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Pressure Cooker Beef Stew with Mushrooms
Tender chunks of beef chuck in a rich, thyme-scented gravy with soft red potatoes, sweet carrots and earthy mushrooms.

- Pressure cooker
- 1 hr · 25 min hands-on
- Serves 6
- Dairy-free
- Up to 30 g carbs
- Protein 30 g+
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 2 lb900 gBoneless beef chuckcut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
- 3 small500 gRed potatoescut into 1 1/2-inch chunks
- 5 medium300 gCarrotscut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 cups sliced280 gWhite mushroomshalved
- 1½ medium160 gYellow onionchopped
- 4 cloves12 gGarlicminced
- 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
- 2¼ cups480 gReduced-sodium beef broth
- 2¾ tsp15 gWorcestershire sauce
- 2½ tbsp20 gAll-purpose flour
- 1½ tbsp20 gOlive oil
- 2 tsp2 gDried thyme
- ¾ tsp5 gSalt
- ¾ tsp2 gBlack pepper
- 2½ tbsp chopped10 gFresh parsleychopped
Steps
- Pat the beef dry, then toss with the flour, salt and pepper.
- Set the pressure cooker to sauté and heat the olive oil. Brown the beef in two batches, about 4 minutes per batch, and set aside.
- Add the onion and mushrooms and cook 4 minutes, scraping up browned bits. Stir in the garlic, tomato paste and thyme for 1 minute.
- Pour in the beef broth and Worcestershire, scraping the bottom well. Return the beef and its juices.
- Lock the lid and cook at high pressure for 25 minutes, then quick-release.
- Add the potatoes and carrots, lock the lid and cook at high pressure for 5 minutes more, then let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes before releasing the rest. The beef should be fork-tender and well past 145°F (63°C).
- Stir, let the stew rest a few minutes to thicken, and serve sprinkled with the parsley.
Contains: Fish, Gluten.
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