🕰️ Slow-Cooker Pot Roast Recipe

Here’s a classic comfort dish made easy: Slow-Cooker Pot Roast—tender beef, hearty vegetables, and rich gravy all simmered to perfection while you go about your day 🥩🥕🥔

🕰️ Slow-Cooker Pot Roast Recipe

🛒 Ingredients:

• 3–4 lb chuck roast
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp paprika
• 4 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
• 4–5 potatoes, halved or quartered
• 1 onion, sliced
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• 2 cups beef broth
• 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp tomato paste (optional, for depth)
• 2 tbsp cornstarch + 2 tbsp water (for thickening gravy)

🔥 Instructions:

1. Sear the Roast (Optional but Flavorful) Season roast with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, and paprika. Heat oil in a skillet and sear roast on all sides until browned. Transfer to slow cooker.
2. Layer the Veggies Add carrots, potatoes, onion, and garlic around the roast.
3. Add Liquid & Cook Low and Slow Mix beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and tomato paste. Pour over roast and veggies. Cover and cook on LOW for 8–10 hours or HIGH for 4–6 hours, until meat is fork-tender.
4. Make the Gravy Remove roast and veggies. Skim fat from juices. Mix cornstarch and water, stir into juices, and simmer until thickened (you can do this in a saucepan or right in the slow cooker on HIGH).
5. Serve and Enjoy Slice or shred roast. Serve with vegetables and ladle gravy over the top. Garnish with fresh parsley if desired.