Slow Cooker Roast Beef

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⏱ 485 mins 🍽 6-8 serving(s) 🏷 Roast Beef

This straightforward recipe yields tender, flavourful roast beef with minimal preparation. A beef roast is seasoned with dry onion soup mix, black pepper, and bay leaves, then slow-cooked until perfectly tender. The method allows for optional root vegetables to be added towards the end of cooking. The resulting cooking juices can be used to create a rich gravy. It serves 6 to 8 people and requires just over 8 hours of total time, most of which is hands-off cooking.

Slow Cooker Roast Beef

Ingredients

  • 3 -4 lbs beef roast (any cut)
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 envelope dry onion soup mix

Method

  1. Place the beef roast into the slow cooker.
  2. Sprinkle the dry onion soup mix over the roast to cover it.
  3. Add the black pepper, sprinkling it evenly over the top.
  4. Position the three bay leaves on top of the seasoned roast.
  5. Cook for 8-9 hours on a Med-Low setting, or for 3-4 hours on High.
  6. For an optional addition, place carrots, onions, and potatoes into the slow cooker during the final couple of hours on Med-Low, or the last hour on High. Add them in the sequence listed, as carrots require more time than potatoes.
  7. Use the accumulated drippings from the slow cooker to prepare a gravy.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium656000 mg

Recipe details

CategoryRoast Beef
AuthorCarrolJ