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Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe + Video

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Succulent, savory and tender this Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe cooks all day long. If you’re looking for supremely tender roast beef, look no further. With only 10 minutes of prep, your crock pot does all the work for you. Fork-tender meat with it’s own gravy! This post has been updated from October 2017 to improve reader experience.

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Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe - cooked and plated on a white platter surrounded by sprigs of parsley

Easy to make tender Roast Beef made right in your slow cooker!

I’m excited to bring you this recipe today! Hands down the BEST roast beef recipe I’ve ever developed and darn near ever eaten! Kid you not!

This is the kind of meal when your hubby, wife, kids (you fill in the blank) comes home and says what is that amazing aroma? Is dinner ready? Let’s eat NOW!!!

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Yup and you get to take all the credit, but you know what’s even better? 10 minutes of prep and your work is done! And only four ingredients. Trust me this is the perfect weeknight meal!

Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe plated on a white platter surrounded by sprigs of parsley

10 minutes of prep and your slow cooker does all of the work for you!

Grocery list for Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

  • Beef Roast
  • Beef Consomme’ Soup
  • French Onion Soup
  • Dry French Onion Soup Mix

Yup four ingredients that’s it!

What cut of beef is the most tender for a roast?

Chuck roast – either boneless or bone-in. The boneless roast will be more expensive. The bone-in less expensive, but will have even more flavor from the bone. They are also called Top-Blade or Chuck 7-Bone Roast.

Top Loin, Bottom or Top Round are also good choices. Brisket offers big beefy flavor also.

How do you choose the best beef?

That’s a great question! We don’t eat a whole lot of roasts in our home and because I don’t shop for it very often, I will call my folks often even face-timing my Mom so she can help me pick out good meat – true story! But here’s what I’ve learned over time.

  • when possible choose organic grass-fed beef
  • shop from a local butcher or meat market
  • marbling is good!

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

Have you heard the phrase brown food tastes good? Brown equals flavor and if you have the opportunity to brown a roast prior to putting it in the slow cooker great! With this recipe it’s just not necessary! Even better, right?!!!

How long do I cook roast beef in a slow cooker?

  • Cook on high for eight hours.

How to make Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

  1. Place the roast in the slow cooker.
  2. Pour beef consume soup and french onion soup over the roast. 
  3. Sprinkle with the dry onion soup mix.
  4. Cover and set temperature on high.
Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe - plated on a white platter with green parsley

Super Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

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And if you’re more in the mood for something super fancy, how about Prime Rib Dinner – boy is this good beef!

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Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe plated on a white platter surrounded by sprigs of parsley
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4.88 from 16 votes

Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe - It takes no effort to make fork tender delicious and flavorful roast beef when it's made your slow cooker!
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time8 hrs
Total Time8 hrs 4 mins
Course: Beef, Slow Cooker
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Roast Beef, Slow Cooker
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 426kcal
Author: Souper Chef Deb from Bowl Me Over
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Ingredients

  • 4 pound to 4 1/2 boneless chuck roast
  • 1 10 1/2 oz can of Beef Consommé
  • 1 10 1/2 oz can of French Onion Soup
  • 1 packet dry Onion Soup Mix I used Lipton Onion Soup Mix

Instructions

  • Place the roast in the slow cooker.
  • Pour beef consume soup and french onion soup over the roast. Sprinkle with the dry onion soup mix.
  • Cover and set temperature on high - your meal will be done in 8 hours.

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Nutrition

Calories: 426kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 158mg | Sodium: 555mg | Potassium: 955mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 0.6% | Calcium: 4.8% | Iron: 26.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Bowl Me Over

Welcome to Bowl Me Over! My name is Debra and I send warm greetings from sunny California. I am a serious foodie – I’ve been known as the go-to girl in our family for years, catering weddings and anniversary parties. In the summer I help cook mountains of food for our family reunions. Often times things I create end up in a bowl, hence the name Bowl Me Over! Let's stay connected, you can email me at debra@bowl-me-over.com and find me on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.

Comments

  3. Carlee says

    October 22, 2015 at 6:59 pm

    I have the exact same problem. By the time I’m done with work I am hungry and so are my boys. They usually humor me with a few minutes of picture taking, but they rarely turn out quite like I’d like. Good enough is good enough sometimes. I do love the steam in your pictures and the beef looks delicious!

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  7. christine says

    October 26, 2015 at 5:43 am

    Debra, we are the same over here. Either I take my portion down to my “photo area” – aka the basement and take photos while my family eats or I make them wait while I photograph everything and then they are moody because we’ve got a cold dinner – so sometimes I rush and I post anyway because it’s just too good not to! I’m sure the recipe speaks for it’s deliciousness and that steam photo is pretty cool!

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  8. April J Harris says

    October 31, 2015 at 5:51 pm


    That happens to me sometimes too, Deb – I am trying to be more organised but sometimes I’m just too busy! Love this slow cooker roast beef – it looks so flavourful and tender. Thank you so much for sharing it with us at the Hearth and Soul Hop.

    Reply

  11. Rebecca says

    November 8, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    This looks awesome and easy!!! Bought the ingredients today,
    Having this on monday i love cauliflower but
    Hubby wont eat it 🙁

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  12. Sandy says

    November 28, 2015 at 1:15 pm

    Trying this one for the first time but I have A question: since I started it late in the ( intended to have the next day), can I set it on low for, say 12 or 16 hours?

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    • Bowl Me Over says

      December 1, 2015 at 5:45 pm

      Sandy I’m so sorry for the delay in response – we’ve had a family emergency and was out of town. 12 hours would work, I would think you’d be ok at 16, but I’ve never cooked this roast that long.

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      • Sandy says

        December 1, 2015 at 6:32 pm


        No problem. I hope all is well. As it turns out, 12 hours on low, then keeping warm for a couple hours did not harm the rotary at all!! It was amazing and the entire family loved it (especially my picky eater daughter). Thanks for an awesome recipe.

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  13. Lena K says

    March 27, 2018 at 8:55 am


    I usually cook the roast salmon on low for 8-9 hrs but I see this recipe says 8 hrs on HIGH. I will try that. Hoping my meat will come out tender not too dry.

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  15. Nancy says

    August 29, 2018 at 7:02 am

    I would cook a beef roast of course! I actually put one in my slow cooker a few minutes ago.

    My version is similar to yours, although I use gravy instead of soup. I put the roast in the slow cooker, season with Trader Joe’s 21 Seasoning Salute, add 2 cans or jars of beef gravy, and then add 2 gravy cans filled with water. I put the gravy on top of the roast and pour the additional water around the roast. I cook on High for 8 hours. I think the use of gravy vs. soup makes the roast even more meltingly delicious. Leftovers – if there are any – can be used the next day in a shepherd’s pie.

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  16. Liza says

    August 30, 2018 at 9:49 am


    Oh I LOVE this recipe! Coming up with tender beef is always a challenge and making it in a crock pot makes it so easy and effortless! I’ve GOT to make it!

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  17. Melissa Howell says

    August 31, 2018 at 1:34 pm


    I have been looking for the perfect pot roast recipe! Mine never comes out as tender as I’d like, but I think this might just be the winner!

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  20. Sandi says

    September 3, 2018 at 3:14 pm


    This is pure comfort food! I love your step by step directions and tips, I can see we will be trying this pot roast this week!

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Meet Souper Chef Deb

Welcome to Bowl Me Over! My name is Debra and I send warm greetings from sunny California. I am a serious foodie – I’ve been known as the go-to girl in our family for years, catering weddings and anniversary parties and in the summer help cook mountains of food for our family reunions. Often times things I create end up in a bowl, hence the name Bowl Me Over! Learn More . . .