Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast is a fantastic recipe for a hearty weekend recipe. Gather your family around the table for a comforting meal!
We have a pretty busy life. Our kids are getting older and wanting to do more activities. Dinner time is our chance to sit down and connect with each other. That does not happen as much I would hope during the week so our weekend meals are pretty golden.
I’m trying to go a bit old school and have a bigger sit down Sunday dinner (with dessert). I remembering do that growing up and I always loved going over to my friend’s homes where their families did the same. There is something about a comforting meal that brings people together, right?
How To Cook A Roast In A Crock Pot
If you want something to be super tender, you cook it low and slow. It is the whole purpose of a crock pot or slow cooker. Cooking meat in the crock pot is one of my favorite ways to prepare it because it does a beautiful job of tenderizing the meat without over cooking it.
You typically do not need to add liquid when using a crock pot, but you can. It cooks slow enough where the natural juices come out and keep it moist.
I make a super easy and delicious beef roast dinner in the crock pot that I absolutely LOVE! I throw everything in, set it on low for about 8-10 hours and dinner is ready for us!
Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Ingredients
- 2-4 lbs Beef Chuck Roast
- 1 Medium Yellow Onion, Sliced
- 2-3 Cups Baby Carrots
- 1 Pkt Au Jus Mix
- 1 Pkt Ranch Dressing Mix
- 1 Pkt Italian Dressing Mix
- 1 Pkt Brown Gravy Mix
- 2 Cups Water
- 2 TBSP Butter
- 2 TBSP All Purpose Flour
Instructions
- Place carrots and onion into the crock pot.
- Place the roast on top.
- In a small bowl mix together seasonings and sprinkle over the roast.
- Pour in the water and cover with a lid.
- Cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 6-8 hours.
- Remove roast, carrots and onions onto a serving dish and reserve 2 1/2 cups of broth.
- Heat butter in a medium sauce pan over medium high heat.
- Once butter is melted, whisk in flour and continuously stir for 1 minute.
- Slowly add in broth and whisk to prevent lumps. The slower you add it the better.
- Let it come to a bowl then remove from heat. If you want to thin it out a bit, add in a little more broth.
- Serve.
