This Instant Pot Beef Stew is a comforting bowl of the classic favorite, made in a fraction of the time. That’s basically the best of both worlds!
You’ll probably find yourself whipping up a batch of this Instant Pot Beef Stew just as soon as the temperatures start to drop in early fall. Year after year after year. Consider yourself warned. If you don’t have an Instant Pot yet, it’s a great time of year to pick one up.
If your family loves soup as much as mine, then you’ll want to check out my entire collection of Instant Pot Soup Recipes too!
Instant Pot Beef Stew
Beef stew is a cold-weather favorite. Tender chunks of beef and vegetables are perfect for a chilly day. Often, this is cooked low and slow to bring out the flavors, but there are days when you just don’t have hours to let it simmer. Those are the days to break out your pressure cooker.
This Instant Pot Beef Stew will give you the beautiful flavors of the traditional favorite in a fraction of the time.
Once you get your Instant Pot Beef Stew ingredients added to the pot, you’ll have time to heat up a loaf of crusty bread. A bowl of Beef Stew and some thick buttered crusty bread make for the perfect cool weather meal.
Actually, it’s enjoyable any time of the year. But somehow, it’s even tastier in the colder months. If you prefer to use the oven or slow cooker, then you’ll want to check out my All Day Beef Stew – Oven or Crockpot Recipe.
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Instant Pot Beef Stew
Ingredients
- 2 lb. stew beef
- 3 cups chopped potatoes
- 2-3 carrots, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1-2 stalks celery, chopped
- 3-4 cups tomato juice
- 1 Tbsp. sugar
- ¼ cup instant tapioca
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to the pressure cooker pot and stir.
- Set for 35 minutes cook time.
- Do a quick pressure release.
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Ummm, turned out great! Will make again…I usually make this in a brown in bag in the oven, no time for that today and it was too hot to turn the oven on!
If I don’t have instant tapioca, what can I use to replace it? Cornstarch? Also, can I use tomato sauce instead of tomato juice?
Thanks!
You can use cornstarch mixed with a little water. Add it at the end of the cooking time. And using tomato sauce instead of juice should work. Just add in a bit of water if it seems too thick or too much tomato