Slow cooker pot roast

Don’t you just love a meal you can prepare and forget until it’s ready to serve? It’s hard to beat a slow cooker or crockpot for simplifying dinner. I don’t use mine as much in the summer months, but for fall and winter it get’s a work out.

When I was growing up, usually on Sunday’s a couple of times a month, my mom would cook a roast. I don’t remember her ever having a crockpot but she would have loved the convenience.

Today, we are in the kitchen doing a little, easy prep for this pot roast that will slow cook for about eight hours. I may add another side, perhaps some green beans but everything else including the potatoes, carrots, and a few onions for good measure will be ready along with the roast.

Ingredients:

• 2 – 3 pound roast (you can use chuck or shoulder roast)
• 2 tablespoons canola or olive oil
• 2 teaspoons Kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper or lemon pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup carrots peeled and cut into 2″ chunks or whole baby carrots
• 3 – 4 potatoes cut into large chunks (you can use Yukon Gold, russet, or red potatoes)
• 1/2 onion cut in chunks
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 2 cups beef broth or enough to cover the vegetables
• 2 tablespoons corn starch
• splash of Kitchen Bouquet

Directions:

1. Season the roast with salt, pepper, and thyme on both sides.
2. Heat oil in cast iron skillet until it begins to ripple.
3. Add the roast and brown on each side for about 4 to 5 minutes. (this step is a must)
4. In the slow cooker add carrots, potatoes, garlic, and onions.
5. Lay the beef on top of veggies. Add the beef broth.
6. Cover and cook on slow for 8 hours or high for 5 – 6 hours.
7. You can either mix well and add the cornstarch, water, and Kitchen bouquet directly to the slow cooker in the last 1/2 hour or remove the liquid, add the ingredients to make the gravy in a small saucepan. Cook until thickened.
8. Pour the gravy over roast and vegetables to serve. Can be garnished with parsley if desired.

Easy and absolutely delicious! Do you have a favorite crockpot recipe to share? Drop me a line. [email protected]