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Slow Cooker Pot Roast Dinner on a tray with a side of gravy.

Beef Roast with Vegetables Recipe

Zona House
This easy Beef Roast with Vegetables has incredible flavor and includes creamy brown gravy! Tender potatoes, carrots, and onions are slow cooked in the crock pot with juicy fall-apart roast beef and smothered in delicious homemade brown gravy.
4.67 from 24 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 15 minutes
Total Time 8 hours 25 minutes
Course Beef
Cuisine American
Servings 4 servings
Calories 539 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Pot Roast:

  • 2 lbs. beef roast
  • 1.5 lbs. potatoes
  • 1 lb. bag baby carrots
  • 1 small onion
  • 1 ½ cups beef stock
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper

For the Gravy:

  • 2 Tablespoons butter (room temperature)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions
 

For the Pot Roast:

  • Dice the potatoes into large chunks and cut the onion into quarters.
  • Place the potatoes and carrots into a 4 quart Crockpot slow cooker.
  • Add the beef roast into the crock pot on top of the potatoes and carrots.
  • Top the roast with the onion quarters.
  • Sprinkle in the minced garlic, oregano, salt, and black pepper.
  • Gently pour the beef stock over everything.
  • Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 5 hours.
  • Remove the roast and veggies to a platter and cover with the Crockpot lid to keep warm.

For the Gravy:

  • Turn the slow cooker heat to high.
  • Add the butter to the liquid in the Crockpot and stir to melt.
  • In a small bowl whisk together the water and the cornstarch.
  • Pour the cornstarch slurry into the crockpot liquid and whisk until combined. Allow it to thicken for about 15 minutes, whisking occasionally.
  • Slice the beef or pull apart with two forks to shred.
  • Season the gravy with salt and pepper to taste and drizzle over the roast, potatoes, and carrots.

Notes

  • You do not have to brown a roast before putting it in the crockpot. But if you want to, just add some oil to a frying pan and brown the roast for about 3 minutes on each side.
These cuts of beef work great for slow cooking a beef roast:
  • Chuck: including chuck roast, shoulder steak, boneless chuck roast, or chuck shoulder pot roast.
  • Brisket: Slice it against the grain of the meat for maximum tenderness.
  • Round: including rump roast or bottom round.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Calories: 539kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 46gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 172mgSodium: 789mgPotassium: 1242mgFiber: 4gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 15848IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 6mg
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