Darcey Olson
November 16, 2017
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Instant Pot Roast Beef
Succulent and juicy Instant Pot Roast Beef Recipe. Loaded with flavor, spices and garlic! Add this to your Christmas recipes list. You’ll want to serve it year after year! This roast beef recipe can also be made in the oven. Use it to make our famous Prime Rib Sandwich. The leftover would even work well in Sancocho Dominicano.
Looking for a killer instant pot roast beef recipe you can make in the Instant Pot or oven? You’ve come to the right place. Utilizing our popular How to Cook the Perfect Roast Beef in The Oven Recipewe came up with a succulent version you can make in the Instant Pot.
We have extremely high expectations when it comes to roast beef recipes. We weren’t sure if the end product would even warrant the use of the Instant Pot as most steaks, etc. are best when roasted in the oven or grilled. This Roast Beef Recipe defies what we thought possible….you can have a succulent, juicy roast beef utilizing the Instant Pot.
Come Thanksgiving and Christmas, this is the Roast Beef recipe we’ll be using. It keeps our oven free for our favorite side dishes like these Rosemary and Garlic Dinner Rolls, Air Fryer Mushrooms or Air Fryer Baby Potatoes.
What makes this meat tender is the low and slow cooking method. This is what breaks down the collagen and makes it succulent and juicy. Sure you can increase the pressure cooking time to speed up the overall cooking time, however the end results would drastically suffer. Just say no to tough meat.
And if you’re wondering….these white CorningWare Casserole dishes work beautifully inside the Instant Pot. It’s what I used for this recipe and most others.
How To Make Roast Beef in The Instant Pot
We utilized Boneless Round Roasts for our testing, however Rump Roast should also work well.
Since this recipe uses the “warm” setting, it’s easy to pop the top off and stick a thermometer in the meat to gauge temperature (this is the one we love). Not cooked to your liking? Plug the top back on and continue to cook. Anticipate a 2.5 hour cook time to get a 3 lb roast to rare (130 degrees) and approx. 3.5 hours for well done (160 degrees).
Reference our Beef Temperature Guide if you’re unsure of what temp. to go with.
For the holidays, we like offering two protein options. We pair this Instant Pot Roast Beef with Smoked Ham, Instant Pot Turkey, Smoked Turkey or Smoked Turkey Wings.
Serve them with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sous Vide Asparagus, Sous Vide Carrots or Sous Vide Corn on the Cob.
Least we forget…..We have the PERFECT recipe for your left over roast beef:Open Faced Roast Beef Sandwiches.
Top it off with a batch of Prime Rib Gravy.
More Beef Recipes
Garlic Prime Rib Recipe
Sous Vide Prime Rib
Sous Vide Ribeye
Smoked Prime Rib
Individual Beef Wellington
Smoked Beef Tenderloin
Roast Beef Recipe (Instant Pot and Oven)
Succulent and juicy Roast Beef Recipe made in the Instant Pot. Loaded with flavor, spices and garlic! This is one holiday recipe you want to serve this year.
3.33 from 319 votes
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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 3 minutes minutes
Total Time: 2 hours hours 13 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 340kcal
Author: Darcey Olson
Cost: $20
Ingredients
- 1 cup Beef Stock
- 3 lb Boneless Round Roast ((or Rump Roast))
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2-3 Cloves garlic ((Sliced))
- 2 tsp Ground Thyme
- 1 tsp Dried Basil
- 1 tsp Dried Rosemary
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
Add the beef stock to the bottom of the Instant Pot followed by the metal insert that comes with the Instant Pot.
Mix together the thyme, basil, rosemary, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
Make small slits around the roast, about ½” deep. Insert a piece of sliced garlic into each slit.
Cover the roast with olive oil until well coasted and sprinkle the seasoning mixture over the top. Using your hands, rub the seasoning mixture in until the roast is evenly coated.
Place the roast beef in an Instant Pot friendly dish and set inside the Instant Pot. The roast should not be touching the beef stock mix.
Place the top on the Instant Pot and set it to “High Pressure” for 3 minutes.
After pressure cooking for 3 minutes, manually switch the setting to “warm”.
After 2.5 hours check the temperature of the meat with a meat thermometer. Continue to cook on “warm” until your desired temperature (2.5 for rare and up to 3.5 for well done).
Once it’s to your desired temperature, remove from the Instant Pot and transfer to a cutting board.
Slice against the grain and enjoy immediately.
Nutrition
Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 51g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 141mg | Sodium: 595mg | Potassium: 869mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 16IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 5mg
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Sam says:January 17, 2022 3:32 pm
I made this tonight for my family and it was a huge hit. I was worried about cooking the roast and having it be too tough. I added a can of Campbells french onion soup and a packet of brown gravy in the last 30 mins and kept it on warm, I added a little cornstarch slurry to thicken it up, and wow! it came out heavily! Thanks for the great instructions for the instapot, it’s definitely why my roast came out perfect.(final temp 137°f, was a 3.5lb eye of the round)Reply
- Cynthia says:
January 20, 2021 4:31 pm
This recipe was awesome! Thanks for sharing!Reply
- Arlene L Pawlaczyk says:
September 22, 2020 3:31 pm
I made this for dinner tonight and they said it was the BEST roast I have ever made. Was not sure if it would work, but it was definitely worth making it.
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- Tosha G. says:
May 7, 2020 7:05 pm
Stumbled upon this recipe today and it did not disappoint! I followed the recipe minus inserting the garlic cloves (didn’t have any on hand) but I didn’t miss it! I patted the roast dry with paper towels before coating it with olive oil and then rubbing the seasoning on both sides before placing on the trivet inside the pot. I followed your instructions and it came out perfect! Thank you so much for sharing!
P.S. The only thing I might change would be to double the salt and allow all of that to sit on the roast at least overnight to allow it more time to “soak” in, but other than that, perfection!
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- AMartin says:
April 1, 2020 8:49 pm
I found your recipe and gave it a try for the first time today. I had a 5 pound roast and I have to get it I was terrified when I took it out because it was not especially beautiful. I left it for 20 minutes and then came back and the juices re-distributed through the roast and it was beautiful! My hubby and kids were thrilled. Will definitely keep this on file for next time. Looking forward to those roast beef sandwiches tomorrow
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- kg says:
September 26, 2019 7:14 am
This will be my first attempt at the InstantPot. Can I throw in some potatoes or carrots in the warming part of the recipe to make it a whole meal?
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- Gail says:
January 7, 2019 8:14 pm
I bought the Instant Pot this morning and cooked a roast that I had marinated overnight acccording to these cooking directions. It was the best roast beef I’ve ever cooked. Delicious.
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- Danny says:
January 6, 2019 1:39 pm
Did this today. I did brown the toast after placing the spices on it. Also placed it directly on the rack but it wasn’t touching the broth. After the two hours I pressure cooked it for another 2 mins, kept warm for 15, and then removed it and tented with foil for another 15. That was the longest 15 mins of my life!!!! However I will say, AMAZING!!!!
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- J. FitzGerald says:
January 1, 2019 1:06 pm
My warm function has high, medium and low. I assume I should use high?
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- Foodie Author says:
January 7, 2019 11:30 am
Yes!
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- Laura says:
December 9, 2018 9:17 am
I have a Sirloin Tip Roast and this method sounds interesting. Has anyone tried adding onions, potatoes & carrots around the roast. Do they fully cook?
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- Josh says:
December 5, 2018 6:25 pm
Excellent recipe! I used to rely on an off oven roast beef recipe, but this instant pot version is just plain succulent. A couple of tweaks I used:
1. I browned the roast on all sides before pressure cooking, gave the roast a bit firmer exterior
2. I substituted a cup of stout beer with a teaspoon of beef boullion for the liquid below the trivet. It made the most amazing gravy afterward!
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- Larissa says:
November 9, 2018 11:13 am
This deserves 5 stars! I wanted deli style roast beef and this exceeded my expectations! Had it for supper last night and served it with au jus. I wanted to slice it thinly for sandwiches today and it was very tender and easy to bite. I used bottom round roast. The rump last time was tougher. Thanks!!
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- Lisa says:
October 14, 2018 7:45 pm
Hi – making this now for the second time. I was amazed at how this technique works! FYI, I just put the meat directly on the trivet.
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- Diane says:
September 30, 2018 5:13 am
Hello there, really looking forward to attempting this today. My only concern is, I have never pressured cooked before and my roast is 6lbs for my new 8 quart cooker. Could someone kindly suggest the recipe portion and time change in cooking to reflect the size of my roast? Also, is it okay to open up the lid halfway to insert carrots, onions, mushrooms and potatoes to the roast or would you recommend something else?
I am appreciative of any advice one is willing to share, as I really want to nail my first attempt at pressure cooking.
Thanks so very much!Reply
- foodie Author says:
September 30, 2018 5:06 pm
Hi Diane – I haven’t cooked anything larger than a 3 lb roast so I don’t have exact time measurements. If I had a 6lb to roast I’d increase the initial cook time to 5 minutes and then check the internal temp after 30 minutes to gauge where the temp was. If it’s not where you want it to be re-set it on high pressure for 2 minutes and then wait another 15 minutes before checking the temp. A bit more tedius since it’s twice the size of the roast I test. I wish I had more of a firm answer for you – but without trying it myself I can’t give firm instructions.
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- Marcina says:
November 16, 2018 11:10 pm
Thank you for the recipe! It works! I had a large roast (8lb) and I was nervous about doubling the time. In the end I did 7 m high pressure and it was perfectly rare at 5.5 hrs keep warm. I ended up warming for another hour due to guest arrival and it was still rare on the inside but not as perfect as at 5.5hrs.
Thank you!Reply
- Ashley says:
September 26, 2018 4:22 am
I see the link for the casserole dish that will go in the instant pot. What size did you use?
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- Lu says:
July 29, 2018 10:50 am
I’m a little confused…”manually change to warm”….does that mean low pressure for 2.5 hours or “keep warm” button for 2.5 hours? Thanks
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- foodie Author says:
August 1, 2018 3:54 pm
You only high pressure cook it for 3 minutes. After which you turn the machine off and back on to select the “warm” feature for 2.5 hours.
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- Melody Wagstaff says:
May 13, 2018 7:17 pm
Made for Mother’s Day with eye of round roast; doubled the broth for more gravy later and added onion (half in the broth, half on top the roast), celery, mushrooms, baby carrots, parsley, & minced garlic (all rough chop) for flavor infusion. Only seasoned roast with salt, pepper, onion powder, & garlic powder. @ 3.5 hours of warm roast was still a bit rare for my taste. Ran HP another 5 minutes with 30 minutes natural release and it was PERFECT! Relieved because eye of round roast is so easy to dry out with the low fat content.
Everyone raved over the flavor and tenderness of the roast. Regardless of what seasoning I changed to the recipe it’s the cooking method that is so unlike the rest of the IP recipes I looked at that I want to give full credit and dues to. Any seasoning changes can be made as long as the method is followed and this recipe would work! Love that it’s flexible with amount of doneness to the roast. Different crowd of dinner guests and I may try the seasoning as listed next time. Pinned for future use! Thanks :D
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- Claire says:
April 2, 2018 6:00 am
I came across your recipe by pure chance and what a fantastic find it is!
I had a 2½ lbs round roast and I followed your advice for a rare roast … and it cooked just as shown on your picture!
I did not have any beef stock and replaced it with a mix of red wine and water, with a bay leaf and a couple of crushed garlic cloves thrown in.
Once the roast was cooked, I added the juices to the leftover stock substitute, reduced it, salted and peppered it, then added some flour and butter to thicken to served it as a gravy.Reply
- Lori StClair says:
October 11, 2020 7:35 am
Anyone help me. After pressure for 3 mins do I release pressure when switching to warm?
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- Darcey Olson Author says:
October 12, 2020 1:01 pm
Nope. It will auto switch over to warming.
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- ChristyK says:
March 21, 2018 1:52 pm
Thank you so much for sharing! I’m confused on why you put beef broth in the bottom if you are cooking in a casserole bowl. Wouldn’t you just use water? Or does the dish overflow and create gravy juice at bottom of pot?
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- foodie Author says:
March 31, 2018 2:17 pm
Hi! The broth will help infuse a bit of flavor in the beef when it cooks. Water would work just fine however.
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- Michele says:
March 15, 2018 9:09 am
I just wanted to thank you for the instant pot roast recipe! I have to admit, I was a little nervous. Was the roast really going to cook through on the keep warm function after only 3 minutes of pressure?!? It turned out awesome and tasted just like I’d roasted it in the oven. This one is a keeper!
Thanks again!Reply
- Victoria says:
January 21, 2018 4:45 pm
How did your Instant Pot Thanksgiving roast beef turn out? My husband is avoiding carbs, so I’m trying to find good ways to prepare affordable beef that make it special.
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- Patricia Gifford says:
November 22, 2017 3:17 pm
I am going to use this Instant Pot Roast beef recipe for my Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow.
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