Best Ever Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe - How to make Easy Delicious Beef Pot Roast

beef chuck roast

🥗Healthier: pork shoulder

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Pork shoulder is often less expensive and can be used for a similar slow-cooked effect.

red wine

🥗Healthier: grape juice

💰Cheaper: beef broth

Grape juice can provide sweetness without alcohol, while beef broth is a cost-effective substitute.

Season both sides of the chuck roast with garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano, chili powder, cumin, salt, and black pepper, patting the seasoning into the meat.

Set the seasoned chuck roast aside to soak in the seasoning.

Chop onion, celery, and carrots for the sauté.

Heat a cast iron pan over medium-high heat and drizzle in olive oil.

Add the chopped vegetables to the pan, season with salt and black pepper, and sauté for 3 minutes.

Add minced garlic to the vegetables and cook for a few seconds before removing the pan from heat.

Transfer the sautéed vegetables into a slow cooker to create a bed for the chuck roast.

Drizzle more oil into the pan and sear the chuck roast on medium-high heat for 3 minutes on each side.

Transfer the seared chuck roast onto the vegetables in the slow cooker.

Remove excess oil from the pan and melt butter over medium heat.

Add flour to the melted butter and whisk, cooking for about 30 seconds.

Whisk in chicken broth and continue whisking until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute.

Pour in red wine, add Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, brown sugar, and the remaining seasoning mixture, mixing well.

Taste the sauce and adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed, then let it simmer for a few seconds.

Pour the sauce over the chuck roast in the slow cooker, scraping every bit from the pan.

Shake the slow cooker gently to distribute the sauce evenly, then place the lid on.

Slow cook the chuck roast for 6 to 8 hours, checking for tenderness.

Skim off excess oil before serving.

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