How to Make Slow Cooker Pot Roast

beef chuck roast

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Lean beef has less fat, while pork shoulder is often cheaper.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: instant mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while instant mashed potatoes save time.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

Add the roast to the skillet and brown it on all sides.

Take out the slow cooker and add chopped carrots and potatoes.

Place the browned roast on top of the vegetables in the slow cooker.

Measure out water and add onion soup mix, stirring to combine.

Pour the soup mixture into the skillet and scrape the bottom to release brown bits.

Pour the soup mixture over the roast in the slow cooker.

Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or high for 4 to 6 hours.

When done, transfer the roast to a serving plate and spoon the vegetables around it.

Cover the roast with aluminum foil to keep it warm until serving.

In a measuring cup, combine 1/4 cup of water with 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour and whisk together.

Add the flour mixture to the slow cooker to thicken the gravy.

Cook on high for 15 minutes to thicken the gravy.

Ladle the gravy into a warmed gravy jug before serving.

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