French Onion Pot Roast
Just a few ingredients in the slow cooker and you have a mouth-watering, tender, and flavorful pot roast.
Ingredients
- 1 bottom round or chuck roast, or london broil 4-5 lbs
- 2 medium onions cut in large chunks
- 3 stalks celery cut in large chunks
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 2oz packet of french onion soup mix
- 1 0.7oz packet of italian dressing mix
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- chopped parsley for garnish
Instructions
- In a skillet or large pan over medium high heat (with about 2-3 tablespoons of oil), sear your roast on all sided, about 2 minutes per side or until browned.
- In a slow cooker set to low, scatter chopped onions and celery along the bottom. Place the seared roast on the vegetables.
- Sprinkle the onion soup mix and italian seasoning over the tops and sides of the roast. Pour all but 3 tablespoons of the broth on top of the roast. (Reserve the 3 tablespoons).
- Cover and allow to cook for 3 hours on high, 4-5 hours on low (or 275° in the oven).
- In a small cup, mix cornstarch with reserved broth. Pour broth mixture into the slow cooker and increase the heat to high for the last 30 minutes-1 hour of cooking, or until the meat is fork tender and the broth has thickened to a loose gravy.
- Remove from the crock pot, sprinkle with parsley, and slice and serve immediately with the gravy over top.