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Creamy Mushroom Beef Chuck Roast Recipe
Take a tough chuck roast, slow cook it on low for hours and turn it into a buttery soft roast with a creamy mushroom onion gravy - ALL in one roaster!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 5 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 781 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 5 pounds chuck roast
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- one grams package of white or cremini mushrooms
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- one ounce package dry onion soup mix
- two .75 ounce can of cream of mushroom soup
- 1 1/4 cups water
Instructions
- Pre-heat your oven to 400 °F.
- Heat a skillet or the Dutch oven over medium heat with the olive oil it. Place the chuck roast in and brown on all sides in the hot oil. Place into the Dutch oven or lidded roaster.
- Place the mushrooms and onion around the chuck roast.
- Whisk together the soups and the water until as smooth as possible ( it usually is chunky a bit, that's ok!) Pour over the roast.
- Place the lid on top of the roaster/Dutch oven and place in the preheated oven. Cook for 20 minutes then turn down the oven to 325°F.
- Cook for another 4-5 hours until the roast pulls apart easily when touched with a fork.
- Remove and plate. Whisk together the mushrooms and onions and drippings to make a gravy. Serve over the beef.
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Slow Cooker Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium heat with the olive oil it. Place the chuck roast in and brown on all sides in the hot oil. Place into the slow cooker.
- Place the mushrooms and onion around the chuck roast.
- Whisk together the soups and the water until as smooth as possible ( it usually is chunky a bit, that's ok!) Pour over the roast and place the lid on the slow cooker.
- Cook for 8-10 hours on low until the roast pulls apart easily when touched with a fork.
- Remove and plate. Whisk together the mushrooms and onions and drippings to make a gravy. Serve over the beef.
Notes
- You can double the gravy ingredients if it will fit - we could have eaten just the gravy!
Nutrition Information
Serving
8g
Calories
781kcal
(39%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
77g
(154%)
Fat
46g
(71%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Cholesterol
273mg
(91%)
Sodium
1794mg
(75%)
Potassium
1419mg
(41%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
50IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.7mg
(1%)
Calcium
92mg
(9%)
Iron
8.4mg
(47%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 781
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 8g | |
| Calories | 781kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 77g | 154% |
| Fat | 46g | 71% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 273mg | 91% |
| Sodium | 1794mg | 75% |
| Potassium | 1419mg | 30% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 50IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.7mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 8.4mg | 47% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.