Slow Cooker Pot Roast (the BEST gravy!)
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 536cal
This Slow Cooker Pot Roast has such incredible flavor and the best gravy! Creamy potatoes, tender carrots, fall apart roast beef -- it's pure comfort food!
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Ingredients
- 1½ teaspoons seasoning salt (I use Lawry's)
- 1½ teaspoons garlic powder
- 1½ teaspoons Italian seasoning
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 2½ pounds chuck or blade beef roast (1.2kg)
- 2 tablespoons oil
- ½ medium onion (finely chopped)
- 1½ cups low-sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1½ tablespoons cornstarch
- 1½ tablespoons water
- 1½ pounds baby potatoes (halved if large)
- 2 large carrots (peeled and cut into 1" slices)
- 2 tablespoons ketchup optional
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine the seasoning salt, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, onion powder, and pepper. Rub the mixture over the roast completely.
- Heat a large skillet over high heat and add the oil. Sear the roast on all sides, just until browned. Place the roast into a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker.
- Add the onion to the skillet and cook over medium heat, until softened. Add the broth, vinegar, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, and honey.
- In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water and add it to the skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat, scraping any bits off the bottom of the pan, for 2 to 3 minutes or until slightly thickened.
- Place the potatoes and carrots around the roast in the slow cooker and pour the sauce over top. Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours, until the roast shreds easily and the potatoes are tender.
- Remove the roast and slice or shred.
- Stir the ketchup into the gravy if desired. Serve the roast and vegetables with the juices.
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Notes
*Be sure not to cut your potatoes or carrots too large or too small -- you don't want them to turn to mush during the long cook time but you also don't want them rock hard.
Nutrition
Calories: 536cal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 138mg | Sodium: 935mg | Potassium: 1310mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 3490IU | Vitamin C: 25.4mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 5.6mg