Instant Pot BBQ Beef Sandwiches - Lunch Version
These freezer friendly BBQ Beef Sandwiches are popular at parties and potlucks! It almost feels like cheating to call this easy, tender, barbecue-smothered beef a "recipe" especially now that it can be made in the Instant Pot!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds quarter Beef Roast
- 1 cup Barbecue Sauce
- 4 individual Hamburger Buns, White
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Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- **Due to the nature of pressure cooking there is always room for inconsistency. The times given here are based on 4 servings fresh. If you are using more servings you may need to increase your cooking time.**
- Add the trivet and minimum amount of water needed for your Instant Pot (1- 1.5 cups).
- Trim visible fat from the roast.
- Place the roast on trivet and pour barbecue sauce over the roast.
- Lock the lid in place and seal steam nozzle.
- Cook on high pressure for 40 minutes.
- Allow the pressure to release naturally.
- Change setting to saute to thicken, if desired. (Remove trivet before doing this).
- Shred the beef with two forks and serve on buns.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 4 Servings
- Serving Size
- 1 sandwich Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 457
- Total Fat
- 11g
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 111mg
- Sodium
- 926mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 45g
- Fiber
- 0g
- Sugar
- 22g
- Protein
- 42g
- WW Freestyle
- 13
10 Comments
Join the discussion40 minutes cannot possibly be long enough to cook a solid piece of red meat. Especially if it is not already cut up into chunks.
Orissa, in the ingredient list is says “1 ½ pounds quarter Beef Roast” as a note to cut up the beef roast in 1/4 chunks. That said, it will cook in the time listed. Let us know though if you have any problems! Happy Cooking!
If your bbq sauce is thick you will need to add water. Mine didn’t come to pressure until I added the water.
Can you help me understand what cut of beef I am to get for this recipe, and then how I need to cut it to prepare it? I find the directions are not exactly clear for this one. Thanks!!
You can get any type of beast roast. Bottom round, chuck roast, shoulder roast. And we want you to cut all meats into quarters (cut it in the middle lengthwise and width wise) so that you have at least 4 pieces. This post tells you why we suggest this when freezing – https://onceamonthmeals.com/blog/series/instant-pot/instant-pot-tips-tricks-201/.
Thank you, Tricia!
Do you not need water? I am going to use strewing beef chunks, how long cooking smaller chunks
From our user feedback: If your bbq sauce is thick, you will need to add water. And if you are worried about overcooking, (and your meat is from fresh and not frozen), you could cook for 20 minutes and do a quick release. If you need to add additional time, the Instant Pot should come back to pressure quickly because it has already been heated.
How long is the preheat time?
Hi Jo Ann, if you cook this from fresh, it take about 5 minutes for your Instant Pot to come to pressure. If cooking from frozen, it takes about 15 minutes. Hope this helps. Happy Cooking! ~ OAMM