The Best Instant Pot Pot Roast & Gravy Recipe in one pot! (2024)

Sunday Dinners just got even better! Get a juicy & flavorful Pressure Cooker Pot Roast & Gravy in about an hour! All in one pot using the Instant Pot! NOW – with Bright Line Friendly (no sugar/no flour) Alteration!

This Instant Pot Pot Roast recipe originally publishedFeb 27, 2017. It has been updated with troubleshooting for tough roasts and includes a Bright Line Eating Friendly ingredient alteration with no sugar/no flour.

I’m going to be completely honest. Usually about this time of year I get really bored of cooking. Call it part of the winter blues. But the idea of putting together a family dinner with all the pots and pans and dishes to wash afterward just makes me so morose!

This time of year, I often go for easy. And I mean easy all around. Easy to cook, easy to serve and easy to clean up! EASY!

Since we joined the hordes of people who got an Instant Pot pressure cooker for Christmas this last year, I have been dabbling in creating easy family meals with very little cleanup.

One of our favorite family dinners is a juicy and tender pot roast. And while that is easy, it takes planning and a few hours to cook.

But sometimes I don’t remember about dinner until an hour before dinner time! Thus why I absolutely love a Pressure Cooker Pot Roast! This is insanely easy, fast to toss together and all made in one pot (including the gravy) so clean up in brilliantly small!

Fast Pressure Cooker Pot Roast

If you have never had a pressure cooker pot roast you are missing out! The brilliance of pressure cooking is that you can get extremely tender and juicy mean in a fraction of the time that roasting and slow cooking can achieve. And many times you can use the cheaper cuts and still achieve great results, thus saving you money as well!

I always pick a Chuck Roast when I make the Pressure Cooker Pot Roast. We love how soft, tender and moist they turn out. And they are usually more affordable as well. At least in our grocery stores.

If you choose a different type of roast, or if your roast doesn’t have very much marbling of fat, you will want to make one small alteration to how you cook the roast. Instead of the Quick vent, you will want to naturally vent the pressure which will help the roast turn out better and not as tough.

Drizzle the olive oil into the instant pot. Place the roast in the pan and set to sauté setting. Season the roast with the Sea Salt,Garlic Pepper and Famous Daves steak seasoning. Cook until browned and then turn. Brown until all sides are nicely browned.

Combine the Chicken Broth, Worcestershire sauce, mustard, ginger paste, and garlic. Whisk until well blended.

Add the Onions, Potatoes, and Carrots to the Instant Pot. Drizzle theChicken Brothmixture into the pot. Place the lid and seal ensuring the vent is in the closed position.

Set the Instant Pot setting on Meat/Stew and allow to cook for the auto time (30 minutes).

Once it completes, turn the dial to quick release the steam.

Once it finishes venting, open and remove the roast and vegetables from the instant pot and place in a dish and cover with aluminumfoil to keep warm while making the gravy.

Look at all that amazing goodness!

The Pressure Cooker Pot Roast literally just falls apart with just a fork! And every time the vegetables turn out perfect. Not too crisp and not mushy either!

Instant Pot Pot Roast Alteration: Bright Line Friendly

I’ve created various alterations of this Instant Pot Pot Roast, due to not having specific ingredients on hand at a certain time. Also, I tried a few variations paying particular attention to not using anything with sugar or flour in the ingredients for a healthier option.

The alteration combination we liked the best happened to be the sugar-free version! So I wanted to include that in as well!

Omit the Dijon Mustard, Garlic Pepper,Worcestershire Sauce, and Famous Dave’s Seasoning (all of which have sugar as an ingredient). Instead, you will use Mrs. Dash Garlic & Herb, and Mrs. Dash Onion & Herb Seasoning Blends and regular Yellow Mustard. They pack great flavor and no sugar or flour ingredients.

If you are following the Bright Lines eating program of no sugar/flour, you will want to skip the gravy step. But the rest of this alteration is Bright Line Friendly.

Pressure Cooker Pot Roast Gravy made easy!

Now, what could be better than this juicy and tender pressure cooker pot roast than with a rich and smooth old-fashioned gravy? Visit our Homemade Lump-Free Homemade gravy recipe to get the best Gravy tips for getting the perfect gravy every time.

I use many of the same gravy tips when I make my gravy in the instant pot. I absolutely love how fast it is! The instant pot definitely makes it quicker than on the stovetop.

Combine the Cornstarch with the water and add to the roast drippings in the Instant Pot. Again set to the sauté setting.

Wisk constantly as it heats. Once it reaches the desired thickness pour into a gravy boat, or in my case a large glass measuring cup. We tend to do things an old-fashioned minimalist way.

Simply drizzle the gravy over your plate and enjoy a mouthful of perfection for your family dinner!

We tend to use this recipe for our family Sunday dinners. But it makes a great dish for any day of the week. Especially when you need a great dinner quickly. The next dish I want to try in my pressure cooker is an Instant Pot Meatballs And Gravy. I love easy cooking for the family in the Instant Pot!