Easy French Onion Soup Pot Roast Slow Cooker Recipe

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Easy French Onion Soup Pot Roast Slow Cooker Recipe

This French onion soup pot roast slow cooker recipe is made with chuck roast, onion soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, potatoes, carrots, and savory gravy for an easy old-fashioned pot roast that cooks low and slow until tender.

Prep Time10

Cook Time3

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 542kcal

Author: Lauren Lane

Ingredients

4 lb chuck roast Or other beef options: see notes
1 oz. envelope Lipton onion soup
10.5 oz cream of mushroom soup 1 can
1 ½ cup beef broth or water with a ½ teaspoon of salt
5 carrots peeled and cut into 2 inch pieces
5 Yukon Gold potatoes or Russet peeled and cut into 3 inch pieces,
1 onion quartered
1 head of garlic cut in half horizontally

Instructions

Slow Cooker Method

Optional sear step: For extra flavor, sear the roast first. Some slow cookers have an insert you can use right on the stovetop. If yours does not, use a large oven-safe or heavy skillet.
Add a little olive oil to the insert or skillet and sear the roast on all sides until nicely browned. Then transfer the roast to the slow cooker.
Spray the bottom of your slow cooker with non-stick spray, or drizzle in a little olive oil.
Place the roast in the slow cooker and add the onions around it.
Sprinkle half of the onion soup mix over the roast, pressing a little into the meat so it really sticks.
Add the garlic cloves, potatoes, and carrots on top and around the roast. Sprinkle the rest of the onion soup mix over the vegetables.
Pour in the beef broth, cover with the lid, and cook on low for 8–10 hours or high for 5–6 hours, until the roast is fall-apart tender.

Dutch Oven Method

Put the roast into a roasting pan and top with potatoes, carrots, and garlic.
Mix together soup mix, cream of mushroom soup, and beef broth
Pour over roast
Cover and bake for 3 hours at 325 degrees

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Notes

My mom always used chuck roast, which is the best, but brisket and round roast also will be delicious.
Vegetable Options: Add mushrooms or cabbage wedges as an option.

Slow Cooker Option: Add all ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.

If your pot roast is tough and not pull-apart tender, it's not cooked long enough; continue cooking until it shreds easily with a fork. Toughness is usually undercooking, not overcooking.

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