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4 ingredient fix it and forget it chuck roast

(7 ratings)
Blue Ribbon Recipe by
Jacquelyn Limina
Duquesne, PA

Super easy slow cooker recipe for a chuck roast. This comes out so tender that it falls apart! That's an A+ in my household.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

Need an easy weeknight meal? This chuck roast is for you. The Crock Pot does all the work. Jazzing up a jar of beef gravy creates a wonderful gravy that the roast cooks in. The end result is a very tender chuck roast.

— The Test Kitchen @kitchencrew
(7 ratings)
yield 4 -6
prep time 10 Min
cook time 8 Hr
method Slow Cooker Crock Pot

Ingredients For 4 ingredient fix it and forget it chuck roast

  • 1 can
    French onion soup, condensed, 10.5 oz
  • 1 jar
    beef gravy, 12 oz.
  • 1/2 c
    ginger ale
  • 3 lb
    beef chuck roast
  • vegetable oil for searing

How To Make 4 ingredient fix it and forget it chuck roast

  • Onion soup, ginger ale, and gravy whisked together in a slow cooker insert.
    1
    In the bottom of your Crock Pot, whisk together the onion soup, ginger ale, and gravy. Set aside.
  • Oil heating in a skillet.
    2
    In a large skillet on medium-high heat, heat the oil (put just enough in to cover the bottom of the pan).
  • Searing all sides of the chuck roast.
    3
    Sear the roast for up to 2 minutes on all sides.
  • Chuck roast placed in a slow cooker.
    4
    When you have seared all sides of the roast, place the roast in the gravy mixture in the Crock Pot. Flip it over to make sure the roast is covered in gravy.
  • Slow cooker set to cook.
    5
    Put the lid on the Crock Pot and cook on low for 8 hrs or 5 hours on high.
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