This Instant Pot beef tips and mushroom gravy recipe is the bomb! Tender sirloin or stew meat in your pressure cooker packed with flavor everyone will love.
Let me tell you how amazing this Instant Pot beef tips and mushroom gravy turned out! Actually it is too hard to describe so you’ll just have to make it yourself this week. 😉 If you’ve made any of my Instant Pot recipes you know how easy they are. I also focus on inexpensive meals so use either stew meat or sirloin (which is what I had on hand). Guaranteed, this will become a keeper. (originally published 9/19, participant in the Amazon program, affiliate links present)
- This recipe was created quite by accident actually. I wasn’t planning on creating a new pressure cooker beef recipe that day but once it was done I HAD to share it.
- It was one of those “I need to cook this meat and the mushrooms only have one day left, so what can I do with these” nights. 😉 I am sure you’ve been there before.
Let’s start with the steak I used.
As I’ve stated in the past we bought a cow from a local organic farmer and have a large freezer packed with all kinds of cuts.
- We don’t cook beef very often, with the exception of ground beef which I find super easy to use. If I use the other cuts it’s because they’re about to spoil or my husband has a craving for it.
- You can see the pieces above. Occasionally I will slice them even smaller so they get even more tender while cooking, but as is this worked great.
- Beef stew meat comes out incredible as well and is quite inexpensive to buy at your local grocery store.
- Another perk to that is it is already cubed for you so it’s less prep work for you.
Sirloin steak was on the menu, and I couldn’t wait another day to use them up before they went bad. I have to be honest, if I’m going to make a new Instant Pot beef recipe I almost always dice it into bite size pieces before cooking it.
Smaller pieces makes it easier to eat, and comes out as tender as possible this way I feel.
Ingredients needed to make Instant Pot beef tips
- Pressure cooker
- if you have an Instant Pot I HIGHLY suggest you get this nonstick pot
- you can use your Ninja Foodi or Crockpot Express pot too
- Sirloin steak or beef stew meat
- Gravy packet – we used this one
- Baby bella mushrooms
What is the difference between white and baby bella mushrooms?
Baby bella and white button are both strains of Agaricus bisporus, but these 2 mushrooms look and taste very different.
- White buttons are harvested at an immature stage, while baby bellas are harvested an intermediate stage of maturity. Portabella mushrooms are fully mature baby bellas.
- The color is the obvious difference, the firmness to me is the most important. You don’t want something that will disintegrate while cooking.
- Onion
- Olive oil
- Beef broth
- Salt and pepper
- Worcestershire sauce
- Garlic salt
- and garlic powder if you’re a big garlic lover
I serve it over a bed of wide egg noodles but Instant Pot white rice would be great too. They’re made separately but typically pressure cooked in my other electric pressure cooker.
Why do I use packaged gravy? Well, because I am all about easy and this is ready to use, just rip the end off and pour it right in. It lends a TON of flavor to the dish but more importantly it thickens the sauce up tremendously.
- There was a night I didn’t have this on hand so I made it as is without the brown gravy packet and it wasn’t nearly as good. I tried to save it with some sour cream I had on hand but the thickness wasn’t there.
Does Instant Pot make meat tender?
- Meats in a pressure cooker become quite tender no matter what cut it is. How tender depends on several factors:
What makes this Instant Pot beef tips recipe SO good though is the gravy. It. Is. Amazing!
It is a bit like the taste in Instant Pot beef stroganoff but there’s more of it and it has a stronger, richer flavor. In that one I used cream of mushroom soup, however this one is more homemade than that.
Follow these steps:
- Saute beef tips with olive oil until you’ve browned the outside of your meat pieces
- Then scrape brown bits off the bottom to deglaze the Instant Pot, this will ensure the burn message doesn’t show up on your screen.
- Add ingredients other than dry gravy mix and cook for 15 minutes with a 5 minute natural release = 20 minutes cook time
- Then do a quick release and lift lid carefully away from your face
- Set to saute again, add remaining broth and gravy and allow to bubble and thicken. Stir and turn pot off once it is as thick as you’d like. This takes just minutes.
- Serve over rice, broad egg noodles, or mashed potatoes.
Want to make Crockpot beef tips too? We have directions for that!
Other Instant Pot recipes you should try next:
- Our Instant Pot beef stew casserole is incredible.
- Pressure cooker shredded beef
- Instant Pot beef and broccoli recipe
- Find more Instant Pot steak recipes here!
If you want to cook steak in a Crockpot we love that too, as well as a great Ninja Foodi stew recipe.
Instant Pot Beef Tips
Ingredients
- 2 lbs steak we used sirloin, cut into small cubes
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 pkg mushrooms baby bellas, 1 carton, sliced in half
- 2/3 c beef broth
- 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
- 1 pkg gravy mix dry mix, 1.6 oz.
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Instructions
- Cut steak into small bite size pieces, the smaller the more tender they will be.
- Add olive oil to pot and set to saute. Put beef into pot and sear outsides, then take out and put into a bowl if you do not have a non stick pot so you can deglaze your pot with your 1/3 c broth (with non stick pots this isn't necessary).
- Pour 1/3 c broth into pot if you didn't already in last step. Put beef back into pot if you removed it with onions on top, followed by halved mushrooms and worcestershire sauce.
- Close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 15 minutes. Allow to naturally release steam for 5 minutes when done, then release rest of steam.
- Lift lid and set to saute again. In a bowl whisk together remaining 1/3 c broth and packet of dry gravy mix until smooth.
- When contents are bubbling add this gravy into your pot and allow to bubble for 1-2 minutes stirring intermittently so it thickens. Turn pot off.
- Serve over mashed potatoes or butter noodles.
Sherri Hohman says
Great easy limited ingredient recipe. I used stew meat and since there are only two of us only used about 1# of meat. Beef prices have skyrocketed. I did brown beef in a skillet and cook the onions and mushrooms briefly in the skillet with the olive oil after putting meat in IP. IP saute gets too hot. The meat came out very tender using your timing instructions. Only thing I added was a tablespoon of beef bouillon paste to add to flavor. Be careful of adding salt since gravy packet has a lot of salt. If you are cooking more beef I think there might not be enough gravy.
Could probably add more beef broth with gravy packet at end, but then I like lots of gravy. Served over mashed potatoes. Yum!
msSally says
At what point do you season the meat? (Or do you just add it in with the broth?)
Susan says
I tried a couple of other beef recipes. We ended up with some really tough cuts of beef and I need something that would make the beef tender and also came with a gravy. Other recipes I tried the beef came out fine but the watery “gravy” was yucky and tasteless. This gravy is thick and amazing. My extremely picky husband loved it. This blog is kind of hard to navigate and this recipe does not come up on the top search for beef instapot recipes, but it’s really a true winner. I would recommend it for anyone that is new to instapot, has tough beef to deal with and wants some yummy. Thanks Typical Mom Blog for figuring this one out.
The Typical Mom says
So glad you loved it!! If you use the search bar and type Instant Pot beef recipes there is a roundup of all the beef recipes and this is on the list.
Dana says
This was so easy and delish!!! I cut my stew beef into smaller bites and let it release all the way and it was so tender, you could cut it with a knife!!!
The Typical Mom says
yeah!!
Dana says
Hopefully with a knife 🤪
Molly says
Are the salt, pepper and garlic salt for seasoning the meat before browning or do you add it with the liquid?
Jennifer Wright says
Delicious & easy! I added sour cream at the end & served over egg noodles. Will be adding this to my favorites.
Amy says
I’m adding this to my grocery list and it states dry gravy mix.. which dry gravy mix beef pork chicken??
The Typical Mom says
In the ingredient list within the post I link to it, the packet literally just says brown gravy mix.
Tammy says
Really good recipe but I didn’t use mushrooms, not a fan! I doubled the gravy because I have a 10qt, ended up having more meat than gravy, and I only used a pound! I made enough to take leftovers to work with me!
The Typical Mom says
Glad it was a hit!
Monica says
I just got my first Instant Pot and I made this recipe tonight for dinner. I added whole garlic to the recipes and followed everything else to a T. This is the most gourmet meal I have ever made in one pot! My husband kept telling me how Gourmet it was and I agree! Fantastic Recipe!!! Thank you so much!
The Typical Mom says
Yay! So glad he loved it
Richard says
Made this for dinner tonight over mashed potatoes , very tasty! Glad there is leftovers.
Next time I make it I’am going to try using filet rather then stew meat.
The Typical Mom says
Glad you loved it
Ellise Weaver says
We have loved this recipe from the very first try! Just really delicious! I’ve added 5 more minutes to the cook time and I saute the onions and mushrooms for a few minutes before deglazing the pan. Works nicely. I’ve even added sour cream after the last step and serve immediately. Divine! This is definitely one of our new family favorites!
The Typical Mom says
Yay so glad you loved it!!
Ashley says
Hey what do you mean when you say close lid and steam valve and set to high pressure for 15? Does that mean you cook it on manual?
The Typical Mom says
If you have a manual button, hit that, then high pressure
Jeanie says
Below the beef tips description and photo, you have another photo labeled kick butt steak. Are these the same recipe?
Cindy Culpepper says
VERY tasty, I would definitely go with sirloin next time…I used stew meat, too tough…. but the flavor was amazing! Thanks for sharing!!!
Julia A Pippin says
Eating this for dinner now! Definitely a new staple in my kitchen! My family is raving about it! Thanks for sharing this one!!!!
The Typical Mom says
yay!!!
Jenn says
Total comfort food – I love it! Thanks for the cozy recipe – I’m sure it’s going to be a repeat one once Fall/Winter temps hit here!
The Typical Mom says
Yay!
Jacque Hastert says
I love this idea! My instant pot and I have become great friends and this sounds like a delicious dinner any night of the week.