Busy Day Slow Cooker Pot Roast With Tomatoes
Your family will love this tender slow cooker pot roast, and it’s a snap fix. Just throw the ingredients together in the crock and press start!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 9 hours
- Total Time: 9 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Beef, Slow Cooker, Pot Roast
- Method: Slow Cooker
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 6 to 8 large carrots
- 1 large onion
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (6-ounce) can tomato paste
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Pat the roast with paper towels to dry.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the pot roast on all sides.
- Meanwhile, prepare the vegetables. Peel the carrots and cut them into 2-inch lengths. Peel the onion and cut it into wedges and mince the garlic.
- Place the carrots and onion wedges in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Place the roast on the vegetables.
- In a bowl, combine the canned tomatoes, tomato paste, minced garlic, basil, oregano, thyme, brown sugar, salt, pepper, and bay leaf. Pour the mixture over roast.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, or until the roast is very tender. Remove bay leaf before serving.
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