I'll keep this short and simple since that's the point of crockpots after all, and share my basic ass recipe I've used for 10+ years of making a pot roast. I fee like people way overthink this stuff. It ain't rocket surgery, just throw it in the damn pot and leave it alone. For the record this is just the one I make that I like personally.

Ingredients:

1ish lb chuck roast(give or take)

4 ish taters

4 carrots

3 celery stalks

1/3 yellow onion(or whichever)

2 cups broth( I use beef but chicken works too) Can add a little more if you want

Seasoning: I use the TLAR method, tried and true

Salt(I dont use a ton because the broth is already pretty salty)

Pepper

Garlic

Rosemary

Sage

Parsley

Bay leaves

1/2 pack of savory pot roast mix. Mix this in the broth and put it in last. (I wouldn't use a full one on this size bc it has corn starch and makes it a little sticky)

Would use more seasoning but I was in a hurry and ran out of tyme…

Extras: I brown the meat and recommend doing so, but its not a deal breaker. I also cut it up after letting it rest a few minutes but thats just personal preference.

And that's it. Cook on low for about 6hrs and enjoy. Simple and easy. Fair warning, chuck roast is expensive as hell these days…

by Meatholemangler

5 Comments

  1. jet_heller

    I would call that a stew, but that’s just me. Looks good.

  2. I hadn’t thought of adding bay leaves. Maybe this is why my pot roast and stew never tastes as good as my mother’s. Do you find it is worth adding bay leaves?

  3. dumplingmachine240

    “Seasoning: I use the TLAR method, tried and true” hello, what does TLAR mean?

  4. SpacklingCumFart

    The one thing I do different is only sear one side of the meat. It gives you the good flavor while letting the meat get really tender.