Instant Pot Beef Stew

This Instant Pot Beef Stew recipe is so quick and easy to make, but it tastes like you spent hours in the kitchen.

Comfort food that can easily feed a crowd, so don’t hesitate to make this Instant Pot Beef Stew for a get-together with your family and friends.

This is a thick and hearty beef stew recipe that’s bursting with flavor.

Instant Pot Beef Stew Recipe Video

How to Serve?

This stew truly is a hearty, healthful meal just as is.

But if you’re looking for something extra, you can also serve this stew with Basmati Rice or a nice warm thick slice of rustic bread to dip in the sauce at the end.

You can check out What To Serve With Beef Stew for 16 more tasty ideas.

Can I Replace the Beef with Chicken?

Yes, but then you will have Instant Pot Chicken Stew :]

You can also try Instant Pot Lamb Stew,  Instant Pot Pork stew, and even Instant Pot Venison Stew.

All are great comfort food recipes to add to your collection.

Can I Use Regular Carrots?

This recipe calls for baby carrots to make prep easier, but yes, you could easily substitute regular carrots.

Just peel and cut them into bite-sized pieces.

To cut whole carrots, I like to cut them in half lengthwise and then slice them to create half-moon shapes.

Another fun cut for carrots is known as the oblique cut, in which you roll the carrot in quarter turns and cut on a diagonal to make a sort of rounded triangle shape.

This is just for added visual appeal—any cut of a similar size will work!

Can I Use Frozen Peas?

Definitely! Frozen green peas are much easier to use than shucking fresh peas, plus fresh peas have a relatively short season while frozen peas are commonly available year-round.

Frozen peas cook very quickly so you don’t even have to fully defrost them first!

Just adding to the hot soup, the peas will heat through in about 3 minutes.

Do I need to shell the peas?

You can but you don't have to. Sometimes I shell the peas and sometimes don't 🙂

This is how it looks like when I do shell the peas:

What Type of Potatoes Should I Use?

This recipe calls for 2 potatoes and 1 sweet potato.

For the regular potatoes, you can use any medium-sized potato—red potatoes, white potatoes, Russet, or Yukon gold will all work well.

If you love sweet potatoes, you can use 2 sweet potatoes and only 1 regular potato, or 100% sweet potato! If you hate sweet potatoes, just leave it out and add another regular potato.

This recipe is very flexible, which is part of its appeal.

What Type of Wine is Best to Cook With?

It is best to cook with a dry wine that you like to drink since there will likely be most of the bottle leftover after using what you need for cooking.

Some dry white wines that work well for this recipe are Sauvignon Blanc or Pinot Grigio.

You can even use a homemade wine :]

If you prefer not to use alcohol, you can replace the white wine with white wine vinegar or a little lemon juice.

How to make Instant Pot Beef Stew

Gather all the ingredients.

Take the carrots and cut them into pieces.

Take Potatoes, peel, and chop into pieces.

Now get the onions chopped.

Take the beef and chop it into pieces.

Season the chopped beef with salt and pepper.

Now get the instant pot and put butter into it.

Check the beef into the pot and Saute for three minutes until the beef becomes a bit whitish.

Add the vegetables into the Instant Pot.

Add chopped sweet potatoes.

Add beef broth to the Instant Pot.

Add all the spices.

Add the green peas to the Instant Pot and mix well.

Cover the lid. Set the Instant Pot to High pressure for 20 minutes.

Once done, do a Quick Release and Voila! Your Instant Pot Beef Stew is ready!

Similar Recipes

If you like the recipe and just want to diversify it a bit, check out this Instant Pot Hawaiian Beef Stew.

If you like one-pot meals, check out this Instant Pot Jewish brisket and this Instant Pot venison roast recipe.

If you like the combination of beef with carrots, try this Instant Pot Goulash.

If you like dumplings, try this Beef Stew and Dumplings recipe.

If you like this recipe, check out this amazing Mexican Beef Soup from Mexico In My Kitchen.