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Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast – Slow Cooker Saturday #2

by Sheryl Thompson 30 Comments

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Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

When cooking beef, the opposite rules apply to slow cooker crock pot cooking as opposed to oven roasting. Cheap cuts  are better in this case   The slow 6-8 hour slow cooker/crockpot cooking breaks down the muscle in just about anything, consequently a reasonably lean inexpensive cut of meat is the best choice so you don’t end up with bits and pieces when it’s done.   A cut like prime rib would end up being hash in a crock pot whereas top or bottom round will hold together and be tender.

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This slow cooker crock pot recipe for roast beef and vegetable is hearty and delicious.

Cooking a Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

Seasoned with onions, celery and garlic, and with potatoes and carrots in just enough water to barely cover the veggies, the meat will create more liquid as it cooks down.  The fact that the covered slow cooker crock pot keeps moisture in, will allow the meat to make its own gravy.  Don’t add noodles or rice, or thicken the liquid until the last hour of cooking or you’ll end up with mush.  In reality, the cooking method in a slow cooker is essentially the same as the conventional way of cooking pot roast — braising — and the slow process makes an otherwise tough piece of meat quite delicious.

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Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

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Moist and juicy, a slow cooker pot roast is an economical one pot meal great for chilly fall and winter days.

  • Author: SherylThompson
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 8 hours
  • Total Time: 8 hours 15 mins
  • Yield: 6 -8 1x
  • Category: Entree
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 – 5 lbs beef roast
  • 1 large onion, quartered and pulled apart
  • 2 stalks of celery cut in 1” pieces
  • 3 cups baby carrots
  • 6 potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
  • 2 ½ cups beef broth
  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • Coarse salt
  • Ground pepper
  • 3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  1. Place roast in a hot cast iron skillet and brown on all sides.
  2. Place onion and celery on the bottom of crockpot.
  3. Next layer the carrots on top of onion/celery layer.
  4. Set roast on to of carrot layer.
  5. Place potatoes around the roast.
  6. Pour 3 tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce on the roast.
  7. Place chopped garlic, 1 tsp. of coarse salt, and 1/2tsp. of pepper on top of roast.
  8. Pour 2 ½ cups of beef broth on the potatoes.
  9. Cover and cook on slow for 8 hours or high for 5 hours.
  10. When cooked, carefully remove roast and vegetables from slow cooker.
  11. Use juices to make a gravy.

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Filed Under: BEEF & LAMB, MAIN DISHES, Recipes, SLOW COOKER RECIPES Tagged With: how to cook pot roast in a crock pot, Maine Recipes, old Maine recipes, recipes, Slow Cooker Recipes

Comments

  1. Ruth says

    November 30, 2014 at 4:50 AM

    Wow…I can’t wait to try this recipe. Thanks for the tidbit on the choice of meat to purchase. It’s almost 5 a.m. and this has made me hungry. I tried to email the recipe but it wouldn’t let me. Also, why can I not save it?

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    • Sheryl T says

      November 30, 2014 at 8:12 AM

      You should be able to save it, but everyone’s computer is a little different dependent on the soft ware installed. Try this. In the upper right corner of the recipe you will see the word “Print”. Click on that and you can print out the recipe. If you don’t have a printer, try highlighting this “Print” recipe, right click and “copy” it. Then “paste” it into a word processing program like Microsoft Word. You can then save it.

      Reply
  2. Britni says

    February 5, 2014 at 11:53 PM

    Thanks for all of the awesome tips and the yummy recipe. Thanks for sharing on the weekend re-Treat Link Party! Hope to see you again tomorrow.

    Britni @ Play. Party. Pin.

    Reply
  3. Roxana Krummel says

    October 27, 2013 at 1:27 PM

    Do you really cook the beef roast for 8 hours on HIGH?

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    • Sheryl T says

      October 28, 2013 at 3:03 PM

      HIGH for 5-6 hours – LOW for 8 hours.

      Reply
  4. Paula says

    April 27, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    Thanks for joining us at Saturday Dishes, Pinned to Saturday Dishes board ~ Paula

    Reply
  5. Paula says

    April 20, 2013 at 1:39 PM

    Looks yummy! Pinned to my Saturday Dishes board ~ Paula

    Reply
  6. Connie says

    March 8, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    I made this a few days ago! It was good, and the house smelled so delicious too all day. Thanks for linking up 🙂

    Reply
  7. Mrs. Sarah Coller says

    March 6, 2013 at 4:00 PM

    I didn’t think of that regarding the cut of the meat. I always buy cheap just because that’s what I need to do…but now I don’t feel so bad! Ha! 🙂 Thanks for linking up!

    Reply
  8. Jann Olson says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:44 PM

    Crock pot cooking is the only way I cook a roast anymore. I pretty much do the same thing, but I don’t braise mine first. Maybe I’ll try it next time and see if I can tell any difference. Thanks for sharing with Share Your Cup. I’m sure it wasn’t intentional, but I do not see a link back.
    hugs,
    Jann

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  9. Kara says

    March 5, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Mmm … looks delicious!

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  10. Jenn says

    March 3, 2013 at 11:29 PM

    I love your blog name. This roast sounds fabulous! BTW – I have an iPad KIC Mount giveaway going on right now if you would like to come enter. http://eatcakefordinner.blogspot.com/2013/03/ipad-kic-mount-giveaway-and-review.html

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  11. BeColorful says

    March 3, 2013 at 3:53 PM

    Slow cooker recipes are always a favorite with me. Thanks for sharing.
    p

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  12. Peggy-PJH Designs says

    March 3, 2013 at 1:40 PM

    Looks delicious! One of my families favorite meals and when I worked I used the crock pot a lot. It was a life saver as I had an hour commute each way. Thanks for sharing at Transformed Tuesday.
    Hugs,
    Peggy

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  13. Susie @Bowdabra says

    March 2, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    Thanks for sharing your cool idea with us! Stop by again next week and link up another cool idea.

    Have a great week!
    Susie @bowdabra
    http://bowdabrablog.com/2013/03/02/crafty-showcase-link-up-anything-fun-in-the-craft-project-linky-3/

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  14. Nancy says

    March 2, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    Nothing better than a meal from the slow cooker! Thanks for bringing this to the Oldie’s party! Hope to see you back there next week.

    Reply
  15. Grandma Kc says

    March 2, 2013 at 3:21 PM

    Beef, potatoes, carrots and a slow cooker — what could be better!

    Reply
  16. Paula-Riverton Housewives says

    February 28, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    Delicious! We’d love for you to link this recipe up at our party! http://www.housewivesofriverton.com/2013/02/riverton-housewives-round-up-54.html

    Reply
  17. Lynn @thevintagenest says

    February 28, 2013 at 9:10 AM

    this looks delicious! And I am going to try the slow cooker method. I do a slow cook 4 hour method on top of the stove in a dutch oven and use the Worcestershire sauce and a package of Lipton Onion Soup/dip mix and a couple dashes of hot sauce. Yum…..know I know what I am fixing this weekend. 🙂 thanks so much for sharing

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    • Sheryl T says

      February 28, 2013 at 10:56 AM

      It’s that time of year when a meal like pot roast is oh so comforting! You can slow cook in your dutch oven in your oven, rather than a stove top! Just an idea!

      Reply
  18. Melanie Goad says

    February 27, 2013 at 12:32 PM

    Mmmmmm . . . this is one of my favorite things to cook at this time of the year.

    Reply
  19. Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says

    February 26, 2013 at 1:59 PM

    We JUST had this last night for dinner. It’s one of our go to meals in the winter. Thanks for sharing at MTM.

    Reply
    • Sheryl T says

      February 26, 2013 at 3:12 PM

      The nice thing with a crock pot is that you can use it in the summer without heating up your kitchen so I use it all year round. I even use it to bake bread.

      Reply
  20. Selene Galindo says

    February 26, 2013 at 1:20 PM

    I just love crockpot recipes so appreciate yours! This looks very good!
    Selene @ restorationbeauty.com

    Reply
  21. April @ Angel's Homestead says

    February 26, 2013 at 11:07 AM

    Love this! I’d like to invite you to link up to Saturday Spotlight @ Angels Homestead.

    http://angelshomestead.com/saturday-spotlight-5/

    Hope to see you there 🙂

    April

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  22. KarenLynn says

    February 23, 2013 at 10:16 PM

    Sheryl your recipe looks wonderful and you know I realized our recipes are very similar however I don’t use worsterchire sauce so the next time I make mine I am going to add that because your version sounds so delicious! YUM! Thanks so much for linking up this week to “The Ole Saturday Homesteading Trading Post” blog hop! Hope you join us again next week!

    Reply
    • Sheryl T says

      February 24, 2013 at 8:12 AM

      I love Worcestershire Sauce with Beef. I use it in flavoring meatloaf and I even use it when I make hamburger patties for grilling!

      Reply

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