Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Well I finally did it!!  I opened up my brand new Crock Pot Slow Cooker that I won from Jessiker Bakes, and made this amazing Slow Cooker Pot Roast <insert applause>.  I have owned a Crock Pot for years, but only used it to keep dip warm during parties.  I honestly had no clue how to cook a meal in one…until now!

I was invited to join this year’s 20+ Back to School Recipes, Crafts, and Organization Ideas link-up and Giveaway, so I had to get my act together and come up with a recipe!! {the giveaway is at the bottom of this post}

I took my favorite Pot Roast recipe and cooked it in the slow cooker instead of cooking it on top of the stove.  Why did I not know about this before?  Life would have been so  much easier when my kids were growing up…Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, band concerts, parent teacher conferences…if I had ever bothered to use my slow cooker.  Yes, the blonde is real…moving on…

I have always added my carrots and potatoes towards the end of cooking, so I wasn’t sure how this was going to work.  No one wants to eat mushy carrots and potatoes, right?  Silly me, they turned out perfectly!  Watch out, I think there will be several more slow cooker recipes coming in the near future. 😉

I added the chuck roast and beef broth to the pan, and sprinkled with sea salt and pepper…..

I wanted to make sure that there was moisture at the bottom, so nothing would burn…since I had no idea how this was going to work! 😉  Then I added my onions, I wanted them nice and close to the meat for flavor…..

then the potatoes and carrots…..

Now it’s time for the garlic, thyme, bay leaf and wine…..

Put the lid on, clamp it down…..

Set the timer on HIGH for 6 hours and go about your day…..

I looked around the internet, and most recipes called for 6 hours…so that’s what I went with.  Six hours later…..

Voila…perfectly cooked pot roast, carrots, and potatoes.  It’s like magic!

I sliced up the meat, put it on a plate with some of the vegetables, and covered it with gravy {recipe coming soon}…..

Perfection!  I cant’ have Pot Roast without fluffy, soft dinner rolls {recipe coming soon}, so I made those too…..

Woo Hoo…my first Slow Cooker recipe done…but we’re not done yet!  No, no, no, we have much more going on today!!

First we have, 20+ Back to School Recipes, Crafts, and Organization Ideas to share with you!

Then keep scrolling because… 

Second, we have an Awesome $350 Cash Giveaway AND a four pack of spices from Urban Accents!

We are starting the School Year off right! 🙂

Enjoy!!

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

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Serves	10
Prep time	15 minutes
Cook time	6 hours
Total time	6 hours, 15 minutes
Meal type	Main Course

Stress-free Slow Cooker Pot Roast makes Sunday dinner with the family easier than ever!

Ingredients

• 3 Pound chuck roast
• 1 3/4 Cups beef broth
• sea salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 Large yellow onion (cut into wedges)
• 2 Pounds mini yukon gold potatoes (cut in 1/2)
• 1 cup baby carrots
• 3 Large cloves fresh garlic (minced)
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 Fresh thyme sprigs
• 1 cup dry red wine* (I used Cabernet Savignon)

Directions

Place beef chuck roast into the pan of your slow cooker.

Pour the beef broth over the roast and season with salt and pepper.

Add the onions, potatoes, carrots, garlic, thyme, and bay leaf.

Pour the wine over the top and place the lid on top.

Set the time on HIGH for 6:00 hours.

Check to make sure meat pulls apart with two forks. If not, continue cooking until it does.

Cut meat into chunks or slices and serve with vegetables, gravy, and dinner rolls.

Note

*substitute addition beef broth if you don't want to use wine.

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