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    Home » Recipes » Instant Pot Recipes

    Instant Pot Italian Pot Roast Dinner

    November 5, 2020 Updated: August 25, 2021 By Katie Crenshaw 6 Comments

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    Instant Pot Italian Pot Roast Dinner
    Instant Pot Italian Pot Roast
    This is a five ingredient, easy, delicious Instant Pot Italian Beef Dinner Recipe. The tender meat pulls apart with a fork. The dry Spaghetti Sauce mix combined with the juices from the meat and veggies develops a delicious Italian flavor. (Don't worry it will not taste like spaghetti!)

    Need an easy, delicious, throw it together meal that comes out tasting AMAZING?

    Well then I have the recipe for you!

     Italian Beef Dinner

    This Instant Pot Italian pot roast dinner is a five ingredient recipe. 

    In under an hour, your Instant Pot creates a hearty wholesome meal that is perfect for those busy weeknights.

    Your family is going to love it.

    You can pretend you worked hard over this meal in the kitchen.

    If you don't tell them how easy it is to cook, I won't either!

    This is a five ingredient, easy, delicious Instant Pot Italian Beef Dinner Recipe.

    What ingredients do you need?

    To make this pressure cooker Italian pot roast, you need the following ingredients:

    • beef chuck roast-I prefer chuck roast for the fat content. It comes out the most tender.
    • small red potatoes
    • carrots- You can use baby carrots, sliced carrots, or cut up the long carrots. However, use fresh carrots.
    • tomato sauce-Plain tomato sauce, not flavored or spiced.
    • McCormick thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix

    Watch how to make it

    step by step how to make instant pot Italian pot roast dinner

    How to make Instant Pot Italian pot roast

    Follow these simple steps to make Instant Pot Italian pot roast.

    1. In a mixing bowl, mix tomato sauce, McCormick thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix, and water.
    2. In an Instant Pot, add beef chuck roast and pour sauce over it.
    3. Layer quartered small red potatoes over the roast.
    4. Layer peeled and quartered carrots over the potatoes.
    5. Cook on meat/stew setting for 45 minutes.
    6. Natural release before opening.

    Tip

    If you prefer a thicker gravy sauce, remove meat, potatoes, and carrots.

    Mix ¼ cup of sauce with 2 teaspoon cornstarch in small bowl. Mix in the mixture with the sauce in the Instant Pot. Cook on saute setting for 5 minutes to thicken. Rest 5 additional minutes.

     Instant Pot Italian Beef Dinner Recipe

    Why use chuck roast?

    Chuck roast has a larger amount of fat content than the other cuts of roast.

    The fat content gives additional flavor and tenderness.

    Look for meats labeled as: chuck roast, boneless chuck roast, chuck shoulder pot roast, 7 bone chuck pot roast, or beef chuck arm.

    Instant Pot Italian Beef Dinner Recipe

    Note

    The dry Spaghetti Sauce mix combined with the juices from the meat and veggies develops a delicious Italian gravy.

    (Don't worry it will not taste like spaghetti!)

    If you don't want to use the store bought seasoning and want to make your own, Taste of Home has a good mix recipe.

    For more easy Instant Pot dinner recipes, check out:

    • Instant Pot Country Style Steak
    • Instant Pot Orange Chicken
    • Instant Pot Hawaiian Pulled Pork
    • Instant Pot Stuffed Pepper Soup
    • Instant Pot Mongolian Beef
    •  Instant Pot Chili Mac

    Please leave me a comment below if you make this Instant Pot Italian Pot Roast, and tell me what you thought about it. I would love to hear back, and so would my readers.

    Also post your picture of your roast on Instagram or Facebook, and tag @aforkstale with #aforkstale hashtags! I will share with my followers! xoxo!

    Instant Pot Italian Italian Pot Roast

    This 5 ingredient Instant Pot Italian pot roast uses a dry spaghetti sauce mix that combines the juices from the roast and veggies to create a delicious Italian gravy.
    4.88 from 8 votes
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    Course: Entree, Main Course
    Cuisine: American, Italian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 45 minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes
    Servings: 8
    Calories: 457kcal
    Author: Katie Crenshaw

    Ingredients

    • 3 pounds beef chuck roast
    • 3 pounds small red potatoes quartered
    • 3 cups carrots peeled and quartered
    • ¼ cup water
    • 15 ounces can tomato sauce
    • 1 packet McCormick thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix

    Instructions

    • Mix 15 ounces tomato sauce and 1 packet of McCormick thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix with ¼ cup water.
    • Pour over a 3 pound chuck roast in Instant Pot.
    • Layer 3 pounds quartered small red potatoes over the roast.
    • Layer 3 cups peeled and quartered carrots over the potatoes.
    • Cook on meat/stew setting for 45 minutes.
    • After 45 minutes, allow steam to naturally release before opening.

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    Notes

    For thicker gravy sauce:
    Mix ¼ cup of sauce with 2 teaspoon cornstarch in small bowl. Mix in the mixture with the sauce in the Instant Pot. Cook on saute setting for 5 minutes to thicken. Rest 5 additional minutes.

    Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.

    Calories: 457kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 36g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 117mg | Sodium: 480mg | Potassium: 1668mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 8285IU | Vitamin C: 21.2mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 5.5mg
    Tried this recipe? I want to see it!Mention @aForksTale or tag #aForksTale!

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    1. karrie @ Tasty Ever After

      January 31, 2017 at 1:48 am

      5 stars
      This looks ridiculously yummy! I've got to try it soon in my IP and I'm going to look for that McCormick sauce packet this week at the store. Girl, you know it looks and sounds fantastic if I'm buying a spice packet! lol!

    2. Janet

      June 21, 2017 at 4:10 pm

      5 stars
      The pot roast was absolutely delicious! Thank you for a great recipe. The potatoes and carrots were a little more done than we like, so next time I will cut potatoes in half and leave carrots whole. Maybe they continued to cook a little more because I had it on keep warm for 2 hrs after cooking? I am new to Instant Pot and this was my first recipe! What a great start! Thanks so much!

    3. Marv Beachler

      June 27, 2018 at 11:43 pm

      5 stars
      To pressure cook vegetables and not have them turn-into mush, you can wrap them up in foil and place them on top. However, you'll lose the flavors of the veggies mixing with the other ingredients. You also could add them ten minutes into the beef cooking.

    4. Lorena Pechinak

      April 18, 2019 at 2:12 am

      5 stars
      Delicious, a definite keeper.

    5. debra

      November 16, 2020 at 3:15 pm

      5 stars
      So easy....and tasty too. Plus I love a good instant pot recipe. Makes my life easy...with a quick clean up too.

    6. Kate

      November 20, 2020 at 10:07 pm

      5 stars
      Tender and finger licking good. I cant wait to make this again!

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