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Instant Pot Magic Beef


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5 from 8 reviews

  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 75 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

Description

The easiest pot roast recipe ever! Dump and go. You will be amazed at the gravy magically created without any water at all!


Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup beef broth
  • 8 ounces chopped mushrooms
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 1 (3 pound) chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat
  • 1 (1 oz) packet onion soup mix
  • 1 (1 oz) packet ranch dressing mix (3 Tbsp)
  • 23 Tbsp cornstarch + 3 Tbsp water

Instructions

Instant Pot Instructions:

  1. Pour broth into Instant Pot. Add in mushrooms and onions. Place the roast on top. Sprinkle with the onion soup mix and ranch dressing mix.
  2. Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 75 minutes for fresh roast or 90 minutes for frozen roast. When time is up let pot sit until pressure releases naturally (about 20 minutes). Remove the lid.
  3. Move roast to a cutting board.
  4. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir the mixture into the pot to thicken the gravy. Salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Slice or shred roast. Serve roast with gravy.

Slow Cooker Instructions:

  1. Add broth, mushrooms, onions and roast into slow cooker. Sprinkle with the onion soup mix and ranch dressing mix.
  2. Cover slow cooker and cook on low for 8-12 hours, or until roast is tender.
  3. Move roast to a cutting board.
  4. In a small bowl stir together cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir the mixture into the slow cooker to thicken the gravy. Salt and pepper to taste. Turn slow cooker to high and let cook without the lid until gravy has thickened.
  5. Slice or shred roast. Serve roast with gravy.
  • Category: Beef
  • Method: Instant Pot