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Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

A tender, juicy pot roast with carrots and potatoes, cooked quickly in the pressure cooker for a comforting family meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: dinner
Cuisine: American Comfort Food
Calories: 480
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 –4 lb beef chuck roast
  • 4 large carrots cut into chunks
  • 4 medium potatoes cubed
  • 1 onion diced
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp rosemary
  • 2 tbsp oil for searing
  • Salt & pepper to taste

Method
 

  1. Season beef with salt and pepper.
    Beef chuck roast searing in pressure cooker for pot roast recipe
  2. Sear roast in oil using sauté mode.
  3. Add onion, garlic, and tomato paste; cook 1 minute.
    Onion, garlic, and tomato paste sautéing in pressure cooker for pot roast
  4. Stir in broth, thyme, and rosemary.
    Beef broth with herbs added to pressure cooker for pot roast base
  5. Return beef, cover, and cook on high pressure 60–70 minutes. Natural release 10–15 minutes.
    Pressure cooker set to high pressure with pot roast inside
  6. Add carrots and potatoes; cook 8–10 minutes more.
    Carrots and potatoes added into pressure cooker for pot roast
  7. Optional: thicken broth with cornstarch slurry.
    Thickened gravy whisked in pressure cooker after pot roast

Notes

Best served hot with bread or mashed potatoes. Leftovers are delicious the next day.