Simple Slow Cooker Pot Roast

  • Number of Servings: 5
Ingredients
2 1/4 lbs. Beef chuck, arm pot roastCooking Spray1 cup Carrots, strips or slices 1 cup Potato diced1 1/2 cup Chicken Broth (low sodium if you have it)2 cloves Garlic1 Onions, small
Directions
Take 1 chuck roast (appropriately sized for your slow cooker). Brown in a pan with oil/cooking spray. Meanwhile chop up veggies of your choice (the recipe has some suggestions) and place them in the slow cooker. Once browned put the meat in the slow cooker. Then chop/slice some garlic and heat in pan until you can smell it. Pour in chicken broth (at least 1 cup) to deglaze pan. Pour everything from pan onto roast and heat on high in the slow cooker 1 hour. After the 1 hour, turn roast over and pour in any remaining chicken broth. Reduce heat to low and cook several more (4-6) hours.
Season to taste with salt and pepper and enjoy.

Number of Servings: 5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SMILSPAR.

Servings Per Recipe: 5
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 314.6
  • Total Fat: 8.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 123.2 mg
  • Sodium: 627.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 9.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
  • Protein: 47.8 g

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