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Instant Pot French Onion Pot Roast
Instant Pot French Onion Pot Roast
recipe makes tender pot roast with minimal prep. This easy recipe takes the flavors of French onion soup and combines them with the heartiness of pot roast!
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
10
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
1
hour
hour
Pressure Release
25
minutes
minutes
Total Time
1
hour
hour
45
minutes
minutes
Servings
8
servings
Calories
335
kcal
Author
Kate at Eating in an Instant
Equipment
Instant Pot/Electric Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
3
pounds
boneless beef chuck roast
cut into 10 chunks
3
tablespoons
steak seasoning
1
teaspoon
kosher salt
4
cloves
garlic
minced
2
large white or yellow onions
sliced
1 ½
cups
reduced-sodium beef broth
divided
1
tablespoon
Better Than Beef Bouillon
1
bay leaf
2
tablespoons
cornstarch
Instructions
Place the chuck roast pieces in the Instant Pot inner pot.
Sprinkle the steak seasoning and salt over the meat.
Pour in 1 and ¼ cups of the beef broth.
Add the garlic on top of the meat.
Place the sliced onions on top of the garlic.
Add the Better Than Beef Bouillon and the bay leaf.
Close and lock the lid. Be sure that the pressure release valve is set to sealing.
Press manual high pressure and adjust the time to 60 minutes.
When the cooking time has finished, let the pressure release naturally for 25 minutes.
Unlock and remove the lid.
Remove the meat and shred it.
Remove the bay leaf.
Mix together the remaining ¼ cup beef broth and 2 tablespoons cornstarch.
Press sauté.
Stir in the cornstarch mixture, and cook, stirring regularly, for about 2 minutes, or until thickened.
Serve the gravy over the shredded meat.
Notes
Chuck roast:
Arm roast or rump roast also work well.
Kosher salt:
If your steak seasoning has a lot of salt in it, you can omit the kosher salt.
Steak seasoning:
I like Montreal steak seasoning.
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
335
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
6
g
|
Protein:
34
g
|
Fat:
20
g
|
Saturated Fat:
9
g
|
Polyunsaturated Fat:
2
g
|
Monounsaturated Fat:
10
g
|
Trans Fat:
1
g
|
Cholesterol:
117
mg
|
Sodium:
520
mg
|
Potassium:
712
mg
|
Fiber:
1
g
|
Sugar:
1
g
|
Vitamin A:
63
IU
|
Vitamin C:
3
mg
|
Calcium:
53
mg
|
Iron:
4
mg