The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew
The middle of February is a great time for comfort food. One recipe I turn to over and over is my beloved Crockpot Beef Stew, because it’s so warm and satisfying. Have you tried it yet? It’s a fan SUPER favorite!
There’s only one problem: cooking it in the crock takes anywhere from 6 to 10 hours. That’s a good thing if you want to throw the meal together in the morning and have a hot dinner waiting at the end of the day…but what if you’ve just come home from work and you’re really in the mood for a good beef stew? It’s too late to start cooking it then.
Or at least, it used to be. But now, it’s Instant Pot to the rescue!
Email Me This Recipe!
Need to save time? Have this article emailed straight to your inbox + sign up for all the latest recipes!
With the Instant Pot, you can whip up a hearty beef stew in less than an hour…including prep time, cooking time, and sitting time. So if you get home at 5:30, you can have a delicious beef stew on the table by 6:30. And that means you can have a The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew in your belly, where it belongs, by 6:45.
So now, it’s your choice…you can start your stew in the morning or in the evening. With the Instant Pot, it’s all good.
The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew
- Place all ingredients into Instant Pot EXCEPT for the frozen peas, corn and flour/water mixture. Stir until well combined.
- Seal Instant Pot at set valve to sealing.
- Select the Meat/Stew option (35 mins high pressure)
- Once cooking time is complete, let Instant Pot sit for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes is up, quick release pressure, placing the valve to the venting position.
- After Instant Pot is depressurized, Stir in frozen corn, peas and flour/water mixture and stir until stew thickens a little bit more and corn/peas are warmed, about 3-5 mins.
MORE BEEF RECIPES YOU WILL LOVE
- The Best Crockpot Beef Stew – The low and slow version of this recipe.
- Instant Pot Corned Beef and Cabbage – quick, easy and delish!
- Easy Crockpot Beef Tips and Gravy – so comforting
- Instant Pot Stuffed Peppers – a classic
- Easy Instant Pot Pot Roast Dinner – my kid’s favorite
Get your Instant Pot Today! Click on the Instant Pot for details.
(affiliate link)
Published on: February 16, 2017
Updated on December 8, 2019
The Best Instant Pot Beef Stew
Email this recipe!
Get this recipe emailed straight to your inbox!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds beef stew meat (cut into bite-sized pieces)
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 2-3 cloves of garlic minced
- 6 oz can tomato paste
- 32 oz beef broth
- 2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cups baby carrots carrots
- 4-5 small red potatoes cut into bite-sized pieces (about 3 cups)
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 cups frozen peas
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Place all ingredients into Instant Pot EXCEPT for the frozen peas, corn and flour/water mixture. Stir until well combined.
- Seal Instant Pot at set valve to sealing.
- Select the Meat/Stew option. (35 min High pressure)
- Once cooking time is complete, let Instant Pot sit for 12 minutes. After 12 minutes is up, quick release pressure, placing the valve to the venting position.
- After Instant Pot is depressurized, Stir in frozen corn, peas and flour/water mixture and stir until stew thickens a little bit more and corn/peas are warmed, about 3-5 mins.
Video
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer: Family Fresh Meals is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is only an estimate. We recommend running the ingredients through an online nutritional calculator if you need to verify any information.
Did You Make This Recipe?
Make sure to share it with me below!
Flavor of the meat was very good, veggies perfect, but not thick and flavorful broth/soup. Sometimes I’ll add potato flakes to thicken up. Next time more salt and pepper
I’ve now made this 3 times and it’s come out delicious each time. I follow the recipe to a “t”, except for a time adjustment for my altitude of 7600 feet and one time using a bottom roast instead of a chuck roast, and it has a nice thick stew consistency and has amazing flavors.
Doubled recipe in an 8 quart Instant Pot. Turned out great! This was my first recipe in my new Instant Pot, and I want to thank you for a great recipe! I even messed up a few details, and it still turned out wonderful!
Did you keeps the times the same with the double recipe? Hoping to make a double batch for a group and want it to work out. Thanks!
You might need to increase the time a bit. My worry would be fitting it all in the crockpot. I used a 6qt crockpot and it is pretty full with just the regular recipe.
I have an 8qt (like the person in the original comment) so I have a bit more room. Maybe will add a few more minutes and see what happens. Thanks!!
Doubled it and it JUST fits in the 8qt. Added 5 minutes (so 40 minutes). Think that was a bit too much time (veggies were a bit soft) but otherwise it was all good.
I suggest you try one variation to this recipe:
Use the sauté feature and brown the beef first in batches, and before you do that use part of the flour salt/pepper and dredge the beef in it. It will add a TON of flavor to the dish, you can put the liquid in just after you pull out the last batch of browned beef and use it to deglaze the pot, scraping around with a wooden spoon, then put the beef and all other additions in.
Great recipe. Still finding my way with this instant pot from a prior stovetop pressure cooking guy. Moved and now I can’t control my stove well (electric).
Thanks for the great recipe!
This was my 3rd IP meal. I have a 3 quart so I divided the recipe in half and I wrote the ingredients out noting half amounts so I wouldn’t make a mistake. When I opened the lid it was a red-gray blob, very unappetizing and very thick, no thickening agent needed. Some of the meat was perfect and some was dry. The vegetables were mush and it was way too spicy. I double checked the Worcestershire Sauce amount and I added the correct amount for half the recipe. I didn’t like the tomato paste taste either. I will try stew again but probably use my tried and true Crock Pot stew recipe. I’ve looked around your blog and will try some of your other recipes.