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A delicious slow cooker pot roast served with tender potatoes and carrots in a savory gravy.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

A simple and comforting pot roast recipe made in your slow cooker. Perfect for a Sunday dinner.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Pot Roast
  • 3 lb beef chuck roast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 sprig fresh rosemary
  • 2 bay leaves
Vegetables
  • 1 lb carrots peeled and cut into chunks
  • 1 lb potatoes peeled and cut into chunks

Equipment

  • slow cooker

Method
 

  1. Season the beef roast with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the roast on all sides until browned. Transfer the roast to your slow cooker.
  3. Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to the skillet and cook until softened, about 3-5 minutes. Stir in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste. Bring to a simmer.
  4. Pour the broth mixture over the roast in the slow cooker. Add the rosemary sprig and bay leaves.
  5. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours, until the roast is tender.
  6. Add the carrots and potatoes to the slow cooker during the last 2-3 hours of cooking.
  7. Remove the rosemary sprig and bay leaves before serving. Shred or slice the roast and serve with the vegetables and cooking liquid.

Notes

For a thicker gravy, you can remove the roast and vegetables and make a slurry with cornstarch and water, then simmer the cooking liquid until thickened.

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