Pressure Cooker Pot Roast Recipe (2024)

A hearty, delicious pot roast in under an hour! It's possible! I've partnered with the Crock-Pot Brand to show you how we make aPressure Cooker Pot Roast recipe in their instant cooker!

Why Use a Pressure Cooker?

I attend an awesome church full of awesome people who like to get together any chance they can. Inviting other families to Sunday family dinners is a common occurrence, but it can stress me out to the max. Usually, I'll find out after church has ended that my husband invited a family of six over for dinner. I'll start panicking over what to serve. I can usually come up with a few ideas based on the ingredients in the fridge. But, it's the limited amount of time that used to be the biggest problem. I'm so pleased to say that the Crock-Pot® Express Multi-Cooker is changing the way I feel about last-minute get-togethers. Now, I can quickly and easily create an amazing meal!

If you saw our Pressure Cooker Tomato Basil Chicken, you know we raved about the brand new Crock-Pot Express Multi-Cooker! It can help you make a huge variety of meals, fast! Our new and original recipe for Pressure Cooker Pot Roast is neither intimidating nor time-consuming. It turns out delicious every time.

I'm still pretty new to the express-cooker scene, but I'm really excited about all the new things I'm learning. I had a friend say that she could cook a roast in about a half hour. Usually, you need the better part of the morning and afternoon to do this. So, I was excited to put together a recipe for myself. The Crock-Pot® Express Multi-Cooker can cook meals 70% faster than traditional cooking. Now, a roast might take just over a half hour!

Pressure Cooker Pot Roast Recipe

Here are the ingredients for our Pressure Cooker Pot Roast:

• 2 lbs. chuck tender roast
• 2 Tablespoons oil
• ½ Tablespoon garlic
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 ranch salad dressing and recipe mix (1 oz)
• 1 dry onion soup and dip mix (1.25 oz)
• 5 long carrots
• small bunch of green onions
• 1 tbsp of butter

Surely you've gathered that the Crock-Pot Express Multi-Cooker is something special. It's both a slow cooker and a pressure cooker. But, with additional features like the ability to steam, keep warm, brown, and sauté. In fact, you have the ability to select from 8 built-in preset buttons to choose from. It eliminates guesswork when figuring out how long to cook a new dish. The Crock-Pot® Express Multi-Cooker has settings for meat/stew, rice/risotto, beans/chili, yogurt, poultry, dessert, multigrain, and soup. I appreciate the ability to also adjust the pressure and temperature higher or lower as needed, like in this recipe.

Pressure Cooker Pot Roast Instructions

Step One: Pour 2 T. oil into the bottom of the cooker. Turn on the Crock-Pot® Express Multi-Cooker and press Brown/Saute. Adjust the time to 5 minutes, then press Start. Place the meat in the oil. You can keep the lid off for this step. Halfway through the 5-minute cooking time, flip over the meat with tongs and spread the garlic on the cooked side.

Step Two: While the meat browns, you can prep the carrots. Peel and chop off the tops, then quarter them lengthwise with a chef's knife.

Step Three: When the brown/sauté cycle has ended, pour 2 cups of beef broth in your cooker. Place the carrots around the meat, then pour the dry onion soup mix over top the meat.

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Step Four: Sprinkle the ranch mix over the meat and place the stick of butter on top.

Place the lid on in the locked position and make sure the steam release valve is flipped to the sealed position. For recipes where you need a slow cooker, you would leave it open like in the picture below.

Select the Meat/Stew setting, which will bring up a 35 minute timer. Adjust as needed, but I found that 35 minutes was perfect for the 2-pound roast I chose. Press Start and you're done! When the timer is up, let the pressure release on its own for a few minutes before moving the pressure release valve to the open position. But, make sure to use a cooking utensil instead of your fingers to avoid a steam burn.

The result is tender, juicy, and perfectly seasoned meat with the most delicious buttery carrots. All this in such a short amount of time! Your dinner guests will never guess the roast was made in an instant cooker just minutes before they arrived.

I've really been enjoying all these new ways to use the Crock Pot Express Multi-Cooker! The steam feature is very exciting. Being able to saute in the same pot as the pressure cooker reduces the number of dishes to clean. I can't wait to use this during the holidays so I can spend more time with my family!

All of the seasonings on top of the meat is delicious! I still can't get over how fast this recipe was put together.

Place the meat on top of a heaping pile of mashed potatoes, Then, plate it with a spoonful of green onions. This pressure cooker pot roast recipe might be perfect for Christmas dinner, don't you think? I love how colorful it is!

As delicious as the roast is, I still think my favorite part of this meal is the carrots! They are SO flavorful and as soft as can be. I could eat a whole plate of these.

You can get the Crock Pot Express Multi Cooker on Amazon.com.Wouldn't it make a fabulous gift idea?!