Slow Cooker Italian Pot Roast
Slow cooked in a luscious tomato based sauce with carrots, this SLOW COOKER ITALIAN POT ROAST is a rustic, super comforting meal!
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
- 1 2-1/2 to 4 pound boneless top round beef roast
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil plus additional as needed
- 1 cup diced white or yellow onion
- 2 stalks celery diced
- 3 to 4 carrots cut into chunks
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ cup medium to full-bodied red wine
- 1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
- 1 cup low sodium beef broth
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons dried rosemary leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 bay leaf
- fresh Italian parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Season both sides of beef roast with salt and pepper. Add olive oil to a large skillet and place over MEDIUM-HIGH heat. Add roast and sear for a few minutes on each side, or until nicely browned. Remove from heat and transfer to 6 quart slow cooker.
- Return skillet to heat add additional olive oil, if necessary. Add diced onion, celery, and minced garlic. Cook and stir for a couple of minutes and then and add red wine. Cook, stirring to deglaze the pan for just a minute or two and then transfer the contents of the skillet to the slow cooker with the roast. Pour the diced tomatoes and tomato sauce around the roast.
- Whisk together the beef broth, Dijon mustard, and Worcestershire sauce in a measuring cup or small bowl. Pour the mixture around the roast.
- Sprinkle rosemary, thyme, basil, salt, and pepper over the roast and tuck a bay leaf into the sauce mixture.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or on LOW for 7 to 8 hours. Slice against the grain and serve in chunks or shredded with the carrots and sauce. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.
Slow cooked in a luscious tomato based sauce with carrots, this SLOW COOKER ITALIAN POT ROAST is a rustic, super comforting meal!FULL RECIPE —> https://www.fromvalerieskitchen.com/slow-cooker-italian-pot-roast/
Posted by Incredible Recipes on Monday, June 11, 2018