosemary. Stir and then add the seared chuck roast back to the Instant Pot.  Add the bay leaf on top.
    • Close Instant Pot lid and move valve to “seal” position.  Pressure cook on high for 65 minutes.  Reminder- if you are using a roast that has been cut into 4X4 inch pieces, pressure cook for 65 minutes.  If you are using a whole uncut roast, pressure cook for 90 minutes.  For frozen meat, cook for the same amount of time.  The Instant Pot will take much longer to get up to pressure with frozen meat.  During this additional time, the roast will start to thaw.  No additional pressure cook time is needed.
    • When timer beeps, naturally release pressure for 15 minutes.  After 15 minutes, move valve to “vent” to remove any additional pressure.  There should be little to no pressure left.  If a lot of steam is still coming out of the vent, close the vent and wait an additional 5 minutes and then vent again.
    • Remove roast from Instant Pot.  Add in the carrots, potatoes and mushrooms. 
    • Close pressure cooker lid and move valve to “seal” position.  Pressure cook on high for 5 minutes. 
    • When timer beeps, quick release pressure by moving the valve to the “vent” position. 
    • Once all pressure has been released, open the lid and remove the vegetables.  Set aside.  Turn Instant Pot on saute, high and pour in corn starch slurry.  Stir for 2-3 minutes using a whisk until gravy has thickened and is smooth in texture.  For a super smooth gravy, pour gravy into gravy boat over a metal strainer. Serve roast with vegetables and gravy!  Enjoy! 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 433kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 720mg | Potassium: 1328mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 12759IU | Vitamin C: 17mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 5mg

    Nutrition information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only.

    Have you tried this recipe? Let us know how it turned out in a comment below!

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