Vegan Beef Stew (Instant Pot Recipe)

We want to show you how to make our vegan beef stew instant pot recipe in 25 mins! We use vegan beef tips from gardein but you can use any vegan beef substitute you want.

I grew up in a non-vegan home where beef stew was always a staple during the winter. After becoming a vegan athlete, I found a way to make my beef stew vegan! Stew is just so filling and it warms your entire body which is very necessary for these cold winters.

Most traditional stew recipes will need to cook for at least a couple of hours, but with an instant pot, this vegan beef stew recipe is cooked in 10 min!

How To Make: Instant Pot Vegan Beef Stew

Instant pot recipes are so quick & easy! For this vegan stew, you just add your ingredients to the instant pot & it's good to go! We used seasonal vegetables for this recipe to make it nutritious and delicious, but you can use any vegetables you like in a stew!

1. Chop onions, celery, and carrots into equal sizes.
   
2. Chop your potato into 1-inch cubes. Optionally, if you want to add rutabaga, peel and chop into 1-inch cubes. To peel rutabaga simply put your knife at a 45-degree angle and slice off the outer layer of the skin one chunk at a time. If you chop off the ends first it's easier to see where to peel.
   
3. Add all the veggies and seasoning (mentioned in the recipe card below), except for the cornstarch, into the Instant Pot. Stir to make sure they're all combined.
   
4. Cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.
   
5. While stew cooks in a separate bowl combine cornstarch and water into a slurry.
   
6. Add corn starch slurry into instant pot stew and stir continuously until slightly thickened. Done!
   
7. Serve with toasted bread or dumplings.

We used Gardein Beef Tips for added protein and texture but you can make a vegan stew without them, or use whichever vegan beef tip product you love! Also, make sure you don't skip the vegan no beef bouillon! We tried making this recipe with vegetable bouillon and it just didn't have the same flavour profile. I linked the one we use (and love) below.

Kitchen Equipment I used for recipe:

The 9-1 absolute unit Air Fryer, Instant Pot, Dehydrator – I was actually very anti-Instant-pot/Air fryer for a long time and bought a couple in the past and could never get them to work or make any of the food taste good. This spaceship of an appliance changed everything! I make everything in it now! Desserts, Dinners, Dog Treats, you name it and I can make it in this beast. Highly recommend!

Vegan, no beef, beef bouillon - We use the paste one but their cubes work the same way! I haven't found any products that add as much flavour as "Better Than Bouillon" products can. Note: this stuff is potent so it can take over a dish. If it's your first time using it add in a little.

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Nutrition Facts

The nutrition information presented here is for all of the ingredients. I take all of the nutritional information from Cronometer a nutritional tracker website that provides you with a lot of great information, especially regarding micronutrients!

Now for the thick of it, the nutritional information!

Like a lot of the chilis and stews we make on this blog (and most blogs) they are filled to the brim with nutrition! Unsurprising when you throw in a bunch of vegetables into a pot and cook it that it will be very nutritionally dense.

A quick snapshot of the highlights:

220% of your Vitamin A

9g or over a third of your daily intake of fiber.

Solid 17.5 g of protein.

Over half you daily iron needs.

The star of the show for this dish is the rutabaga. A lot of people might not really cook with or even know what a rutabaga is but its essentially just another root vegetable similar to a potato (except with way more nutrition).

Rutabagas are full of anti oxidants, anti inflammatory compounds and even cancer fighting agents. A good source of minerals and fiber as well. Best part is you can use them interchangeably with potatoes and not even notice a difference, except in your health 😉

Frequently Asked Instant Pot Questions

What can I substitute for stew meat?

There are quite a few things you could substitute for stew meat if you are looking to make your stew a little better for everyone. The obvious is meat substitutes. We used Gardein Beef Tips in our recipe but there is no shortage of meat substitutes out there for you to use.

We often substitute lentils for ground beef in recipes and although most stews wouldn't be using ground beef this could still be a could way to add protein to your meatless stew.

How can I add flavor to beef stew?

The two ways we used to impart lots of flavor and depth into our beef stew is using a rich red wine as our stock and using a quality beef bouillon. Vegetables with add some flavor but the majority of our flavor will come from those two things.

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Other recipes you might like:

• Easy Vegan Chili
• Vegan Loaded Sweet Potatoes
• Vegan Air Fryer Cinnamon Rolls

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