This Clean Crockpot Pot Roast Recipe is a great recipe for those trying to eat healthy. It is also a simple dish made with mostly vegetables and spices. My family loved this recipe and want me to make more this week! I had leftovers and used the meat to make Crockpot Homemade Vegetable Soup, which is a huge hit at my house.
All you need for this simple recipe is a 3-4 lb chuck roast, 2 stalks of celery, a small onion, carrots, can of beef broth, pepper and sea salt. Do not let this simple recipe fool you because it is full of flavor and taste! Be sure to try this the next time you have a chuck roast or it is on sale at the store, you will not be disappointed.
Simply place all vegetables in bottom of slow cooker. Next add roast and sprinkle the top with salt and pepper. Pour beef broth around the roast in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Remove roast and set on plate. Remove vegetables and discard. Mix water and cornstarch together. Pour into crockpot and stir. Once thickened add salt and pepper for seasoning, if needed.
Serve with roast.
To make as a freezer meal combine all ingredients except beef broth in a freezer safe bag. Place in freezer until ready to use. Let the bag thaw overnight in your fridge. Place ingredients in slow cooker and add broth. Follow directions below.
Clean Crockpot Pot Roast Recipe is a great recipe for those trying to eat clean. It is also a simple dish made with mostly vegetables and spices.
Ingredients
- 3-4 lb chuck roast trimmed
- 2 stalks of celery cut in pieces
- 1 small onion quartered
- ½ cup mini carrots
- 1 can 14.5 oz of beef broth
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp sea salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
To Make Gravy:
- ¼ cup water
- 3 Tbsp cornstarch or arrow root powder
Instructions
- Place all vegetables in bottom of slow cooker.
- Next add roast and sprinkle the top with salt and pepper.
- Pour beef broth around the roast in slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
- Remove roast and set on plate.
- Remove vegetables and discard.
- Mix water and cornstarch together.
- Pour into crockpot and stir.
- Once thicken add salt and pepper for seasoning, if needed.
- Serve with roast.
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Patricialynn
I've made this and the roast is so tender it melts in your mouth! 🙂
Sonja Ahuja
This recipe looks so good!
Su
I didn't realize you could make a whole roast in the crockpot. Thanks for the information.
ELIZABETH J TOMAKA
Why does the picture show garlic powder? Is that ingredient to be included?
Thank you, I'll be trying this tonight.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
1/2 tsp - sorry and thanks for catching that!
Teresa
In the recipe it says to remove vegetables and discard. What am I discarding?
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
They get pretty mushy but you could eat them if you choose.