Slow cooker pot roast takes about 15 minutes of prep. Chuck roast is dusted with flour, seared, then slow-cooked with onion, carrots, red potatoes, garlic, beef broth, tomato paste and herbs until it falls apart.
Choose the Right Cut
Chuck roast has enough fat and connective tissue to become tender over long, slow cooking; leaner cuts turn dry and stringy. Searing it first adds deep flavor. Put the vegetables on the bottom of the slow cooker with the meat on top.
Kosher Notes
This is a meat (fleishig) recipe. Use kosher beef broth. Strain the cooking liquid and thicken it with a flour slurry for gravy.
Leftovers
Leftovers keep for 4 days or 3 months frozen and make great sandwiches.

Ingredients
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Method
- Pat the chuck roast dry with paper towels and season generously with salt and pepper on all sides. Dust lightly with flour, shaking off any excess.
- Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the roast for 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown all over. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Add potatoes and carrots to the slow cooker around the roast. Sprinkle minced garlic over the vegetables.
- In the same skillet used for searing, whisk together beef broth and tomato paste, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom. Pour this mixture over the roast and vegetables.
- Add bay leaves, thyme, and rosemary to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
- After 3 hours of cooking, add the onion wedges to the slow cooker. Continue cooking for the remaining 3 hours.
- Check that the roast shreds easily with a fork and vegetables are tender. If needed, cook for an additional 30 minutes.
- Remove bay leaves before serving. Shred or slice the roast and serve with the vegetables and cooking juices. Garnish with fresh parsley.
Notes
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