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Low prep juicy pot roast

A one-pot slow cooker meal with hearty veggies and shortcut ingredients that makes dinner easy, flexible, and low-effort

By Travis Bernard

😌 Slow cooker

Dinner

🥣 Make ahead

Low prep juicy pot roast

Prep time:

5 minutes

Cook time:

9-10 hours on low or 6-7 hours on high

Total time:

6-10 hours

Servings:

4-6

Cookware:

5-7 inch slow cooker, large bowl

Cost

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Ingredients

1 can of condensed French onion soup (10.5 ounce)
2 tablespoons tomato paste
½ ounce dried porcini mushrooms, rinsed
1 boneless beef chuck-eye roast (2-3 lbs)
1 lb small, gold or yellow potatoes
1 lb baby carrots

Why families will love this recipe

This recipe makes dinner time easy by swapping fresh sliced onions and garlic for condensed French onion soup. Less chopping, more relaxing. You can get everything into the slow cooker in just a few minutes.

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It’s a one-pot meal filled with hearty veggies like potatoes, carrots, and mushrooms. Plus, the flexible cook time makes it perfect for busy family schedules. Just set it and forget it!

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Instructions:

Prep the slow cooker
- Add French onion soup, tomato paste, and mushrooms to the slow cooker
- Generously season the beef with salt and pepper. Add to the slow cooker.
- Top the beef with carrots and potatoes.
- Cover and cook on high for 6-7 hours or low for 9-10 hours.

The pot roast ready to start in the slow cooker

Remove roast and veggies
- Move the roast to a cutting board. Cover with aluminum foil and let rest for at least 15 minutes.
- Remove veggies and sauce, and place in a large bowl. Spoon sauce over veggies. Cover with aluminum foil.

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Slice and eat
- Slice against the grain or pull apart into bite-sized chunks.
- Serve with veggies. Spoon sauce over veggies and pot roast.
- Add salt and pepper as needed.