I think pot roast has gotten a bad rap. It typically conjures up images of dry, jerky-like hunks of meat with absolutely no flavor. But not in my household. My mom has always made this very moist, extremely flavorful pot roast from the gods. In fact, I remember as a teenager eating dinner with my best-friend-of-the-moment. She informed me, making a face reminiscent of smelling a really ripe pair of athletic socks, we would be having “pot roast, blech” for dinner. I was so excited. I loved pot roast. It was seriously one of my favorite meals. So I sat down at the table with pure joy. Until my friend’s mom served me. Oh. My. God. There was nothing about this entree that screamed ”delish.” In fact, there was nothing about this entree that screamed “entree.”
It is unfortunate mishaps like this which have led pot roast to be labeled in the “no, thank you” category for many people. Until now. You need to give pot roast another fair shake and try this recipe. And, of course, it’s another crockpot meal because I, well, love the crockpot. A lot. It’s like my third child. And it doesn’t talk back to me. Or pee its pants. I love it.
Pot Roast (Crockpot Style)
- 2 lb. chuck roast (please, please, please use chuck roast. It’s the only cut of roast I have used which results in a very moist pot roast. It’s only fair. Give chuck a chance.)
- flour, garlic powder, black pepper, oil for browning the meat
- 3 stalks of celery, sliced
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 2 pkgs of brown gravy mix
- 1 cup of water
- Combine about 1/2 cup of flour, 2 tbs garlic powder and black pepper on a plate. Dredge entire chuck roast in flour mixture, making sure to cover evenly. Shake off excess. Heat up 2 tbs. oil in frying pan. Place chuck roast into pan and quickly brown all sides, until flour is cooked and roast has a golden brown crust. Place into crockpot.
- Add celery, onion and carrots to crockpot.
- Whisk 1 pkg of brown gravy mix into 1 cup of water and pour over roast into crockpot.
- Sprinkle the remaining pkg of brown gravy mix over the top of roast. (I also sprinkle some additional garlic powder and salt)
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours, basting occasionally with liquid from pot if you can. Make sure and give it enough cooking time. Jumping the gun will result in a dry roast. And no one needs that.
Serve this extremely moist, fall-apart roast over rice, egg noodles or potatoes. Yum.
Love to all, Mindy
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Brandy
Yummo! This looks Delish! I also think pot roast is my favorite meal. My mom’s was the best!!! Thanks for the recipe I will try it. Tonight I am trying the meatloaf. Wish me luck! Yum Val
Oh, I hope you like that meatloaf! It brings me back a lot of memories of Grandma. =)
Mindy
How do you think onion soup mix would sub for the brown gravy? That’s what we keep in stock around here, anyway. Is it just for the salt factor?
I think onion soup would be just fine! The brown gravy definitely adds some saltiness and thickening to the gravy. Onion soup would give it a whole other flavor…sounds yummy. Try it and let me know!
Mindy
I always make my roast in the crockpot because it’s soooo much easier. And I use onion soup mix and it works great! And my roast may be pork, beef or deer depending on the season, my cash flow and how the hunting season went. Lol. I never brown my first though. Is there a specific reason for doing that?
♥Spot
Hey Spot…my mom has always browned hers but I actually did a little research on potroast recipes to see if anyone else does it. Lots do! Apparently it’s supposed to kind of hold the flavor in. I do it because I like the flavor of the flour/garlic powder crust…I also think it thickens the gravy a little more, too. Listen to me…I sound like an expert. Hehehe.
Mindy
I want to try this, I really do BUT my husband has absolutely forbidden any further pot roast attempts by me. I can’t make them. I have pot roast gene deficiency.
Ahhh…the infamous “pot roast gene deficiency.” Totally get it. I should have added that my hubby grew up with dried-out jerky pot roast and I converted him with my mom’s version. It’s yummy…and I’m definitely trying the onion soup mix like Christina and Spot mentioned. =)
Mindy
I love me some good pot roast. What time do we eat?
Well, we already ate but I’m always up for another one!
Mindy