4.9 from 75 votes
Bucket O'Gravy Instant Pot Roast
Amazing Instant Pot Roast that cooks up perfectly every time! Oh, did I mention the BUCKET O' GRAVY that gets made with this pot roast every single time? It makes for the best Instant Pot Roast ever!
Prep Time
1 min
Cook Time
2 hrs
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 291 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- One 3-4 lb chuck or blade roast, boned or boneless, string removed!
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- two grams packets of your favourite powdered gravy mix use low sodium if you want less salt, this is salty!
- grams '1 package of your favourite powdered au jus mix
- 1 package of onion soup mix dry
- 3 cups of water
Instructions
- For the Instant Pot, set your pot to saute and sear the roast on both sides in olive oil.
- Add in all of the packages followed by the water.
- Close the lid and seal, and make sure that the value is set on SEALING.
- Use the manual button and then set for 120 minutes.
- Let it release naturally ( about 24-26 minutes)
- Remove and serve in the bucket of gravy!
- For a crockpot, follow instructions 1 and 2 and then cook on low for 8-10 hours.
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Notes
- Add on another 20 minutes of high pressure cooking AT LEAST per pound. The biggest mistake people make with blade and chuck roasts is that they under cook them, and then have a tough roast.
- This used to be my go-to in the crockpot.
Nutrition Information
Calories
291kcal
(15%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
103mg
(34%)
Sodium
142mg
(6%)
Potassium
498mg
(14%)
Vitamin A
20IU
(0%)
Calcium
29mg
(3%)
Iron
3.1mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 291
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 291kcal | 15% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 103mg | 34% |
| Sodium | 142mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 498mg | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 20IU | 0% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3.1mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.