Two Pack Slow Cooker Roast is an easy weeknight dinner option. Full of flavor and totally hands-off cooking make this my go-to weeknight dinner recipe.
This easy slow cooker beef recipe is so tender it falls apart and melts in your mouth! This roast creates a gravy while cooking. It’s good served over rice, mashed potatoes, or quinoa.
Two Pack Slow Cooker Roast
What is pot roast?
Pot roast is a big, tough beef cut that’s priced cheap. These tough cuts are perfect for slow cooking. You can sear, cover, and cook these cuts slowly in the oven or slow cooker with herbs and veggies until they are fall-apart tender.
What beef cuts do I use?
Tough cuts with lots of connective tissue like chuck, brisket, and round are the perfect cuts to use.
Chuck: Chuck roast, shoulder steak, boneless chuck roast, chuck shoulder pot roast, chuck seven-bone pot roast, or beef chuck arm. My first choice for pot roast. It has outstanding marbling, making the roast tender and juicy
Brisket: Brisket comes from the well-exercised breast section of the cow, and this means it has a lot of connective tissue. It’s most known for barbecue recipes and typically cooked in a smoker. However, brisket makes a great pot roast.
Round: Rump roast or bottom round. It is leaner than either the brisket or chuck, so you may need to add some additional fat to prevent your pot roast from drying out.
Slow cooking these cuts breaks the collagen down, tenderizing the meat. The beef releases its juices into the broth, providing your roast with incredible flavor. Adding flour or cornstarch thickens the juices into gravy.
For leftovers, I enjoy making hoagies.
Looking for more slow cooker recipes? They’re a favorite around here, here are just a few of them:
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- Slow Cooker Creamy Buffalo Chicken
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- Slow Cooker Zesty Creamy Italian Chicken
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- Crock Pot Crack Chicken
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- Red Wine Pomegranate Slow Cooker short Ribs
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- Slow Cooker Pinto Beans
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- Slow-Cooker BBQ Beans
Tools to making this Two Pack Slow Cooker Roast:
Finally, Please keep in mind that nutritional information is a rough estimate and can vary based on products used.
Two Pack Slow Cooker Roast
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- 2 pound chuck roast
- 1 pack meat loaf seasoning mix I used this brand. You can use any beef seasoning mix you like.
- 1 pack onion soup mix *I would not salt the roast as the onion soup mix has a lot of salt in it.
- 1/2 cup apple juice
- 1 tablespoon ground pepper
Instructions
- Place the chuck roast in the bottom of a slow cooker. Turn cooker to low.
- Pour apple juice over the meat.
- Liberally pepper meat then top with both seasoning mixes. Cover and cook on low 4 to 5 hours.
Nutrition
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maria stockwell says
Instead of using the apple juice….can beef broth be used instead?
Diane K says
I always add potatoes and carrots to my pot roasts in the crock pot. They take on the wonderful flavor and my whole meal is complete when it’s done.
Nancy Lane says
Could you make this with a four pound roast? Would you have to double the spices and cooking time. I am not an experienced crock pot cooker, but would like to make this for Christmas dinner. Thank you.
Paula says
Yes, you can use a four pound roast. Double your spices, but you won’t need to double the cooking time. The cook time should be about the same maybe 30 to 45 mintues longer. I would test it at the times given and let it go a little longer if necessary. let me know how it works, Nancy.
Patti says
I usually brown meat before I put it In a slow cooker
Paula says
I’ve done it both ways and couldn’t tell a difference in flavor, saves me time and clean-up to skip that step.
Brenda @ ChattingOverChocolate.blogspot.com says
YUM!!! Thanks for sharing! Pinned 😉
Annmarie Pipa says
2 minutes for THAT!! wow..thanks you for sharing !!!
vesselsmemories says
This looks delicious and too easy not to try…I love my crock pot! Thanks Paula!
Dawn