Learn how to make a tender, flavorful pot roast in your slow cooker! Follow this easy step-by-step guide to make the perfect Crock Pot Roast. Perfect for a cold night or a Sunday dinner. Show
My Crock Pot Roast recipe is the best you’ll ever taste – a super tender, fall-apart slow cooker pot roast with incredible flavor that’s cooked all day in the slow cooker. Served with a simple brown gravy, carrots and potatoes, it’s a homey and delicious Sunday supper or weeknight dinner. This pot roast in the crockpot is simply perfection. The Best Slow Cooker Pot RoastThere’s no better comfort food than a hearty crock pot roast. The veggies cook with the meat, so we just serve it up with some Homemade Dinner Rolls or Garlic Cheese Biscuits and a copycat Olive Garden Salad. A slow cooked chuck roast really feels like a classy, elegant home cooked meal making it perfect for Sunday supper or serving company. It’s also total comfort food, the kind that takes you back to your childhood dinner table. This slow cooker pot roast is fall-apart, melt-in-your-mouth tender. The smell will greet you at the door when you come home after a long day and that creamy gravy will send everything soaring over the top. For more comfort food favorites, try our Crock Pot Pork Roast and Chicken Fried Steak Recipe with Homemade Gravy. Why We Love This Crock Pot Roast
Ingredients For A Delicious Crock Pot Roast
How To Make A Crock Pot RoastGet a detailed list of ingredients & instructions in the recipe card below. Cooking a pot roast in your crockpot is probably one of the easiest slow cooker dinners there is, and it’s pure comfort food!
FAQsWhat is pot roast? A pot roast is a large, tough cut of meat that’s slow cooked in water, wine, stock or broth to make it incredibly juicy and pull apart tender. Herbs and other seasonings can be added. Often the juices are reserved to make a gravy. Do you have to brown the roast first? You don’t have to brown a roast before cooking it in the crock pot. However doing so will create a more rich and complex flavor profile in the meat by caramelizing the meat and toasting the seasonings. In my experience, it also holds the meat together a little better so you can remove it from the slow cooker for serving if you wish. What beef is good for slow cooking? Tougher cuts of meat actually make the best pot roast. In lean cuts of meat the high amounts of collagen break down and turn into gelatin which then tenderizes the meat, creating that melt-in-your-mouth succulence. The juices thicken and create a rich, delicious sauce to spoon over the meat. How long do you keep a roast in a crock pot? The great thing about this slow cooker pot roast recipe is that you have a flexible time frame. Chuck roast is a tender cut of beef that is hard to ruin unless it’s severely over or undercooked. Can I cook this on a high setting? A slow cooker roast is best when cooked low and slow. Using the high temperature setting will work and you’ll still get a flavorful roast, but for the most juicy, tender melt-in-your-mouth meat, you want to cook on low. How do you thicken gravy for pot roast? This roast recipe makes its own gravy! All you need to do is transfer the cooked roast and veggies to a serving platter and add some cornstarch slurry to the slow cooker. Let it cook for 5-10 minutes and you’ll have a thick gravy that will wow anyone who tastes it. What other ways can I cook a pot roast? If you don’t have a slow cooker, or just prefer not to use one, you can try our recipes for Dutch Oven Pot Roast and Instant Pot Pot Roast. Serving SuggestionsThe best way to serve this roast is simply with potatoes and carrots and homemade gravy. If you opt to leave out the vegetables, you’ll want to add a couple of sides, like Honey Roasted Carrots, Garlic Green Beans, Cheesy Mashed Potatoes or Twice Baked Potato Casserole. Storage and ReheatingDepending on the size of your roast, you may have some leftover. If you’re not planning to use it for another meal, the leftover meat is great for shredded roast beef sandwiches! Fridge: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3-4 days. Reheat in the microwave. Freezer: To freeze leftovers, cool completely and freeze meat and veggies in a freezer container for up to 3 months. Freeze the gravy separately in a freezer bag. Thaw everything in the fridge overnight. The gravy should be reheated in a small saucepan on the stove while the meat and vegetables can be reheated in the microwave. Is it OK to cook a roast on high in the crock pot?Yes, you can! While a chuck roast is incredible after 10 hours on low in the slow cooker, I have good results when I cook my chuck roasts on high. I like to cook the roasts on high for about 5 hours or until they are done, then switch to low until we're ready to eat. Perfect every time!
Is it better to cook a roast on high or low in a crock pot?Cook on low.
While you can prepare this easy crockpot roast beef on the “high” setting, we always recommend low. The low temperature brings up the internal temperature of the meat so slowly that the whole roast cooks evenly across its entirety — the roast will be perfect from crust to center!
How long does it take roast to cook on high?Nestle the mushrooms, carrots, and potatoes around the roast. Pour the wine from the skillet and the beef stock over everything. Cover and cook: Secure the lid, cover and cook on high for 4 to 5 hours or low for 8 to 10 hours.
How long to cook a 3 lb roast in slow cooker on high?Cover and slow cook on high for about 3 1/2 – 4 hours or low for 7-8 hours. Start checking after 3 1/2 hours , until the roast is tender.
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