Instant Pot Chuck Roast from Baking Naturally! This pot roast recipe will become your go-to recipe for pot roast, especially when coupled with the ease and convenience of an Instant Pot. Tender, flavorful and best of all easy.
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Instant Pot Chuck Roast
Servings: 8servings
Calories: 252kcal
Author: Don Herman
Equipment
1 Instant Pot
Ingredients
3lbBeef Chuck Roast, boneless
2tbspVegetable Oil
1/2cupWhite Wineoptional
1lgYellow Onionquartered
4clovesGarlicchopped
1canRo-tel Tomatoes with Peppersor 1 tbsp tomato paste
1tbspWorcestershire Sauce
5dropsLiquid Smokeoptional
1cupBeef Stock or Bouillion
1/4tspDried Thyme
8medCarrotspeeled and chunked
8medPotatoespeeled and quartered
2tbspCorn Starchfor gravy
Salt
Pepper
Instructions
Cut the roast in 2 or 3 pieces to make it easier to sear in the instant pot.
Salt all sides of the meat thoroughly. Sprinkle with pepper.
Set the Instant Pot to "saute" on Normal. Add vegetable oil just to coat the bottom. Once the oil is hot, add two pieces of the roast and sear - about 3-4 minutes per surface. Do Not Crowd! Once all the pieces are seared, remove the meat to a bowl.
Add the chopped onion and white wine (or water), deglazing the bottom of the pot to loosen and incorporate the browned bits. Add garlic and cook until onions are just beginning to turn translucent.
Add Ro-tel (or tomato paste), Worcestershire sauce, Liquid Smoke and stock or bouillon. Place the roast on top and sprinkle with thyme.
Set the Instant Pot lid in place and close the steam vent. Set the pot to pressure cook for 1 hour on high pressure. At the end of the timer, let the pot sit for 10 minutes, then release the steam.
Remove the lid and add the potatoes and carrots. Re-set the lid and pressure cook for another 5 minutes on high, again letting it sit for 10 minutes and releasing the steam after that.
Open the pot and remove the meat and vegetables to a serving dish. Mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water. Set the pot to "Saute" on high and whisk in the starch until cooked and thickened.