Healthier Marie's Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 pounds chuck roast
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup reduced-sodium beef stock
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ready Time: 8 hrs 20 mins


• season the chuck roast with salt and pepper.
• heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown roast on all sides, about 4 minutes per side. transfer roast to a slow cooker. pour the beef stock into the skillet, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. add the broth and onions into slow cooker; cover and cook on low for 5 hours. add potatoes, carrots, celery, and parsley. cover and cook on low until roast is tender and cooked through, 3 additional hours.