Best Pot Roast Recipe

This is one of the best and simplest pot roast recipes. The red wine really brings out the flavor of the meat.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 4 hours
Yield: between 4 and 6 people

Ingredients:
- 3 pound beef shoulder or boneless chuck roast
- 1 tbs. olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Italian seasonings to taste
- 1 diced onion
- 3 cloves diced garlic
- 1 cup of dry red wine
- 4 large carrots, cut and peeled into 1-inch pieces
- 2 pounds of potatoes, cut and peeled into 2-inch pieces
- 3 celery stalks, cut into 1-inch pieces

Instructions:

For best results, wrap the roast in foil and set at room temperature for 2 hours before cooking. Once the roast is at room temperature, rub it on both sides with the salt, pepper and seasonings. In a large pan (oven-proof and big enough to fit the roast and vegetables), add the oil and place the seasoned roast inside of the pot. Brown all sides. Once it’s browned on all sides, lift it up and add the onion to the pan and allows for the roast to sit on the onion while it cooks. Add the wine and the garlic and let simmer for 3 hours. Add the carrots, celery and potatoes and let simmer for an additional hour.

Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe

This recipe will make people think you slaved over a hot stove for hours, when it's really the slow cooker that did all of the work.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 7 hours
Yield: 6 to 8 servings

Ingredients:
- 4 pound chuck roast
- 1 packet dry onion soup mix
- 1 cup water
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp. basil
- 3 chopped and peeled carrots
- 3 chopped and peeled potatoes
- 3 stalks of celery, cut into pieces

Instructions:

Set the slow cooker on low and add the roast, onion soup mix, water, salt, pepper, and basil. Let simmer for 5 hours. Add the carrots, celery and potatoes and let simmer for an additional 2 hours.

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