Beef Stew Instant Pot Recipe
This delicious and easy instant pot beef stew recipe is one of my favorites. I love using the Instant Pot whenever I can, it cooks in a lot less time, plus results in meat fork tender, especially beef! The beef just falls apart with this recipe. The recipe is rich and flavorful with tender beef, carrots, and potatoes. It’s the perfect hearty family meal that’s easy, yet tastes like it’s been simmering for ages!
This Instant Pot beef stew really benefits from being made in a pressure cooker since it makes incredibly tender beef, carrots, and potatoes that melt in your mouth! It tastes like it has been cooking for hours but for this recipe you can go from pulling ingredients out of the refrigerator to sitting down at the dinner table in just about an hour. Using the instant pot cooks this stew very tender in a fraction of the time than cooking beef stew any other way!
This recipe is also very simple, with just a few ingredients, which is one of my main requirements for a recipe. But even with the few simple ingredients and short amount of time, the broth turns out rich and wonderful.
Ingredients for Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe
- 2 – 2.5 pounds Beef Stew Meat
- 4 – 5 large Potatoes: Peeled (if preferred) and cut into pieces. Use preferred amount
- 1 – 2 cups Carrots: Peeled and cut into pieces, or use baby carrots (about 3/4 bag), like I did. Use preferred amount
- 4 cups Beef Broth or Water
- 1 packet of McCormick Beef Stew Seasoning
- Optional is to add other vegetables, such as green beans, celery, corn or onions.
Detailed Steps for Making Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe
The first step I always take is to cut the beef stew pieces of meat even smaller into bite size pieces. This is optional.
Add the beef stew pieces to the instant pot.
The next step is to add the beef stew seasoning.
Add 4 cups of water or beef broth to the pot.
Close the lid, then select manual setting and adjust pressure to high, and set cook time for 45 minutes. After cooking on high pressure, let the pressure naturally release for 15 minutes, release the remaining pressure, then open the lid.
Cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces.
Add the potatoes to the pot.
Then add the baby carrots or cut up carrot to the pot.
Close the lid, then select manual setting and adjust pressure to high, and set cook time for 15 minutes. After the time is up, let the pressure naturally release for 15 minutes, release the remaining pressure, then open the lid and serve.
Enjoy!
This is one of my family’s favorite meals. It is a great recipe with simple ingredients. The delicious and simple beef stew has a ton of flavor and makes a delicious meal for the whole family! It is mouth tender with amazing flavor. Plus leftover beef stew is so great to eat for the next day.
See some of my other favorite, easy and delicious favorite instant pot recipes:
Mississippi Pot Roast Instant Pot Recipe
Caldo de Pollo (Mexican Soup) Instant Pot Recipe
Easy Recipe for Cooking Wings in the Instant Pot
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Beef Stew Instant Pot Recipe
This delicious and easy instant pot beef stew recipe is one of my favorites. The beef just falls apart with this recipe. The recipe is rich and flavorful with tender beef, carrots, and potatoes. It’s the perfect hearty family meal that’s easy, yet tastes like it’s been simmering for ages!
Ingredients
- 2 - 2.5 pounds Beef Stew Meat
- 4 -5 large Potatoes: Peeled (if preferred) and cut into pieces. Use preferred amount
- 1 - 2 cups Carrots: Peeled and cut into pieces, or use baby carrots (about 3/4 bag), like I did. Use preferred amount
- 4 cups Beef Broth or Water
- 1 packet of McCormick Beef Stew Seasoning
- Optional is to add other vegetables, such as green beans, celery, corn or onions.
Instructions
1. The first step I always take is to cut the beef stew pieces of meat even smaller into bite-size pieces. This is optional.
2. Add the beef stew pieces to the instant pot.
3. The next step is to add the beef stew seasoning.
4. Add 4 cups of water or beef broth to the pot.
5. Close the lid, then select manual setting and adjust pressure to high, and set cook time for 45 minutes. After cooking on high pressure, let the pressure naturally release for 15 minutes, then open the lid.
6. Cut the potatoes into bite-sized pieces and add to the instant pot.
7. Add the baby carrots or cut up carrots to the pot.
8. Close the lid, then select manual setting and adjust the pressure to high, and set the cook time for 15 minutes. After the time is up, let the pressure naturally release for 15 minutes, then open the lid and serve.
