Real Food Slow Cooker Pot Roast: Tender & Velvety

This Slow Cooker Pot Roast yields a tender, shredded chuck roast with baby Yukon gold potatoes and carrots smothered in a velvety, complex-tasting brown gravy. No cream soups or gravy packets here! Just real food goodness that’ll have you asking for seconds!

Photo byThriving Home

About My Recipe

Two things are important to me: 1) delicious pot roast (comfort food at its best!) and 2) cooking from scratch and avoiding processed foods for my family.

After testing and tweaking this recipe MANY times over the years, I think this Slow Cooker Pot Roast–along with some Homemade Wheat Sandwich Bread to sop up the sauce–might well be my favorite comfort meal of all time.

Ingredients Needed

Looks good, right? Here are the real food ingredients you’ll need to build a complex-tasting pot roast that you’ll be so proud of:

Ingredient Notes:

• No-salt tomato sauce – You can substitute fire-roasted crushed tomatoes.
• Dry red wine – we recommend Cabernet Sauvignon
• Chuck or rump roast – Ask your butcher to trim it of visible fat to save time.
• Steak seasoning – If you don’t have this just substitute with more salt and pepper.

Step-by-Step Tutorial

Now, let’s walk through how to make pot roast in a crock pot with all real food ingredients together.

Sear the Roast

This is optional but highly recommended for the best flavor. After seasoning your beef chuck roast on all sides with steak seasoning, sear in a hot pan on all sides.

Saute the Aromatics

In that same pan, saute the onions, celery, and garlic.

Slow Cook All Day

Add the beef, sautéed veggies, and all other ingredients to the crock pot. Stir together and cover. Cook on Low for 8-10 hours or High for 4-5 hours, until the beef shreds easily and the root vegetables are tender.

Shred the Beef Roast

Remove the roast to a wooden cutting board and shred with two forks.

Serve

Either stir the meat and everything else altogether in the crock pot to serve. Or transfer the meat to the middle of a platter and surround it with the veggies around the perimeter. Be sure to drizzle the remaining sauce over the top. Add chopped parsley for garnish.

Side Dishes That Go Well With Pot Roast

While Pot Roast is technically a one-pot wonder and works perfectly fine on it’s own in my opinion, here are a few ideas to expand on your meal.

Homemade Sandwich Bread Recipe

Autumn Chopped Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette

Bread Machine Dinner Rolls

Texas Toast