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Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Slow Cooker Pot Roast is the ultimate comfort food! It's a super hearty, deliciously flavorful meal in one that's sure to satisfy even the pickiest of eaters. This is just classic, homestyle, stick to your ribs good food made with basic, real ingredients. Plus it's the best thing to come home to, cooked and ready to eat, after a long day.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 8h 25m⏳ Prep: 25 min🔥 Cook: 8h👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pot
- slow cooker
- saucepan
- strainer
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Dab roast dry with paper towels, season generously all over with salt and pepper.
Tbsp olive oil, (divided)1 1/2
2
Sear roast in pot until browned on both sides, about ⏱️ 4 - 5 minutes per side. Transfer roast to slow cooker.
3
Add remaining 1/2 Tbsp olive oil to pot. Add onion and saute ⏱️ 2 minutes, add garlic and saute ⏱️ 30 seconds longer. Pour onion mixture over roast in slow cooker.
Tbsp olive oil, (divided)1 1/2
4
Return pot to heat, pour in beef broth, Worcestershire, thyme and rosemary and cook about ⏱️ 15 seconds, just long enough to scrape up browned bits from the bottom of the pot. Remove from heat.
5
Layer potatoes and carrots over onion layer in slow cooker, pour beef broth evenly over top then season with salt and pepper.
medium carrots (about 1 lb), (peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces*)5
6
Cover slow cooker and cook on low heat until roast and vegetables are tender, about ⏱️ 8 - 9 hours.
7
Remove roast and vegetables, shred roast (discard fat) and cut potatoes if desired.
8
If you'd like to thicken the broth and make a gravy, pour broth from slow cooker through a fine mesh strainer into a small saucepan**. Heat over medium-high heat. Whisk cornstarch with 3 Tbsp beef broth then pour into saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring constantly, let simmer ⏱️ 30 - 60 seconds.
9
Plate roast and vegetables, pour gravy over the top and sprinkle with parsley.
Nutrition Facts
calories
600 kcal
fat Content
30 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
6 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
453 mg
protein Content
45 g
cholesterol Content
156 mg
carbohydrate Content
34 g
saturated Fat Content
12 g
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