Ingredients:

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3 cups beef broth
3 carrots, diced
2 stalks celery, diced
3 potatoes, diced
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
Salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:

1. Heat the oil in the Instant Pot on the sauté function.
2. Add the beef and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
3. Add the onion and garlic and cook until softened about 3 minutes.
4. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for 1 minute.
5. Add the broth, carrots, celery, potatoes, thyme, oregano, bay leaf, and season with salt and pepper.
6. Lock the lid on the Instant Pot and set the valve to sealing.
7. Cook on high pressure for 25 minutes.
8. Quickly release the pressure and carefully open the lid.
9. Stir in any additional seasonings, to taste.
10. Serve hot.

This isn't your Grandma's beef stew: The Instant Pot (a slow cooker, pressure cooker and stove-top stand-in, all in one) makes this hearty dish a weeknight possibility.