Pot Roast Soup

This easy pot roast soup is a breeze in the Instant Pot or slow cooker. Full of tender chunks of beef, creamy potatoes and veggies in a savory broth. Great for when you are craving a pot roast dinner but want something lighter. It’s definitely a meal in a bowl type of dinner.

You might also like this slow cooker keto pot roast.

Growing up my mom always had a big roast dinner on Sundays. My whole family would come and it was so nice. Today I was in the mood for a big roast dinner but it was just me and my husband I wanted something lighter with the taste of that classic comfort food. So I made this pot roast soup instead and it was perfect!

We eat a lot of soup in my house and this soup is one of the most perfect dishes. It has tender bites of beef, creamy potatoes and carrots, all wrapped up in a savory onion flavored broth. It is literally one of my mom’s roast dinners in soup form.

And I made it in the Instant Pot though you can use a slow cooker too. The pressure cooker cooks the meat so it’s really tender and delicious. Plus you only have one pot to clean. But you can achieve the same results in a slow cooker.

Recipe ingredients and substitutions.

The simple ingredients I used were chuck roast, baby potatoes, carrots, celery, fresh garlic, thyme, beef broth, salt, black pepper, olive oil and onion soup mix.

Beef
I bought a chuck roast and cut it up into cubes. I wanted to get the true pot roast experience with this cut of meat. However you can use other cuts or even stew meat. The Instant Pot will make any cut of meat nice and tender, as would a slow cooker. I used to use round steak for stew before I knew about stew meat.

Vegetables
I wanted to use carrots and potatoes like my mom did but my husband also loves celery so I added that. I picked baby gold potatoes which were perfect for this soup recipe but you can use any kind of potatoes you want. I was going to use onions too but felt it might be too much with the onion soup mix. But feel free to add whatever veggies you want or do not want.

Onion Soup Mix and Beef Broth
The onion soup is one ingredient I wouldn’t exclude because it really adds a lot of flavor and seasoning. However you can use beef broth, beef stock or just water if you want.

Garlic and Thyme
I use fresh garlic and dried thyme. You can use garlic powder as a substitute and the amount would be ½ teaspoon of garlic powder. I like thyme in the soup and if you have fresh thyme feel free to use that. However remember 1 teaspoon of dried equals 1 tablespoon of fresh.

How to make pot roast soup in the Instant Pot.

Step 1: Get out your Instant Pot and hit the saute button and adjust the heat to high. Add the olive oil and when it’s heated up a bit and the beef cubes. Season with salt and black pepper and let brown for a few minutes.

Step 2: When the meat has browned a bit, hit the cancel button and add 1 cup of broth. Attach the lid and push the pressure release valve to the back. Hit the manual button for 10 minutes. When it’s done, let the pressure come down naturally for 10 minutes. Push the release valve to vent and take off the lid.

Step 3: Add the rest of the ingredients including the rest of the broth and water. Press the manual button for 15 minutes. When it’s done, let it come down naturally. Remove the lid and serve.

You can eat this with some crusty bread and a nice green salad or just have a big bowl pot roast soup. Store leftovers in an airtight container. This makes quite a bit of soup so you can also freeze it in individual containers for a quick meal. Please scroll down to view the printable recipe card.

To make this in pot roast soup in the slow cooker.

It’s even easier to make pot roast soup in the slow cooker or crock pot but it takes longer. I would cut the meat into small pieces so it cooks quicker and maybe keep the veggies in slightly bigger pieces so they don’t get mushy.

You put the beef cubes in first and sprinkle salt and black pepper over them. Stir and then add the rest of the ingredients. Cover and cook on high for 4-6 hours or on low for 6-8 hours. The key is to get the meat nice and tender.

To make this recipe with leftover pot roast.

You can put everything except the cooked meat in a large soup pot on the stove. Mix and bring to a simmer. Cook until the veggies are fork tender. Then add the leftover roast to the pot and cook for about 5 minutes to heat up and combine with the rest of the ingredients.

More easy and hearty soup recipes to try.

I have over 50 soup recipes on this blog. Here are few hearty recipes you can make in the Instant Pot or crockpot.

• slow cooker shredded beef chili
• Instant Pot lentil and sausage
• crockpot chicken tortilla soup
• Instant Pot beef stew or slow cooker lamb stew
• slow cooker Thai curry zucchini soup
• Instant Pot beef barley or chicken barley
• Instant Pot beef vegetable

You might say this is a stew but it’s really not in my opinion. To me it has the classic combination of a pot roast: meat, potatoes, carrots and celery. I also used an onion soup packet since I often use that to make my pot roast.  A few more spices and some bone broth and that’s it. Enjoy!