Slow Cooker Beef chuck roast, potatoes & carrots!

beef broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Vegetable broth is lower in calories, while bouillon cubes provide a cost-effective substitute.

red wine

🥗Healthier: non-alcoholic wine

💰Cheaper: grape juice

Grape juice offers a similar flavor profile without the alcohol.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

cornstarch

🥗Healthier: arrowroot powder

💰Cheaper: flour

Flour is a common thickening agent and more affordable.

Welcome to Easy Cooking with Gary.

Introduce the dish: chuck pot roast with potatoes and carrots cooked in the crock pot.

Use a 2.12 pound beef chuck roast and place it in a skillet to brown.

Add salt and black pepper to the roast while browning.

Prepare the crock pot by heating it up.

Add washed baby carrots to one side of the crock pot.

Add Sunburst Bite-sized potatoes (red and gold) to the other side of the crock pot.

Sprinkle a 10 oz package of seasoning blend (onions, celery, bell pepper, parsley flakes) into the crock pot.

Mix McCormick's slow cooker savory pot roast seasoning mix with 1 cup of water and pour it into the crock pot.

Add a little more salt and pepper to the mixture in the crock pot.

Set the crock pot to low for 7 to 8 hours or high for 3 to 4 hours.

Leave to cook while running errands.

After about 8 hours, return to check the dish and plate it up.

Show the finished plate with the cooked roast, carrots, and potatoes.

Taste test the dish and describe the flavor.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

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