Moist And Juicy Pot Roast Done In A Slow Cooker

Watch how to make a classic pot roast, which is moist and juicy, in the slow cooker. It’s really easy to make this recipe: it takes just a few minutes to put everything together in the morning, and then you come home to a delicious one-dish meal with the house smelling incredible. Browned chuck roast cooks low and slow all day along with potatoes, carrots, onion, celery and dry onion soup mix.

The recipe is a good template that you can play around with to suit your taste.

The meat is so tender that it melts in your mouth, and all of the vegetables complement each other perfectly. Nobody will be complaining – except maybe when they ask for seconds… and thirds…

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

At a glance

• You’ll need: carrots, celery, chuck roast, dry onion soup mix, olive oil, onion, potatoes, salt and pepper, water
• Serves: 8
• Time: a few minutes of work, then most of the day in the slow cooker

Why this one is so popular

The ingredient list may look long, but it is really simple. A packet of onion soup mix does the seasoning for you, so there are no spice jars to measure, and the vegetables cook in the same pot as the meat. More than 2,500 home cooks have rated it on Allrecipes.

Tips for a tender pot roast

• Chuck is the right cut. It has plenty of marbling and connective tissue, which melts during the long cook. Lean cuts like round dry out instead.
• Brown the meat first if you have five minutes. It is optional, but the browned crust adds a lot of flavour to the gravy.
• Put the vegetables underneath. Potatoes and carrots in the bottom sit in the liquid and cook through; on top they can stay firm.
• Do not keep lifting the lid. Every peek lets out heat and adds time.
• If it is tough, it needs longer, not less. Pot roast goes through a chewy stage before it turns fall-apart tender.

Leftovers

Leftover pot roast keeps for a few days in the fridge and is arguably better the next day. Shred it for sandwiches, fold it into a beef stew, or pile it onto mashed potatoes with the gravy.

Watch the video recipe below and learn how to make a classic pot roast in the slow cooker (video: Allrecipes).

Get your full written recipe and helpful tips at Allrecipes: Marie’s Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast → Thanks to Marie Bongiovanni Thomas for this amazing recipe.

More pot roast and comfort food

• The Best Pot Roast Recipe In Crockpot – with oven and Instant Pot versions too.
• Easy Crock Pot Roast – another set-and-forget version.
• How To Cook A Superb Beef Stew – the other great use for chuck.
• Creamy Mashed Potatoes – to serve with the gravy.
• No-Boil Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes – if you have a second slow cooker.