Easy Crock Pot Roast Beef
I love making comfort food for my family. One of our favorites is to make a roast beef in the crock pot. I love it because I can prepare the roast for the crock pot in the morning and not have to think about dinner until a few minutes before we eat. I love it when dinner can cook itself. 🙂
I start out by adding some seasonings to the roast before I place it into the crock pot. I usually will use salt, pepper, parsley and a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Once I have the roast all seasoned up, I set it aside and prepare the vegetables.
I like to slice an onion and place it in the bottom of the crock pot and then place the roast on top. I think this helps to keep the bottom from drying out and gives the broth a little more flavor. After the onions and roast are in the crock pot I add the vegetables along the sides. I don’t usually add any water to my crock pot. I find the roast and vegetables make plenty of juice.
I just set the crock pot to low and let it cook about 8-10 hours. Once it’s done, I remove the roast and let it sit for a few minutes while I place the vegetables onto a platter. I usually try to slice the roast against the grain of the meat but sometimes it is so tender it just falls apart.
I usually will keep any broth to make Beef Noodles the next day with the leftover beef. I love it when I can make my family a lovely home cooked meal without having to spend hours in the kitchen. 🙂
Easy Crock Pot Beef Roast
Ingredients
- Beef Roast 2-3 pounds
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Parsley
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 1 Onion sliced
- 4-6 Potatoes Whole or Cut in Half
- 2-3 Carrots or other Root Vegetable cut into chunks
Instructions
- Place the sliced onion into the bottom of the crock pot.
- Sprinkle the roast with the seasonings and then place on top of the onions.
- Add the potatoes and vegetables to the crock pot.
- Set the crock pot to low and cook 8-10 hours, or on high 4-5 hours, or until done.
- Once the roast and vegetables are done, remove the roast and set it aside to rest.
- Remove the vegetables from the crock pot and place them on a serving platter.
- Slice or shred the roast and serve with the potatoes and vegetables.
- Enjoy!
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Hi, I loved this recipe, I literally just cooked it last night. Thank you so much, I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sharing your recipe for the beef noodles you mentioned with the leftover juice? It sounds delicious. Thank you so much for the great roast!
I’m so glad you liked the recipe, it’s our favorite and the only way I cook roast. This is the recipe for homemade noodles with a video tutorial. Here’s the recipe for the beef noodles too. I need to get those linked up, thanks for asking. I hope you enjoy the noodles recipe too. They are so good.
If i cook the roast with no vegetables, do I need to add water/broth and if so, how much?
Missy, I’d put a little water in the bottom, just to cover the bottom of the cooker. Since the roast will give off liquid too.
My husband liked this so much he stopped dinner to make sure I knew where the recipe was for frequent future reference 🙂 my toddler loved it too!
Amy, so glad your family liked the recipe. It’s a favorite at our home too.
I have a roast beef and trying to find a recipe that uses roast beef now I don’t know of beef roast is different than roast beef but I would like to use this recipe of it will work for a roast beef
Melissa, it’s the same thing. I usually use roast beef for when it’s cook and beef roast before it’s cooked, sorry for the confusion.
Do you do any searing before placing roast in crockpot?
Wayne, I usually don’t but you could if you want to. I hope that helps.
Do you start with a frozen roast or thawed?
Lyn, I start with a thawed roast. I hope that helps.
Hi. I am going to try this recipe for the first time for a holiday meal. I have a roast that’s just under 6 pounds. Will it still cook through at 8 to 10 hours? I’m a little concerned because the one in the recipe is half the size. Also, would it be safe to make it the day before? I am traveling with it.
Donna, if you have time restrictions, I’d cook it the day before. But 10 hours should be long enough for a 6 pound roast. But whenever I have a time restriction, I always cook the meat ahead of time. I hope that helps.