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Perfect Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Perfect Slow Cooker Pot Roast

This Perfect Slow Cooker Pot Roast is a hearty, flavorful dish, ideal for any dinner gathering.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings
Calories 450 kcal

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • large pot

Ingredients
  

Meat and Broth

  • 3 lbs chuck roast
  • 1 ¼ cups beef broth
  • 2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Vegetables

  • 5 medium carrots peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 2.5 lbs small yukon gold potatoes left whole
  • 1 medium yellow onion peeled, halved and cut into thick slices
  • 5 cloves garlic minced (about 1 ½ Tbsp)

Seasonings

  • 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil divided
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh thyme
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Optional Gravy

  • 2 ½ tablespoon cornstarch mixed with 3 tablespoon beef broth, optional for thickening gravy

Garnish

  • 2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

Instructions
 

Cooking Instructions

  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Dab roast dry with paper towels, season all over with salt and pepper.
  • Sear roast in pot until browned on both sides, about 4 - 5 minutes per side. Transfer roast to slow cooker.
  • Add remaining ½ tablespoon olive oil to pot. Add onion and sauté 2 minutes, add garlic and sauté 30 seconds longer. Pour onion mixture over roast in slow cooker.
  • Return pot to heat, pour in beef broth, Worcestershire, thyme and rosemary and cook about 15 seconds, just long enough to scrape up browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Remove from heat.
  • Layer potatoes and carrots over onion layer in slow cooker, pour beef broth evenly over top then season with salt and pepper.
  • Cover slow cooker and cook on low heat until roast and vegetables are tender, about 8 - 9 hours.
  • Remove roast and vegetables, shred roast (discard fat) and cut potatoes if desired.
  • If you'd like to thicken the broth and make a gravy, pour broth from slow cooker through a fine mesh strainer into a small saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat. Whisk cornstarch with 3 tablespoon beef broth then pour into saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, let simmer for 30 - 60 seconds.
  • Plate roast and vegetables, pour gravy over the top and sprinkle with parsley.

Notes

Thicker carrots will work better here. There should be 2 cups liquid for thickening; adjust with more broth if necessary.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 450kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 30gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 90mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 1200mgFiber: 5gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 900IUVitamin C: 15mgCalcium: 50mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Beef Dish, Pot Roast, Slow Cooker
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