Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

from countrysidecravings.com
490 min
6 servings

Crazy tender, melt in your mouth slow cooker pot roast with carrots and potatoes. This super easy recipe requires little prep and the crockpot does all the work!

Ingredients

  • 1 (4 pound)(2kg) chuck roast
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 cups (750ml) beef broth
  • 2 teaspoons- 1 tablespoon beef bouillon (I like better than bouillon brand)
  • 6 whole carrots; peeled and cut into large chunks
  • 2 pounds potatoes; washed, peeled (optional) and cut into large chunks
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup all purpose flour
  • 2 cups beef broth (from the crockpot)

Directions

  1. 1

    Pat roast dry with paper towels. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add a little oil and sear the roast on all sides. Place roast in the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Deglaze the pan with a little beef broth scraping up all the browned bits and add to slow cooker.

  2. 2

    Sprinkle with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix remaining broth with the bouillon and add to slow cooker. Place carrots and potatoes around the roast. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours. **I don't recommend cooking on high**

  3. 3

    To make gravy, remove 2 cups of beef broth from the slow cooker and set aside. In a medium saucepan melt the butter over medium low heat. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly. Slowly pour and whisk in the reserved beef broth. Simmer while stirring until thickened. If the gravy is too thick stir in a little more broth.