Easy Keto Pot Roast (Instant Pot Recipe) (2024)

Easy keto pot roast in the instant pot is the perfect addition to any menu. This pot roast only takes about an hour and a half total to make, and couldn’t get any simpler.

You can cook the pot roast and vegetables all in one pot, the perfect healthy family mid-week dinner.

What Is A Keto Pot Roast?

This keto pot roast recipe is one of my favourites. It is easy to use and full of delicious low-carb vegetables.

Pot roast is one of those meals that usually taste better the next day, but a pot roast made in the Instant Pot (pressure cooker) tastes amazing straight out of the Instant Pot.

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Yes, it is even more delicious the next day, but you don’t have to worry about eating flavourless meat when you cook it in the Instant Pot.

Since food cooks so quickly in the Instant Pot there are to main steps to this recipe. The first is seasoning and cooking the pot roast, and the second is adding the vegetables so that they can cook.

How To Cook A Keto Pot Roast in the Instant Pot

A good pot roast doesn’t need a lot of fancy seasonings. The staples from your pantry work wonderfully. For this recipe, you will need sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasoning blend, and coconut aminos.

When cooking pot keto pot roast I recommend using garlic powder and onion powder instead of fresh garlic and onions. The flavour is more concentrated in powder form, but if you want to use fresh use three cloves garlic and one large onion.

To cook the pot roast place the roast at the bottom of the Instant Pot insert, rub the seasonings over the roast, then pour the apple cider vinegar into the Instant Pot. You will want to cook the roast for an hour using the meat/stew setting, let the pressure release naturally for about 15 minutes then release the pressure by turning the nob.

How To Add Vegetables to A Pot Roast

Many low-carb vegetables do not hold up well when cooked under pressure for long periods of time. That is why the vegetables are added at the end. Once you have released the pressure from the Instant Pot, remove the lid and add the low-starch vegetables.

The low-carb vegetables you will use for the pot roast are mushrooms, zucchini, celery, turnips, and orange bell pepper. You will want to leave the mushrooms whole. The rest of the vegetables can be cut into large pieces.

For those of you who have never used turnips before, yes they are root vegetables, but at only 6g total carbs, 1.8g fibre (= 4.2g net carbs) per 100g. It is a great sturdy low-starch vegetable choice.

Dump the vegetables over the roast then close the lid. The vegetables only need to cook for two minutes on the manual or pressure cook setting.

When the vegetables are done let the pressure release naturally for a few minutes and then turn the valve to release the pressure.

What To Serve With Pot Roast

When the vegetables are done cooking you will want to remove the vegetables and roast from the Instant Pot to rest. The roast will need to rest for about 10-15 minutes before you shred it. This will keep it from drying out.

To make a simple gravy from the roast drippings, you will want to pour the broth into a large jar to cool. When the broth is warm and no longer steaming, add 2-3 tablespoons of butter to the broth, and then blend it together with a stick blender or regular blender.

The broth will thicken into a light gravy that is more like Au Jus. After that, your pot roast is ready for dinner.

How To Cook A Keto Pot Roast in the Slow Cooker

This recipe can easily be cooked in aslow cooker as well. The steps are very similar, add the roast to the slow cooker, cover with seasoning, and add the vinegar. Cover your slow cooker and cook on high heat for 4-6 hours or low heat for 8-10 hours.

During the last two hours of cooking, add the vegetables and finish cooking. The gravy can be made the same way as above. You can also add the vegetables at the beginning, but they may be overcooked at the end. If you love your vegetables extra soft, toss them in the slow cooker from the start.

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How To Use Pot Roast Leftovers

Once you pressure cook a pot roast, you will never go back. This is one meal that is perfect for leftovers. Pot roast meat can be used in so many different ways.

I love to stuff Keto Cheese Taco Shells with leftover meat for an easy beef taco dinner the next day. I hope you enjoy this pot roast. Comment below the type of vegetables you use when making pot roast.

Best keto side dishes to serve with beef

There are so many delicious low-carb and keto side dishes to serve with beef. Beef is a family-friendly dinner and so you need to choose easy healthy side dishes that the whole family will love.

Here are some of my favorite keto beef side dishes.

• Cheesy keto garlic bread
• Easy mashed cauliflower
• The best low-carb bread, pasta, and potato substitutes
• Low-carb keto almond flour bread
• Baked cheesy broccoli and cauliflower

In addition to the side dishes above, I love to serve this dish with a huge side salad and homemade 1-minute mayo or the Big Mac salad dressing.

Additional recipes you may like:

• Keto Cheese Taco Shells
• Keto Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
• 30 Simple Low-Carb Recipes to Start your Meal Plan