Discover how to make a tender and flavorful pot roast in the slow cooker with this easy recipe. Perfect for a hearty, fuss-free meal.
An Easy Comfort Food Classic
This Pot Roast In The Slow Cooker is a total comfort food dinner that cooks low and slow all day while you do other things. The rich gravy is made from using onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup.
Chuck Roast
Chuck Roast is a hearty meat that is meant to cook low and slow. When you pick one, make sure there is some white marbling throughout.
This is what makes it soft and tender. The fat melts away leaving a tender roast.
I also make an Italian Beef using this same roast so check that recipe out as well!
Sear The Beef
This roast comes out best if you sear it before adding it to the slow cooker. This adds some caramelized flavor to the whole dish.
You loosen the meaty bits from the bottom of the pan and that is what gets added to your gravy. This adds a special richness and flavor.
You can make this without searing it and it will be good, but I promise you won’t regret giving this step a try.
No Peeking
The downfall of every slow cooker recipe comes when someone gets too excited and and peeks in the pot.
The lid is always clear for a reason, folks!
When you lift the lid, it adds 30 minutes of cooking each time, plus you let out all the steam and condensation which makes your meat and veggies tender.
It then takes forever for this to come back up to temp and the meat just dries out.
Give It A Rest
Whenever you cook meat, it needs time to rest and for the juices to distribute when it comes off the heat. If you try to cut any meat too soon, it will be tough.
This recipe specifically needs a few minutes to just settle down and then it should cut easily and fall apart with a spoon.
Ingredients
- *Visuals and Links and Explanations are in the post above for those who have questions. Check there forst.
- 2.5 pound chuck roast ( you can use up to a 5 lb roast with the same measurements for everything else)
- 1/2 cup of flour
- 3 tablespoons of butter or cooking oil of your choice (for searing)
- 1 can of Campbells’s cream of mushroom soup
- 2 tablespoons of White Wine Vinegar
- 1 packet of Lipton Onion Soup Mix
- 3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 2 cups of carrots
- 4 smaller potatoes of your choice, cut into smaller chunks
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Celery Seed
Instructions
- Add some salt and pepper to your flour and mix. I used about 1/2 teaspoon of each. Add to a flat plate.
- Remove your roast from the package and pat dry with a paper towel. Press the roast into the flour, salt and pepper mixture on all sides.
- Get a large skillet out and add your butter or cooking oil of choice and get it pretty hot. Just make sure it is not smoking.
- Add your roast to it and let it get Pretty well done on the outside. You will know when to flip it when it easily lifts from the pan. Mone took about 10 to 12 minutes on each side. I then seared the sides a little bit by holding it up on its sides with some tongs.
- Place the roast in the slow cooker.
- Turn off the hot skillet, but while it is still hot, add the vinegar and Worcestershire to the skillet and deglaze the pan. The meaty bits will lift off the bottom with the liquid. Use a rubber spatula to get them all up.
- In a bowl add your campbells soup and your litpin soup, then add whats in the skillet to thayt bowl. Whisk until smooth. Season with salt, pepper, celery seed and the garlic and onion powders. I did a 1/2 teaspoon of the celery seed and the garlic and onion powders. You can taste as you go and adjust. use salt and pepper sparingly as everything else has salt. Whisk this all to combine. Taste, adjust seasonings if you think it needs more of anything, then add 1 cup of warm water. Whisk again until smooth.
- Slice your onions and add to the slow cooker on top of the beef. Pour over your soup mixture.
- Cook on low, 7 hours. Do not open the lid at all. This adds 30 minutes to the cook time, every time you peek. This is why the lid is glass and see through, so you don’t have to lift it. Peeking also makes the meat tough since it adds cook time and has to come back up to temp and lets all the steam out.
- In hour seven, add your carrots and potatoes, give it all a stir and cook on high for one more hour.
- At hour eight, turn off or turn the cooker to warm. Let rest, for 15 minutes before serving. The meat should fall apart if you do what I said and did not peek.
- **I cannot vouch for those newer slow cookers that have a metal cooking insert. The ceramic inserts are best in my opinion. You will have to adjust cook times if you have a metal one as this makes a difference.
- **If you don’t want to wait for the hour to cook the veggies, you can serve mashed potatoes and already cooked veggies on the side and just top with gravy. Egg Noodles are good too!
- **if you want to make this in your covered roaster in the oven, you can follow all the same steps and cook on 325 for 4 hours (ish).
Your Slow Cooker Pot Roast is ready to be enjoyed! Serve it with mashed potatoes, roasted vegetables, or a side salad for a complete, satisfying meal. This classic dish is sure to bring warmth and comfort to your table every time.
