This smothered Slow Cooked Roast with Creamy Mushroom Gravy is comfort food personified. Seasoned to perfection a chuck roast is braised in a slow cooker until the meat is succulent and fall apart tender. I like to add fresh baby carrots and sweet pearl onions to round out the flavor palate with little fuss. After letting the roast simmer all day long supper will be ready when you are and the house smells spectacular, too.
Easy Slow Cooked Roast with Creamy Mushroom Gravy Recipe
Years ago, Sunday roast was a tradition in my family. I have the sweetest childhood memory of my family and many good friends, gathering around the table and enjoying this delicious meal on Sundays after church. Since then I've branched out quite a bit with my Sunday dinners but, this roast is still at the top of my list of favorite comfort foods.
How to Make the Best Slow Cooked Roast with Creamy Mushroom Gravy Recipe
Using your slow cooker to make inexpensive cuts of meat like chuck roasts, puts the magic in the flavor and gives it the most tender texture. Slow cooking allows you to turn many cheaper cuts of meat into fall apart deliciousness. I make several variations of slow cooked roasts these days but this one tops my list due to it's simplicity.
- Ingredients you'll need to make homemade Slow Cooked Roast with Creamy Mushroom Gravy: One 4 pound chuck roast, steak seasoning or all purpose beef seasoning (i.e. Meat Magic or similar) French onion soup, one can cream of mushroom soup, olive oil, pearl onions, garlic, carrots and Worcestershire sauce.
- Kitchen gadgets you'll need: A large crockpot or slow cooker, sharp knife and cutting board, measuring cups and spoons, a skillet and large spoon for stirring. You could also cook this roast in an Instant Pot using the slow cooker setting.
- You can also make this recipe using beef stock or beef broth in place of the French onion soup.
- How long does it take to cook a roast in a slow cooker? Slow cookers can vary in cooking intensity so know your appliance and adjust the cooking time as needed. This recipe will take around 8-10 hours but can vary slightly depending on the weight of the beef and the appliance used.
- We enjoy this meal with Cheesy Mashed Potato Casserole or Creamy Buttermilk Ranch Mashed Potatoes. If you prefer, chunks of potatoes can also be added to the slow cooker along with the pearl onions and carrots transforming it into a comforting one pot meal.
- You could also serve this pot roast and gravy over Oven Baked Rice.
- Store leftover Slow Cooked Roast and Gravy in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat gently in a saucepan over medium heat or in single serving potions in the microwave.
More Slow Cooker Recipes to Make
If you're a slow cooker fan, checkout these crockpot recipe you may also like to try:
- Coca Cola Pot Roast is a Sunday supper mainstay.
- Smothered Sweet and Sour Pot Roast takes the flavors in another direction with a sauce that's made for soaking into rice.
- Slow Cooked Three Cheese Mac and Cheese is perfection for busy oven days.
- Slow Cooked Turkey Breast is for those smaller holiday gatherings.
- Slow Cooker Three Meat Lasagna is just what you need for Italian night at home.
- Crockpot Vegetable Soup from The Seasoned Mom.
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Slow Cooked Roast With Creamy Mushroom Gravy
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 654kcal
Ingredients
- 1 4 lb Chuck Roast
- 3 tablespoon steak seasoning or beef seasoning [i.e Meat Magic or Chicago Steak] [i.e Chicago steak or Meat Magic]
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped
- 1 18.5 oz can French onion soup (i.e. Progresso) or 2 cups beef stock
- ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce
- 1 10 ¾ oz can cream of mushroom soup
- 1-2 lb carrots peeled, cut into quarters or peeled baby carrots. whole
- 8 oz frozen pearl onions
- salt & black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Pat dry the roast, then season the roast on all sides with steak seasoning.
- On the stove top, heat the olive oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Brown the roast on every side in the hot oil, turning as needed.
- Remove the roast to your slow cooker. Add the chopped garlic to the pan and sauté for 1 minute. Add the French Onion soup into the sauté pan to deglaze the pan. Pour the warm soup and garlic over the roast.
- Sprinkle the Worcestershire sauce over the roast, and arrange the carrots around the edge of the slow cooker. Season everything with salt and black pepper to your taste.
- Set your slow cooker to cook for 8-10 hours on the low setting.
- Add the frozen pearl onions approximately 2 hours, before the roast is done, so they won't overcook.
- When the roast has finished cooking, and is pull apart tender, pour the liquid from the roast into a stove top sauce pan.
- Bring the drippings to a boil and add the cream of mushroom soup. Whisk the soup into the drippings, and simmer for around 5-7 minutes on low heat until the gravy turns a medium brown color and thickens.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings to your taste.
- Slice the roast and arrange it on a serving platter with the vegetables.
- Drizzle the gravy on top and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 654kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 178mg | Sodium: 729mg | Potassium: 963mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 9519IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 1mg
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Olivia Pugh
Melissa,
Made this recipe this week and it was tender and tasty. The 8-10 hour cooking time on low is tricky for me. Can you adapt it for cooking on high? Want to make it for houseguests next week.
Thank you!
Melissa
Typically you would adjust by half. This applies entirely to how your appliance performs. On high a range of 4-6 hours.
Dottie
How much beef broth would i use if i use it instead of wine? Please answer asap. thank you! 🙂
Melissa
There's no wine in this recipe. You can use French onion soup as called for or replace it with 2 cups of beef stock.
Angie
Melissa, thank you for sharing this delicious recipe. My chuck roast was frozen so I ran it under running water to get the frost off then patted it dry and rubbed it with Montreal steak seasoning. Browned it in my cast iron pan, put it in my roaster, finished the instructions and put it in the oven covered at 320* as I don’t have a slow cooker. Turned it down to 180* after 3 hours, added the onions and left it for another hour and a half. So tender and so tasty. My husband said it is the best roast ever. Thank you again…
Melissa
I love your adaptation to the oven, thank you for sharing!
Cherish Shorty
Hello Melissa does this recipe work on a frozen chuck roast?? or is it suppose to be thawed??
......I will be trying this recipe tomorrow or even tonight, so I'd appeciated a feedback to my comment asap! 🙂
Thankss
Melissa
You should make this with a thawed chuck roast, yes.
Phyllis
Thank you for this recipe. I know it's been out for a while, but I just fixed it tonight for Sunday dinner (July 2021). It was sooooo... good! My husband was wiping the plate clean with his cornbread. Perfect recipe! Didn't need to alter in any way.
Melissa
Hi Phyllis, I make this roast ALL the time and I'm delighted to know you're enjoying it! It's a classic dinner for us, thank you so much for such a sweet note.
Gary Dorn
I am definitely going to try this recipe, It looks and sounds delicious.
Julie
Do you need to pour off some of the oil before adding soup? Also do you really need 1/2 cup oil to brown the roast? Thank you!
Melissa
This recipe calls for 1/4 cup oil. It's up to you if you want to adjust that amount.
Sara
Hi! Just want to say I've been making this roast recipe for a couple years now and it's always a hit! So delicious!!
Melissa
Hi Sara, thanks so much for taking the time to let me know, it's much appreciated!
Crab Dynasty
Oh my goodness that looks YUMMY !! Love winter food but miss fresh veggies !