Super Quick Instant Pot Beef Stew

- The Final Dish -

What's better than coming home from working in the snow than coming home to a big warm delicious bowl of Beef Stew??? NOTHING. With the snow rolling in that's what's in the instant pot tonight. Masons request. Feel free to add and change up my recipe to your families loving. You really can't go wrong with stew.

What You Need:

• Beef chuck roast

• Salt & pepper to taste

• Onion powder

• Italian seasoning

• 1 - white onion

• Garlic

• Tomato paste

• Yukon potatoes / sweet potatoes / large radishes

• 3 or 4 - large carrots cut into round slices

• 1 or 2 - large celery stalks

• Worcestershire sauce

• Bay leaf

• Beef broth

• Water

Steps To Take:

Not pictured but also cut up to put in the stew; one large onion, two large stalks of celery, and 4 large potatoes. YUMMY!

1. Start off by combining flour, salt, pepper, onion powder, and 1/2 teaspoon Italian Seasoning.

2. Add meat and shake until well coated.

3. Set the Instant Pot to SAUTE

4. Add cooking oil and brown the meat on all sides. Meat will not be cooked through. (Be sure not to crowd the pot – you may have to work in batches).

5. Transfer browned meat onto a large plate. Set aside.

6. Place the pot back in the pressure cooker.

BROWNING THE MEAT - On days where your time is limited, you are totally fine to skip the browning if you’d prefer an easy dump and go recipe. This step just add a little punch to your stew.

If you choose to skip the browning start here:

This photo was taken after I was done adding in all my veggies. Then I added in the rest of my broth so it wouldn't splash everywhere while I was mixing in my veggies.

1. Start off by chopping up all the veggies.

2. Add onions and garlic to the instant pot and sauté for a minute or two.

3. Then add the tomato paste.

4. Add the beef back into the pot along with potatoes, sweet potato, carrots, celery, Worcestershire sauce, 2 teaspoons of Italian seasoning, a couple bay leaves, 32oz beef broth.

5. Stir to combine.

6. If there is not enough liquid to cover the vegetables, add water – only as much as needed.

7. Cover and seal the lid and set to 20 minutes with High Pressure on Manual mode.

8. Allow the pressure cooker to release naturally for at least 15 minutes.

9. Adjust seasonings with salt and pepper if necessary (discard bay leaf).

10. Serve hot with cheese and crackers or cornbread, or whatever toppings you love.

And ENJOY! Perfect ending to this snowy fall night.

NOTE: If you want to have a thicker stew whisk together in a measuring cup - 3 tablespoons of cool water with 2-3 tablespoons cornstarch. Set the Instant Pot to SAUTE and allow the stew to come to a boil and thicken up. So simple. (I did not do this tonight.)