by Stephanie Pass
I love a one pot meal I can put it in the oven and forget about for a few hours, and this — the BEST Pot Roast recipe — is perfect for that. It comes out amazing every single time.
I grew up with my mom making a roast that my dad’s mom made, and it tasted horrible. It was like shoe leather. My dad is afraid of any meat that isn’t well done, so she would cook it to death and then slice it really thin, just like pieces of leather. The only way you could stomach it, was with a giant helping of gravy. I always dreaded dinner when I saw her working on it.
Then, I grew up, had a family, and created my own version of pot roast and this one gets raving reviews. When my family walks in the house after a long day and can smell what’s wafting from the kitchen, their mouths start watering. They immediately ask when the roast will be done. There are rarely any leftovers when I make this meal.
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Tips for a great Pot Roast
To start with, you need the proper cut of meat. I always make the best pot roast recipe with a chuck roast. It has fat marbled in that makes it tender. This recipe is also very versatile. You can cook it in the slow cooker in about 8 hours or make it in the oven in about 4 hours.
Sometimes I leave out the potatoes and make mashed potatoes and sometimes I just cut up big potatoes into chunks. But, my family loves the fingerling potatoes the best. I also like to add chunks of zucchini when I have it on hand. It tastes amazing roasting in those roast juices.
For the soup mix, I have found the Lipton Mushroom Onion soup mix makes the best version of my pot roast. But, many times I have used the Beefy Onion soup mix and just the regular Onion soup mix. Both are good, but the mushroom one just adds a little extra yum factor.
I have made this meal a hundred times as it’s a family favorite, and there’s a few things I’ve learned to make it amazing.
- Mix the soup mix with just 2 cups of water. It might not look like a lot of water, but if you use more than that, it makes the cooking process take longer. By using just 2 cups, it makes the meat and veggies fall-apart tender, and the soup mix thickens up a bit.
- If you have the time, this tastes way better in the oven. It tastes pretty darn good in the crock pot, but the oven method gives it something extra.
- Feel free to change it up and add some additional veggies. I love to throw whole cloves of roasted garlic in the mix when I have some on hand.
The BEST Pot Roast Recipe
The BEST Pot Roast recipe
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours
Ingredients
- 3-4 lb chuck roast
- 2 cups warm water
- 1 pkg Mushroom Onion soup mix
- 1 lb baby carrots
- 1 1/2 lb fingerling potatoes
Instructions
In the Oven:
- Preheat oven to 275 F degrees.
- In dutch oven, add the roast to the middle of the pot.
- Put the baby carrots and fingerling potatoes around the roast as much as possible.
- Combine warm water and mushroom soup mix.
- Pour the soup mix over everything.
- Bake for 4 hours, until roast is tender and pulls apart easily.
Slow Cooker:
- Add the roast to the middle of the pot.
- Put the baby carrots and fingerling potatoes around the roast as much as possible.
- Combine warm water and mushroom soup mix.
- Pour the soup mix over everything.
- Cook on High for 6-8 hours, until roast is tender and will pull apart.
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16 comments
Victoria BurkeJune 14, 2013 - 3:39 pm
This is making me wish I made pot roast for dinner tonight instead of tacos.
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Laura LaneJune 14, 2013 - 4:05 pm
Good gravy this looks so delicious! I think we just might need to make a pot roast this weekend!
I pinned it!
Laura of Harvest Lane Cottage
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MarilynJune 14, 2013 - 6:16 pm
MMMM…I have a roast in the freezer. I put mine in a crock pot for about 6 hours and it also comes out very tender. With 100 degree temperatures here in eastern Colorado, I will not turn on the oven. The air conditioner hasn’t been put in yet!! Love my carrots and potatoes in the roast broth.??
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MariaJune 14, 2013 - 8:25 pm
This looks wonderful!!!! Nothing like a delicious “melt in your mouth” pot roast!!! One of my favorite comfort foods!
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JillJune 16, 2013 - 3:28 pm
Yummy! That sure does look good!
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Cindy JamiesonJune 18, 2013 - 6:06 am
That looks SO good! Thank you so much for sharing at Simple Supper Tuesday. It’s so great to see new faces, sharing wonderful food!
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anyonita greenJune 18, 2013 - 3:47 pm
It’s good to see I’m not the only one who loves loads of carrots! 🙂 Every time I make pot roast my husband asks if I’m secretly feeding rabbits with all the carrots I throw in! lol. This looks stunning! 🙂 I followed you here from the Marvelous Mondays link party. Also, I’d like to invite you to come link up with me at my link party! I’d love it if you could stop by & link up some of your recipes! Here’s the link: http://anyonitanibbles.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/tasty-tuesdays-15-9-recipes-youll-love.html
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Kim HoodJune 18, 2013 - 5:02 pm
This looks delicious! Thanks for sharing your recipe. I look forward to this pot roast melting in my mouth. 🙂
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BeBetsyJune 18, 2013 - 5:28 pm
It’s just like our mom use to make and we loved it!
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Virginia Megin GallagherJune 19, 2013 - 7:46 am
Stephanie,
This looks sooo good! I love the tip with the cornstarch ~ I’ve never tried that (genius!) Thank you so much for Linking Up at Brag About It @VMG206 this week. We are so happy to have you join us!
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Kristin KingJune 22, 2013 - 7:47 am
Oh yum, this looks so good! I know what you mean about the potatoes…I always wondered why every pot roast recipes calls for potatoes in with the roast! I would much rather have them on the side like you! Definitely going to try this recipe.
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Diane | An Extraordinary DayJune 22, 2013 - 9:28 pm
I’m a huge fan of pot roast and yours looks delicious!!
Thanks for sharing at Monday Funday Link Party!
Hope your week is extraordinary!
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JessJune 23, 2013 - 6:05 pm
This is awesome! I love one dish dinners like this – all I add is some biscuits and we are set. 🙂 My family is addicted to carrots, so I will definitely need the 1.5lbs – maybe 2. 😉 Pinning this right now!
I co-hosted Tasty Tuesdays this past week and wanted to thank you for linking up! Hope to see you again this week. 🙂
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shelbyApril 25, 2014 - 3:59 pm
We love pot roast. Grumpy’s brother loves it to and his first request he ever made of me was to make him one. 🙂
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rachidiAugust 4, 2018 - 8:30 am
This looks wonderful!!!! Nothing like a delicious “melt in your mouth” pot roast!!! One of my favorite comfort foods!
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