Instant Pot Roast Beef
Succulent and juicy Instant Pot Roast Beef Recipe. Loaded with flavor, spices and garlic! Add this to your Christmas recipes list. You’ll want to serve it year after year! This roast beef recipe can also be made in the oven. Use it to make our famous Prime Rib Sandwich. The leftover would even work well in Sancocho Dominicano.
Looking for a killer instant pot roast beef recipe you can make in the Instant Pot or oven? You’ve come to the right place. Utilizing our popular How to Cook the Perfect Roast Beef in The Oven Recipe we came up with a succulent version you can make in the Instant Pot.
We have extremely high expectations when it comes to roast beef recipes. We weren’t sure if the end product would even warrant the use of the Instant Pot as most steaks, etc. are best when roasted in the oven or grilled. This Roast Beef Recipe defies what we thought possible….you can have a succulent, juicy roast beef utilizing the Instant Pot.
Come Thanksgiving and Christmas, this is the Roast Beef recipe we’ll be using. It keeps our oven free for our favorite side dishes like these Rosemary and Garlic Dinner Rolls, Air Fryer Mushrooms or Air Fryer Baby Potatoes.
What makes this meat tender is the low and slow cooking method. This is what breaks down the collagen and makes it succulent and juicy. Sure you can increase the pressure cooking time to speed up the overall cooking time, however the end results would drastically suffer. Just say no to tough meat.
And if you’re wondering….these white CorningWare Casserole dishes work beautifully inside the Instant Pot. It’s what I used for this recipe and most others.
How To Make Roast Beef in The Instant Pot
We utilized Boneless Round Roasts for our testing, however Rump Roast should also work well.
Since this recipe uses the “warm” setting, it’s easy to pop the top off and stick a thermometer in the meat to gauge temperature (this is the one we love). Not cooked to your liking? Plug the top back on and continue to cook. Anticipate a 2.5 hour cook time to get a 3 lb roast to rare (130 degrees) and approx. 3.5 hours for well done (160 degrees).
Reference our Beef Temperature Guide if you’re unsure of what temp. to go with.
For the holidays, we like offering two protein options. We pair this Instant Pot Roast Beef with Smoked Ham, Instant Pot Turkey, Smoked Turkey or Smoked Turkey Wings.
Serve them with Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Sous Vide Asparagus, Sous Vide Carrots or Sous Vide Corn on the Cob.
Least we forget…..We have the PERFECT recipe for your left over roast beef: Open Faced Roast Beef Sandwiches.
Top it off with a batch of Prime Rib Gravy.
MORE BEEF RECIPES:
Garlic Prime Rib Recipe
Sous Vide Prime Rib
Sous Vide Ribeye
Smoked Prime Rib
Individual Beef Wellington
Smoked Beef Tenderloin
Visit our Prime Rib Headquarters Page for All Things Prime Rib.

Ingredients
- 1 cup Beef Stock
- 3 lb Boneless Round Roast (or Rump Roast)
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 2-3 Cloves garlic (Sliced)
- 2 tsp Ground Thyme
- 1 tsp Dried Basil
- 1 tsp Dried Rosemary
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
- Add the beef stock to the bottom of the Instant Pot followed by the metal insert that comes with the Instant Pot.
- Mix together the thyme, basil, rosemary, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
- Make small slits around the roast, about ½" deep. Insert a piece of sliced garlic into each slit.
- Cover the roast with olive oil until well coasted and sprinkle the seasoning mixture over the top. Using your hands, rub the seasoning mixture in until the roast is evenly coated.
- Place the roast beef in an Instant Pot friendly dish and set inside the Instant Pot. The roast should not be touching the beef stock mix.
- Place the top on the Instant Pot and set it to "High Pressure" for 3 minutes.
- After pressure cooking for 3 minutes, manually switch the setting to "warm".
- After 2.5 hours check the temperature of the meat with a meat thermometer. Continue to cook on "warm" until your desired temperature (2.5 for rare and up to 3.5 for well done).
- Once it's to your desired temperature, remove from the Instant Pot and transfer to a cutting board.
- Slice against the grain and enjoy immediately.
Sam
Monday 17th of January 2022
I made this tonight for my family and it was a huge hit. I was worried about cooking the roast and having it be too tough. I added a can of Campbells french onion soup and a packet of brown gravy in the last 30 mins and kept it on warm, I added a little cornstarch slurry to thicken it up, and wow! it came out heavily! Thanks for the great instructions for the instapot, it's definitely why my roast came out perfect.(final temp 137°f, was a 3.5lb eye of the round)
Cynthia
Wednesday 20th of January 2021
This recipe was awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Arlene L Pawlaczyk
Tuesday 22nd of September 2020
I made this for dinner tonight and they said it was the BEST roast I have ever made. Was not sure if it would work, but it was definitely worth making it.
Tosha G.
Thursday 7th of May 2020
Stumbled upon this recipe today and it did not disappoint! I followed the recipe minus inserting the garlic cloves (didn't have any on hand) but I didn't miss it! I patted the roast dry with paper towels before coating it with olive oil and then rubbing the seasoning on both sides before placing on the trivet inside the pot. I followed your instructions and it came out perfect! Thank you so much for sharing!
P.S. The only thing I might change would be to double the salt and allow all of that to sit on the roast at least overnight to allow it more time to "soak" in, but other than that, perfection!
AMartin
Wednesday 1st of April 2020
I found your recipe and gave it a try for the first time today. I had a 5 pound roast and I have to get it I was terrified when I took it out because it was not especially beautiful. I left it for 20 minutes and then came back and the juices re-distributed through the roast and it was beautiful! My hubby and kids were thrilled. Will definitely keep this on file for next time. Looking forward to those roast beef sandwiches tomorrow