Instant Pot Beef and Rice Pilaf with Vegetables Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion (diced)
• 3 carrots (sliced)
• 3 celery stalks (diced)
• 1½ pounds beef stew cubes ((or a a beef roast, cut into 1" cubes with fat trimmed))
• 8 ounces tomato sauce ((1 can))
• 15 ounces reduced sodium beef broth ((1 can))
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon steak seasoning
• 1 bay leaf
• 1½ cups jasmine rice ( (can also use white rice))
• 1 head of garlic (cut in half horizontally)
• ¼ cup fresh parsley (roughly chopped)