Description
Tender and delicious pot roast recipe cooked to pull-apart perfection in a slow cooker layered with tender onions in a savory sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lb Chuck Roast
- 2 cups Red or Yellow Onion, thinly sliced
- 3 Garlic Cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp White Wine Vinegar
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/4 cup Tomato Sauce
- 1 cup Beef Broth
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Fresh Thyme, chopped (or 1/4 tsp dried)
- 2 tsp Fresh Parsley, chopped
- 1–2 tbsp All-Purpose Flour or cornstarch
Instructions
- Whisk: In a small bowl, whisk together tomato sauce, beef broth, minced garlic, thyme, worcestershire sauce and white wine vinegar.
- Season: Trim any excess fat off of your chuck roast. Salt and pepper all sides of the roast.
- Layer: In the bottom of your slow cooker, add half of the sliced onions. Pour half the sauce over the onions. Place chuck roast on top of the onions and evenly sprinkle remaining onions on top. Pour remaining sauce on top.
- Cook: Cover and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7 hours. When ready, roast will be fork tender.
- Gravy: Use 1 tablespoon of cornstarch or all-purpose flour per 1 cup of sauce from the slow cooker. Heat over low heat stirring frequently until sauce lightly thickens.
- Serve: Serve pot roast with gravy over a bed of mashed potatoes with a sprinkle of fresh parsley(optional).
Notes
Pro Tip! PRIOR TO MAKING GRAVY – IF YOUR SAUCE TURNS OUT GREASY (chuck roast is a fatty cut of meat), separate sauce from pot roast and pour into a tall clear container. Place in the fridge to allow the grease to float to the top of the container. It will lightly harden when separating from broth making it easier to separate. Then, scoop or ladle out the grease.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 7 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 520 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18 g
- Trans Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 42 g
- Cholesterol: 130 mg
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