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Slow-Cooker Pot Roast

Get a head start on dinner with this fresh take on a slow-simmered, all-in-one meal that makes clean-up a breeze.

Source: Everyday Food, October 2008

6 hours 25 mins 15 mins 8

Total Time Prep Servings

Ingredients

1 tablespoon cornstarch
8 medium carrots, cut into thirds
2 medium onions, each cut into 8 wedges
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 beef chuck roast (3 pounds), trimmed of excess fat
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Directions

1. In slow cooker, stir together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons cold water until smooth. Add carrots and onions; season with salt and pepper, and toss.
2. Sprinkle roast with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper; place on top of vegetables, and drizzle with Worcestershire. Cover; cook on high, 6 hours (or on low, 10 hours).
3. Transfer roast to a cutting board; thinly slice against the grain. Place vegetables in a serving dish; pour pan juices through a fine-mesh sieve, if desired. Serve roast with vegetables and pan juices.

Watch: How to Sift Flour Without a Sieve

Cook's Notes

Oven method: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In step 1, use a 5-quart Dutch oven or ovenproof pot with a tight-fitting lid; add 2 cups water. Cover; bake until roast is tender, 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Proceed with step 3.

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claire0712

23 AUG, 2015

This is so good! I no longer bother with other pot roast recipes. This one is so easy and is consistently perfect.
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Gabby654

12 JUN, 2015

This is my favourite thing to make in the crock pot. I do modify after making so many times I double the Worcester sauce, add 4 cloves of garlic, some tomato, Dijon mustard and some soy sauce to the gravy at the end --- Delicious
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RD_Arcadia

20 MAY, 2015

Delicious!!! I was skeptical, no longer. My kids loved it. The only change I made was the amount of vegetables - I only used one onion and three carrots. I'll be making this dish again! Thank you. :)
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BellaB126

15 APR, 2015

This was so delicious. I halved the recipe, using 1.5 lb of meat, and cooked it on low for 6.5 hours. It was perfect. The roast was so soft and there was plenty of jus that formed.
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ruthstrump1141584

9 APR, 2014

I have not actually made this recipe yet but I plan to. I am just commenting on the gravy and lack of taste. I find that cooking the potatoes and carrots in with the roast robs the flavor of the gravy. So much flavor is soaked into the potatoes and carrots that it leaves the gravy pretty flavorless.
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- purplepentacle
  
  13 APR, 2015
  
  If you read the recipe, it does not include potatoes. I expect because they do exactly what you think, add too much water and thin out the jus, dullutng flavor. Rhis recipe as it is written (and if actually read) is delicious as is.
MS10185301

19 JAN, 2015

Wonderful and as MANY others are saying, DO NOT CHANGE A THING!!!!! It will produce a lot of au jus so there is no concern about liquids!!!!! It comes out tender, juicy, and just delicious. And, your whole house will smell wonderful! I utilized the 10 hour slow cook. Super easy! Cut in chunks right in crock pot served atop buttered rice with a ladle of au jus over top. REAL comfort food!
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sandy94025

16 JAN, 2015

Delicious pot roast, made it several times, always perfect! Didn't change a thing.
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smithers34

20 DEC, 2014

This is a delicious pot roast and so simple. I have made it dozens of times and it turns out perfect everytime. DO NOT CHANGE A THING WHEN COOKING! follow the recipe to a T!! I have cooked it on low and high and both work great. Ive served with mashed potatoes or by itself is excellent as well. Easy, simple, and delicious....the best kind of recipe if you ask me.
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smithers34

20 DEC, 2014

This is a delicious pot roast and so simple. I have made it dozens of times and it turns out perfect everytime. DO NOT CHANGE A THINK WHEN COOKING! follow the recipe to a T!! I have cooked it on low and high and both work great. Ive serves with mashed potatoes or by itself is excellent as well. Easy, simple, and delicious....the best kind of recipe if you ask me.
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marieeray

29 SEP, 2014

This has been my 'go to' recipe for years now. I add potatoes and celery and a few splashes red wine and it comes out perfectly cooked, flavorful, with a nice amount of 'gravy' every time. I was so happy to find a recipe that did not require packaged soup or dressing mixes - the flavor of the vegetables and meat shine through deliciously. Try it as written or with a few twists of your own, just don't add water and there's no need to brown. You won't be sorry!
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- rcstewart3
  
  11 OCT, 2014
  
  Thanks for your comment. Seemed too easy compared with other "from scratch" (no soup mix) recipes. Haven't eaten it as yet, but it smells good!

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