Slow Cooker Pot Roast

An easy pot roast made in the slow cooker, resulting in incredibly tender meat and vegetables with minimal effort.

By RecipeBoss

Servings

Time Required

8 hr

Ingredients

3 lbs beef chuck roast

4 medium carrots

3 stalks celery stalks

1 large onion

4 cloves garlic cloves

3 cups beef broth

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp tomato paste

0.25 cup all-purpose flour

1 tbsp olive oil

1.5 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

2 leaves bay leaves

1 tsp dried rosemary

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1
Season the beef chuck roast generously with salt and black pepper.
2
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the roast on all sides until browned. Remove roast and place in the slow cooker insert.
3 min
3
Chop onion, carrots, and celery. Mince garlic. In a bowl, whisk together beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, flour, bay leaves, dried rosemary, and remaining salt and pepper.
4
Pour the broth mixture over the roast in the slow cooker. Add the chopped vegetables around the roast.
5
Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or on high for 4-6 hours, until the roast is very tender.
8 min
6
Remove the roast and vegetables. Shred or slice the roast. Skim any excess fat from the cooking liquid. Serve the roast and vegetables with the cooking liquid as a gravy.

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