Comfort Pot Roast (For the Crock Pot)

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⏱ 28 mins 🍽 4-6 serving(s) 🏷 Roast Beef

This is my definitive method for pot roast, perfected over many years. It yields incredibly tender beef and carrots bathed in a flavourful gravy, making it the ultimate comfort dish. I typically serve it over mashed potatoes, dumplings, or egg noodles to soak up all the delicious sauce. The preparation is straightforward, relying on a slow cooker to do most of the work.

Comfort Pot Roast (For the Crock Pot)

Ingredients

  • 3 -5 lbs chuck roast
  • 1 medium onion, peeled and sliced
  • 1 -2 lb carrot, peeled (if thin, leave whole, if chunky, cut in half)
  • 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix, divided
  • 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder (from soup envelope)
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Method

  1. Pour 2 tablespoons of water into the base of your slow cooker.
  2. Arrange the prepared carrots in the bottom of the crock pot.
  3. Mix together the paprika, the dry onion soup powder, garlic powder, and black pepper to create a seasoning rub.
  4. Massage this dry rub all over the surface of the chuck roast.
  5. Position the seasoned roast on top of the carrots in the cooker.
  6. Scatter half of the leftover dry soup mix over the roast.
  7. Place the sliced onions in a layer over the meat.
  8. Dust the onions with the rest of the soup mix.
  9. Spread the condensed cream of mushroom soup evenly over the top.
  10. Allow to cook on the low setting for 8 to 10 hours.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1484200 mg

Recipe details

CategoryRoast Beef
Authorshelbyrose