Slow Cooker Country Pot Roast

SERVES: 8

COOK TIME: 6 Hr 10 Min

Don't be surprised if your next-door neighbors come knocking on the door after getting a whiff of your Slow Cooker Country Pot Roast. The smell of this tender beef roast cooking up in your slow cooker all day is enough to get everyone rushing to your dinner table!

What You'll Need

1 (3- to 3-1/2-pound) chuck roast
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1/2 cup water, divided
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
3 cloves garlic, chopped
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

What to Do

Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper on all sides. In a large skillet over high heat, heat oil; brown roast on all sides.
Place onions in a slow cooker; place roast over onions.
In a medium bowl, mix tomato paste, 1/4 cup water, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, and garlic; pour over roast.
Cover and cook on HIGH 6 to 7 hours or on LOW 8 to 10 hours or until meat is very tender. Remove meat to a platter; cover and keep warm.
In a small bowl, whisk remaining water into flour until smooth. Whisk flour mixture into onions and sauce in slow cooker until thickened. Serve onion gravy over roast.

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For the perfect compliment to this recipe, check out our Classic Mashed Potatoes. The gravy in this recipe take them over the top!
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kristinrempel 6999 744

Nov 30, 2018

I also add a tiny bit of port wine or red wine to the gravy.best roast beef recipe!

bajamagpie2 987268 2

Dec 19, 2017

Cooking pot roast for a crowd in my electric roaster. About 10#. What temperature for how long should it cook?

freighttraintrucki ng01 0840474

May 20, 2017

This was delicious! No leftovers. Thanks for the recipes Mr. Food

Alysanne

Feb 21, 2017

Love these slow cooker recipes. They get the meat so tender which helps my husband eat it with his dentures. Have recently discovered the addition of tomato paste to lots of recipes deepens the overall flavor of the dish. Have not yet used it on a pot roast but will be making this soon. And the onion gravy sounds wonderful.

BeckySue

Aug 29, 2016

This is a regular on my recipe rotation. If I need something easier then I put the large chopped vegetables on the top like carrots and potatoes but if I have more time then I'll make mashed potatoes and gravy. And sometimes I compromise and make red skin smashed potatoes.

RoseyPosey58

Oct 27, 2015

Made for a small get together, it was a hit ! Can't wait to make it again, another addition to my go to recipes !!

toniretman 5006408

Sep 29, 2015

Didn't really care for this. Thought it was boring.

Joe Lyddon

Sep 12, 2015

I would like to add carrots and chunks of potatoes to the Slow Cooker. At what point would be the best time to do this? Thank you! This makes my mouth 'water' just reading about it! )

Test Kitchen Team

Sep 14, 2015

If your carrots and potatoes are cut into 2-inch chunks or larger, then add them at the beginning of cook time. If they are cut into 1-inch chunks, then you should add them to the slow cooker 3 hours before end of cooking time.

mgelton 8000889

Sep 12, 2015

No onions are listed in the ingredients!!!!

Scarlett Vale

Sep 14, 2015

I see a large onion, chopped, as the fifth ingredient.

christine2me 99907 03

Sep 04, 2015

Very, very good. Followed the recipe almost exactly, the only difference was that I did not add the tomato paste but did add everything else the recipe called for. Instead of the tomato paste, I added an envelope of onion gravy mix and about a cup of water. I did have to add the flour and water mixture at the end of the cooking time to add a bit more thickness to the gravy. The roast and gravy turned out excellently!

jimsmith1111 82492 25

Jul 12, 2015

Is 1/4 cup of water basically all the moister you add to this roast?

Test Kitchen Team

Jul 13, 2015

Yes, you only need 1/4 cup of water because when you use a slow cooker covered, the steam increases the liquid in any recipe. Enjoy!

whosyournana 96222 26

Mar 03, 2015

the tomato paste really enhanced the flavor combination. made gravy by adding 2 cups beef broth, my family HAS GOT TO HAVE NOODLES with rst beef along with mashed potatoes. again, super flavor!!

shelleytraywick 30 76071

Mar 01, 2012

i really like this pot roast recipe, and my family really did too.....made mashed potato's with it because the gravy turned out so good.........