Slow Cooker French Onion Pot Roast With Carrots and Potatoes

two white dishes of French onion pot roast with potato and cubed potatoes.

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Slow Cooker French Onion Pot Roast With Carrots and Potatoes

My cozy slow cooker French onion pot roast is a one-pot dinner that you’ll love to come home to. You’ll get juicy and tender pot roast with carrots and potatoes, flavored by aromatic onions and a delicious from-scratch broth. Thanks to the slow cooker, you can push a button, walk away, and have dinner waiting for you at the end of a long day.

Prep Time20

Cook Time6

Total Time6 20

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crockpot pot roast, pot roast without onion soup mix

Servings:

Author: Sarah Cook

Equipment

Ingredients

2 lb chuck roast {or: rump, round, brisket}
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
4 tbsp salted butter
4 1/2 cups sliced onions {white or yellow}
4 cloves garlic {minced}
4 cups carrots {peeled and cut into very large pieces}
3 cups baby potatoes {whole}
2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 bay leaf
2 1/2 cups beef stock

Instructions

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, sprinkle the chuck roast with salt and pepper.
2 lb chuck roast, 1 tsp kosher salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper
In the bottom of the slow cooker, add butter, onions, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce.
4 tbsp salted butter, 4 1/2 cups sliced onions, 4 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Rest the meat on top of the sliced onions, and tuck carrots, potatoes, thyme, and bay leaf around the roast.
4 cups carrots, 3 cups baby potatoes, 2 sprigs fresh thyme, 1 bay leaf
Add beef broth to the slow cooker.
2 1/2 cups beef stock
Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
Discard the bay leaf before serving the pot roast.

Notes

Oven baking instructions - place in a dutch oven casserole dish and bake covered at 275˚F for 4-5 hours.

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