Pot roast recipe crock pot with onion soup mix

Q: Do you put water in a crock pot when cooking a roast?

Although you dont need to add water to the slow cooker for a Crock-Pot roast, you do need some liquid to create steam, according to the University of Minnesota Extension. Plus, adding some sort of liquid — such broth, wine, tomato juice or beer — gives a pot roast recipe extra flavor.

Slow cookers were made for recipes like this Easy Slow Cooker Savory Pot Roast. 5 ingredients and 5 minutes of prep, then set your cooker and walk away. You'd think that something with so few ingredients can't be that good- but you'd be wrong- this recipe is delicious! The key is the condensed cream of mushroom soup with the dry onion soup mix- the combination is a total flavor bomb. You don't need anything else- the meat and veggies simmer in the rich, creamy gravy until the meat is fall-apart tender. Give this Easy Slow Cooker Savory Pot Roast a try- and don't forget to serve with a loaf of crusty bread to soak up the gravy!

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Do you put vegetables in bottom or top of crock pot roast?
Do you put water in a crock pot when cooking a roast?
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Should pot roast be covered with liquid in slow cooker?

Ingredients

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1 can (10 1/2 ounces) Campbell’s® Condensed Cream of Mushroom Soup or 98% Fat Free Cream of Mushroom Soup
1 envelope (about 1 ounce) dry onion recipe soup & dip mix
6 medium red potato (about 2 3/4 pounds), cut in half
3 cups baby-cut carrots or 2-inch pieces peeled carrots
3 pound boneless beef chuck roast

Instructions

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- Time-Saving: This recipe may also be cooked on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours.
Step 1
Stir the mushroom soup, soup mix, potatoes and carrots in a 4 1/2-quart slow cooker. Season the beef with salt and pepper. Add the beef to the cooker and turn to coat.
Step 2
Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 7 hours or until the beef is fork-tender. Serve sprinkled with fresh chopped parsley, if desired.

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So Simple
Wade S.
December 11, 2016
This recipe is so simple and tastes so good. I make it all the time.
Inspired to cook once again !!!

Nicola L.
November 19, 2019
How inspiring !!! Just from soups you already have in the cupboards I m in awe right now!!! I still need to do a food shop first to make sure I have everything i need !!! Much love !!!
Amazing
Holly R.
May 10, 2019
I did a pork butt roast, not really a fan of Chuck so I'm trying a London broil with regular potatoes and cream of mushroom soup. Next time I'll try too substitute for cream of celery :) thank you!!
Easy
Crystal B.
January 28, 2019
I subsitute a pork roast sometimes. It's just as good. Also try a different cream soup.
Willow
Janis H.
January 3, 2019

My family loves this roast. I add my vegetables half way into cooking. Add some steamed broccoli, yeast rolls, perfect dinner!

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Do you put vegetables in bottom or top of crock pot roast?

Layer wisely: For even cooking, cut food into uniform-size pieces. Place firm, slow-cooking root vegetables like potatoes and carrots at the bottom of the crock and pile the meat on top.

Do you put water in a crock pot when cooking a roast?

Although you don't need to add water to the slow cooker for a Crock-Pot roast, you do need some liquid to create steam, according to the University of Minnesota Extension. Plus, adding some sort of liquid — such broth, wine, tomato juice or beer — gives a pot roast recipe extra flavor.

Do you have to brown a roast before putting it in the crockpot?

"Browning, or caramelizing, meat before putting it into a slow cooker isn't one hundred percent necessary, but it is well worth the effort for the most flavorful and full-bodied end result," he says. "The caramelized surface of the meat will lend rich flavor and color to the finished dish."

Should pot roast be covered with liquid in slow cooker?

Pot roast is meant to be braised, which means cooking meat slowly over low heat with minimal liquid, covered. If you add too much water/broth, you are going to miss out on that roasty flavor that comes from the top part of the meat cooking above the liquid.