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Buttery Beef and Potatoes


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 3 minutes
  • Total Time: 23 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Description

A hearty Instant Pot (or slow cooker) beef dish with ground beef, potatoes, carrots and garlic flavored with onion soup mix and cooked under pressure in just 3 minutes.


Ingredients

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  • 16 oz lean ground beef
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 carrots, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
  • 3 medium potatoes (about 16 oz), peeled and cut into 1 inch cubes
  • 10 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 packet Lipton's onion soup mix
  • Fresh cracked pepper
  • 2 Tbsp butter, cut into 8 pieces

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. When display says HOT add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease.
  2. Pour in the water and scrape bottom of pot so that nothing is sticking. Turn off Instant Pot.
  3. Scatter the carrots, potatoes and garlic cloves into the pot. Sprinkle the onion soup mix over the top. Do a few cracks of pepper over the top. Add in the butter.
  4. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set manual/pressure cook button to 3 minutes. When time is up move valve to venting and remove the lid. 
  5. Gently stir. 
  6. Serve and enjoy!

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the beef and break it up. Add in the onion. Brown for 5 minutes. Drain off excess grease. Transfer to the slow cooker.
  2. Stir in the water, carrots, potatoes, garlic cloves and onion soup mix. Do a few cracks of pepper over the top. Scatter in the butter.
  3. Cover and cook on low for 3-4 hours, or until potatoes are tender.
  4. Gently stir. 
  5. Serve and enjoy!
  • Category: Beef
  • Method: Instant Pot or Slow Cooker