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Perfect Beef Pot Roast
Tender, slow-cooked, flavorful beef pot roast with golden potatoes and savory carrots. How to make the most flavorful, moist, and tender pot roast at home.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 408 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 Tablespoon oil
- 3 to 5 lb. Beef Roast * (chuck, round, etc)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 2 medium onions (finely diced)
- 6 carrots (cut into large pieces)
- 1 lb. Yukon gold potatoes (bite-size pieces)
- 6 garlic cloves (minced)
- (1) 14-ounce can beef broth
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar (optional)
- salt + pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- Sprinkle beef roast with salt and pepper on both sides. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil. Place beef roast in skillet and cook for 4-5 minutes per side.
- Place roast in a slow cooker. Cover with onions, carrots, yukon gold potatoes, and garlic. Pour beef broth over roast. Sprinkle with thyme and brown sugar.
- Cook on LOW setting for 8 hours. Remove lid and remove the roast from the slow cooker and place on a platter. Take two forks and shred the roast, removing any fat from the roast. Taste the carrots and potatoes and add more salt and pepper, if needed.
- When ready to serve, ladle some of the beef broth onto the beef roast to keep it moist and flavorful. May garnish with chopped fresh parsley, if so desired.
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Notes
- I suggest a BONELESS CHUCK ROAST. You can also use a ROUND ROAST -- which may be called a rump roast or bottom round roast.
Nutrition Information
Calories
408kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
51g
(102%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
125mg
(42%)
Sodium
569mg
(24%)
Potassium
1352mg
(39%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
10203IU
(204%)
Vitamin C
22mg
(24%)
Calcium
92mg
(9%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 51g | 102% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 125mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 569mg | 24% |
| Potassium | 1352mg | 29% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 10203IU | 204% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 92mg | 9% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.