Here’s a cozy, fall-apart tender Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Gravy & Mashed Potatoes recipe 🍖🥔🔥
🍖🥔 Pot Roast with Gravy & Mashed Potatoes
🧾 Ingredients
🥩 For the Pot Roast:
- 1.2–1.5 kg beef chuck roast
- 1 large onion (sliced)
- 4–5 garlic cloves (minced)
- 3 carrots (chunky pieces)
- 3 potatoes (optional in roast, separate mashed potatoes recommended)
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 tbsp tomato paste (optional but adds depth)
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried thyme or Italian seasoning
- 2 tbsp oil (for searing)
🍯 For the Gravy:
- 1.5 cups cooking liquid from slow cooker
- 1–2 tbsp cornstarch
- 2 tbsp water (to mix slurry)
- Salt & pepper to taste
🥔 For Mashed Potatoes:
- 4–5 potatoes (peeled & chopped)
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/3 cup milk
- Salt to taste
- Optional: garlic powder or roasted garlic
👨🍳 Instructions
1. 🔥 Sear the beef (important for flavor)
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Sear beef on all sides until browned (3–4 min per side).
2. 🥕 Load slow cooker
- Add onions, garlic, carrots at the bottom.
- Place seared beef on top.
- Pour in broth, Worcestershire sauce, tomato paste, and spices.
3. 🕒 Slow cook
- Cook on:
- LOW: 8–10 hours
- HIGH: 4–6 hours
- Meat should be fork-tender and falling apart.
4. 🍯 Make gravy
- Remove 1.5 cups liquid from slow cooker.
- Mix cornstarch + water, stir into liquid.
- Simmer on stove until thickened.
5. 🥔 Make mashed potatoes
- Boil potatoes until soft (15–20 min).
- Mash with butter, milk, and salt until creamy.
6. 🍽️ Serve
- Plate mashed potatoes.
- Add shredded pot roast.
- Pour rich gravy on top.
💡 Tips for best results:
- Don’t skip searing → huge flavor boost
- Chuck roast works best (fat = tenderness)
- Add mushrooms for extra richness
- Cook low and slow for melt-in-mouth texture
If you want, I can also make:
- 🥘 Instant Pot version (faster)
- 🧄 Garlic herb version
- 🥗 Low-carb keto version (no potatoes)
- 🍞 Sandwich version (leftover pot roast sliders)
