3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast – seriously, 3 ingredients and less than 2 minutes prep time and dinner will be slow-cooked for you. Bonus? You’ll more than likely have enough for dinner another night too!
3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast is moist, flavorful and very tender. Weekday dinners don’t get any easier!
I use 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup always. With all the flavor cream of mushroom soup has, you’ll never miss the fat. I love saving calories without sacrificing flavor. This soup mixes with the onion soup mix to create a rich, flavorful gravy.
You can add potatoes, onions and/or carrots to the Slow Cooker Pot Roast, but I opted to make it a 3 ingredient recipe this time. I knew we’d eat leftovers of sandwiches the next night. Plus, I’m the only one that ends up eating the veggies when I put them in.
3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast Tips
Roasts are typically made from tough cuts of meat. Don’t look at this as a negative, these cuts are usually inexpensive. Cooking them low and slow makes the meat more tender, not a positive if you don’t plan ahead. But, if you do plan ahead, plan to start a roast early in the day and forget it until dinner! The slow cooker or even your oven will do all the work for you! When choosing a roast I recommend getting a chuck roast , shoulder steak, rump roast or bottom round roast. Look for a cut that is well marbled with small pockets of fat not a large ribbon of fat running through the meat.
Plan for leftovers!
For sandwiches on the second night, I reheated the roast along with the gravy in a sauce pan. I toasted hamburger rolls with provolone cheese on them as the meat was reheating. I like my sandwich with just roast and cheese. Big Daddy likes to add banana peppers and roasted red peppers for a little zing to his.
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3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast
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Save To Your Recipe BoxIngredients
- 2 pound beef roast
- 10.5 ounce can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 envelope onion soup mix
Instructions
- Turn slowcooker on low.
- Place roast in slow cooker.
- Pour cream of mushroom soup over roast then sprinkle the onion soup mix over roast.
- Cook on low 8 hours.
- Serve hot.
- Can also make sandwiches out of roast.
Notes
Nutrition
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Sadie says
This is how I have made my roasts for years. The only difference is, I sear the roast on all sides before putting it in the crock pot. It really adds a lot of flavor. I have tried other recipes, but none of them measure up to this one. Simple, quick and delicious!
Alexis says
Do you know if it’s possible to make this with chunks of stewing beef instead of a roast? Trying to do something with it other than your typical beef stew. Thanks
Paula says
Yes, you can.
Becky says
Can this be cooked on high for 4-6 hours?
Paula says
yes
Joan Lyster says
I have been making this pot roast recipe since before my Daughter was born and she is 50
My slow cooker was a low oven for 2-3 hours.
Liliana Musolino says
Thank you I was just thinking my crock pot is broken and wondering about oven directions !
Kennia says
What if I don’t want to use cream of mushroom, is there a substitute? Allergies:(
Sharon says
Taste was good but overall was a bit dry, any ideas?
Paula says
What size roast was it and did it have much marbling? You can add water or beef broth or another can of soup.
Toni says
This is such a new favorite meal in our house!
Lindsay Cotter says
Easy dinner for the win! Sure to on repeat!
Lisa Grant says
What an easy and delicious recipe. Such wonderful comfort food!
Dorothy Reinhold says
Three ingredients and all that flavor make me a happy girl! Can’t get enough of a good pot roast!
Jessica C says
Hey Paula what if i don’t have onion soup mix and have no way to the grocery store due to snow what else can I do I have seasonings galore can i make my own mix and if so how? Thank you
Paula says
Stir the onion flakes, beef bouillon granules, onion powder, parsley flakes, celery seed, paprika, and black pepper in a bowl. Use as substitute for a 1-ounce envelope of dry onion soup mix.
Sherri says
Do you add a can of water to the soup?
Paula says
I didn’t.
E. Luster says
Made this with diced red potatoes and baby carrots in crockpot added a little beef broth and my family loved it! My boyfriend made a sandwich as soon as it was done then him and my daughter had it with cornbread later. We ate every drop!Great recipe!Thanks a lot❤
Paula says
So happy you liked it!
Karen D says
Don’t have soup mix can I sub.onion dip mix?
Paula says
yes
Cindy says
Hi,I have to be the worst slow cooker person aroundso for everything beef roast comes out so dry,my husband says,STOP WITH THE SLOW COOKER!! So,how would I make this in the oven??
Thanks soo much,Cindy
Tam says
Slow cooker pot roast I added Lipton beefy onion soup mix turned out amazing
Linda says
This is how I always make my pot roast, even in the old days before slow cookers. I also add the veggies. Now I have to go to the store, this made me hungry for pot roast.
Claire @ A Little Claireification says
This looks amazing Paula! I love adding French onion soup packets too. Pinned!
Matt Robinson says
The leftovers would be incredible, love this!