Healthier Marie’s Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Description

Moist and juicy pot roast done in a slow cooker, made healthier with a little less meat and LOTS of fresh vegetables and seasonings.

Ingredients

  • 3 pounds chuck roast
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup reduced-sodium beef stock
  • 2 onions, chopped
  • 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 1 stalk celery, chopped
  • ΒΌ cup chopped fresh parsley (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Season chuck roast with salt and pepper.
  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown roast on all sides
  3. about 4 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a slow cooker. Pour beef stock into the skillet
  4. and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add broth and onions into slow cooker; cover and cook on Low for 5 hours.
  5. Add potatoes
  6. carrots
  7. celery
  8. and parsley. Cover and cook on Low until roast is tender and cooked through
  9. 3 additional hours.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 8 hrs

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 8

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