Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast With Gravy

Name: Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast With Gravy
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 485 min
Ingredients: 3-4 lb Beef Roast, ex) Chuck; 1 pkt (1 oz) Au Jus Gravy Mix; 1 pkt (0.7 oz) Italian Salad Dressing; 1 can (14.5 oz) Low-Sodium Beef Broth

Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast With Gravy. Yep you heard me right.

I think most people consider only using their Crock-Pot or slow cooker in the winter to make hearty meals and simple soups. But I’m not like most people. I love using my slow cooker year round for two very good reasons.

It is hot! Why heat up the oven or stove top to fix a meal if you don’t have to?
Summer days are long (and busy). After being outside most of the day, how great is it to walk through the door at night and dinner is ready? (Hint. It’s A-Mazing!)

Since my childhood, this recipe has time and again answered the age-old question, “What’s for dinner?”.

Mostly because it needs only four simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand.

Out of the pantry, grab the canned beef broth and the packets of Au Jus and Italian dressing.

Out of the freezer, pick a beef roast (I used a chuck roast for this recipe, but use whatever is on sale at the store or what you have on hand.)

Throw it all together in a slow cooker in the morning, turn it on low, walk in 8 hours later ready to eat.

Now that’s my kind of cooking!

One of the best things about this pot roast recipe, is it makes its own gravy!

Say what?!

Yep. The beef drippings combine with the broth and seasoning packets to make a delicious gravy that can be used as an Au Jus for dipping sandwiches or ladled over a pile of Mom’s Make Ahead Mashed Potatoes.

Comfort food level: Expert!