This Instant Pot pot roast recipe is fall-apart-tender and totally delicious. Whole baby potatoes, carrots, and fresh herbs come together to make the perfect pressure cooker chuck roast!
This is actually the recipe that made me fall in love with my Instant Pot. Now that I know I can make an Instant Pot chuck roast that’s so delicious in such a short time, there’s really no going back. In fact, my beloved slow cooker may be collecting a little dust lately as I tend to reach for my Instant Pot more often these days!
With easy family meals like my Instant Pot taco soup or this easy Instant Pot white bean soup, it just makes sense.
Pot roast is a meal that my whole family loves, so I whip-up this easy pressure cooker beef roast about once a week. It’s a great dinner for my family of four, and I usually have plenty leftover to send with my husband to work the next day.
Isn’t it funny how some meals almost taste even better the next day? I know that my husband always appreciates his day-two pot roast leftovers.
Ever find yourself at the meat counter wondering what cut of beef to buy to make a pot roast?
For me, it’s all about the chuck roast. An Instant Pot chuck roast turns out so incredibly tender and scrumptious that this is the beef roast I choose again and again.
I like to make my Instant Pot chuck roast with potatoes, carrots, and celery. However, you can certainly get creative and try other vegetables. Green beans would be delicious, and I’ve also used turnips successfully. Do you have any favorite veggies to throw in the Instant Pot with a roast that I haven’t mentioned? I’d love to hear how you make yours at home!
Wondering if you can cook a frozen chuck roast in your Instant Pot?
Well, the short answer is yes! The long answer is a bit more complicated. Please note that your results will be much better if you used a thawed piece of meat, but, I know that sometimes you really want to make a pot roast and the only meat you have on hand is frozen. Been there, done that!
If you do decide to cook a frozen chuck roast, you’ll want to add about 5 extra minutes per pound of cook time and skip the searing step. Since you’re adding so much cooking time, I would suggest doing a quick release after the first 70 minutes, then adding the vegetables, and cooking on high pressure for an additional 15-20 minutes.
I make frozen chicken breast in an Instant Pot all the time, but with a beef roast, you will find that the outside cooks much faster. This can mean result in the outer layers being overdone by the end of the cooking time.
If you do decide to cook a frozen chuck roast in the Instant Pot, let me know how it turned out in the comment section below. I’m sure that your experience will be really useful for our other home cooks.
I hope you LOVE my simple Instant Pot pot roast recipe. Be sure to leave a comment letting me know how it turned out for you, and if you made any tweaks to the recipe. We’re all learning together!
Don’t miss our Instant Pot pot roast tutorial video below!
This Instant Pot pot roast recipe will give you a fall-apart tender chuck roast and flavorful vegetables. It’s a lovely Sunday dinner recipe!