Garlic Herb Slow Cooker Pot Roast
Garlic & herbs are rubbed on a beef chuck, then seared in bacon fat, placed in a crock pot & covered in red wine sauce for a tasty Slow Cooker Pot Roast!
Ingredients
- 2 cups onion, large dice
- 2 cups sweet potatoes, large dice
- 2 cups baby carrots
- 2 cups beets, peeled & diced
- 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 4 sprigs fresh rosemary, chopped
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme, chopped
- 2 tbsp steak seasoning
- 6 cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 lb beef chuck roast
- ½ lb thick-cut bacon, chopped
- 1 cup red wine
- 3 cups beef broth
Instructions
- Add the onion, sweet potatoes, carrots and beets to a large slow cooker.
- Whisk the balsamic vinegar & olive oil together in a small bowl.
- Mix in the chopped rosemary, thyme, steak seasoning & crushed garlic.
- Brush this mixture over the beef chuck.
- On the stovetop, heat a large heavy pot, or cast iron skillet, over medium heat.
- Add the bacon and cook until crisp.
- Use a slotted spoon to remove the bacon and place on a paper towel-lined plate.
- Heat the remaining bacon grease in the pot over high heat.
- Add the beef chuck, and sear for about one minute on each side.
- Remove the beef chuck from the pot and place in the slow cooker.
- Add the red wine to deglaze the pot, while scraping the bottom for any bacon garlic herb bits left behind.
- Pour the reduced red wine into the slow cooker with the beef broth.
- Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours.
- Serve topped with the cooked bacon.
Nutrition Facts
Serving 6servingCalories 760kcal (38%)Carbohydrates 26g (9%)Protein 52g (104%)Fat 46g (71%)Saturated Fat 17g (85%)Cholesterol 181mg (60%)Sodium 980mg (41%)Potassium 1449mg (41%)Fiber 5g (20%)Sugar 10g (11%)Vitamin A 12320mg (246%)Vitamin C 10.6mg (13%)Calcium 123mg (12%)Iron 7.1mg (39%)
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