Description
This easy slow cooker French onion roast is incredibly tender and packed with rich, savory onion flavor. Made with simple ingredients and slow-cooked to perfection, it’s a comforting, hands-off dinner the whole family will love.
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients
- 3–4 lb chuck roast
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 packet French onion soup mix
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
Instructions
- Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper on all sides.
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and sear the roast until browned.
- Place sliced onions and garlic in the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Set the seared roast on top of the onions.
- Sprinkle French onion soup mix evenly over the roast.
- Pour beef broth and Worcestershire sauce around the roast.
- Add thyme and bay leaf.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8–9 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours.
- Remove bay leaf before serving. Spoon onions and gravy over the roast.
Notes
For extra depth of flavor, caramelize the onions before adding them to the slow cooker. This roast pairs perfectly with mashed potatoes, rice, or crusty bread.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8–9 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 plate
- Calories: 445
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 28g
- Saturated Fat: 11g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 125mg
Keywords: french onion roast, slow cooker roast, crockpot beef roast, onion pot roast
