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Platter of Slow Cooker Roast Beef with carrots and potatoes

Slow Cooker Roast Beef

Catherine
This Slow Cooker Roast beef recipe makes it easy to whip up a complete meal in your crock pot! Make the best beef, sides and gravy all at once!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 8 servings
Calories 448 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lbs chuck roast
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 lbs potatoes peeled and cut into chunks (you can leave skin on if using new potatoes)
  • 5 large carrots cut into chunks*
  • 1 small onion quartered
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 3 cups beef broth
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch for the gravy
  • 1 tablespoon fresh herbs (rosemary, thyme or parsley), for serving

Instructions
 

  • Pat the chuck roast down with paper towel and season it with salt and pepper on all sides.
  • In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium-high heat. Sear the roast to brown it on both sides (a few minutes per side).**
  • Place the sliced potatoes, carrots and onions in the bottom of the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Add the seared chuck roast on top. Pour the Worcestershire sauce and beef broth over the roast. Add the fresh herbs. Place lid on the slow cooker and cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 8 hours.
  • Remove the beef and shred it into chunks, discarding any fat. Place the beef, potatoes and carrots onto a serving platter.
  • Ladle 2-3 cups of liquid (beef broth) from the slow cooker into a saucepan, running it through a strainer to remove any chunks. Heat over medium heat. In a small cup, mix 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup water to create a slurry. Add it to the saucepan and whisk until it thickens to form a gravy.
  • Pour gravy over top of the roast and potatoes. Sprinkle with fresh herbs and serve.

Notes

  • *if using smaller carrots, like baby carrots, add them in the last hour and half of cooking to avoid them getting mushy.
  • **Searing the chuck roast will give it a nice crust (which I recommend) but you can skip this step and cook the roast entirely in the slow cooker if you like.

    • Note: Metric ingredient measurements are provided as a courtesy using a third-party calculator and are rounded to the nearest unit. The recipes provided on this site have not been tested with metric measurements and their accuracy cannot be verified.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 36gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 117mgSodium: 553mgPotassium: 1285mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 7594IUVitamin C: 27mgCalcium: 71mgIron: 5mg

    The nutritional information provided is based on third-party calculations and is an estimate only. Accurate nutritional facts will vary based on the particular brands used, portion sizes, measurement accuracy and more.

    Keyword beef, one pot meal, roast beef, slow cooker
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