This post may contain affiliate links. Juicy and tender instant pot pot roast and potatoes with instant pot beef stroganoff makes the perfect family-friendly dinner. This easy one pot dinner recipe will please even the picky eaters!
In love with your Instant Pot? Have you joined the instant pot craze? I put it off, like I usually do with new kitchen gadgets, because I was afraid it was a funky trend that would fizzle out but after friends raving non stop about theirs, I broke down and got myself one. Where has this thing been all of my life? I own and is most familiar with everyone, but these recipes are not sponsored by the brand in any way and any pressure cooker will do just fine! I don’t care what brand it is, just get your hands on one pronto.
It’s seriously takes one pot cooking to a whole new level of awesome. Why it Works Pot roast is one of my absolute favorite childhood meals. My mother made a beef pot roast with potatoes, carrots, and homemade gravy almost every single Sunday and I never got sick of it. I still ask for it from time to time when we go visit my parents for Sunday dinner because it takes me back in so many ways, and it’s just plain good food. My mother always used a ginormous black speckled roasting pan with a lid to make her roast in the oven and it came out perfect every time, great flavor, tender, and easy to shred.
I took her recipe and tweaked it to make this instant pot version and it is everything I dreamed it would be. That instant pot works some serious magic, you guys. Rather than roasting your beef for hours and hours all day, you only need about an hour and a half to get from start to finish on this recipe and I promise you the meat comes out just as juicy and tender as if it were slow roasted for days. That is the magic of pressure cooking at it’s finest! Can You Cook a Roast in a Pressure Cooker? Cooking a juicy and tender roast in a pressure cooker is possible and so easy. Just season the meat, cover with beef broth, and set your pressure cooker.
When it’s done, your meat will be flavorful and easy to shred. What is The Best Cut of Meat for This Recipe? When I make pot roast, I typically go for one of three cuts of meat, a chuck roast, a brisket, or a bottom or top round. A chuck roast is tender and falls apart easily when slow cooked. This also makes it easy to shred. A chuck roast is melt-in-your-mouth delicious! A brisket has a lot of connective tissue that makes it tender after a long day of being cooked slowly.