The Easiest And Best Pot Roast Recipe Ever

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This is the Easiest And Best Pot Roast Recipe with tender fall apart beef and fresh roasted vegetables! Slow braised beef roast with potatoes, onions, and carrots make a delicious and comforting meal the whole family will love.

by Karrie | Tasty Ever After·published 2019-11-06

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Servings

['6', '6 servings']

Total time

2h 20m

prep 20 min

Calories / serving

572 kcal

Ingredients (7)

serves

1 tsp olive oilolive-oil
3 1/2 pounds beef chuck roast
1 large yellow onion (, peeled and cut into wedges)onion
1 bay leafbay-leaf
3 large potatoes (, unpeeled and cut into 1 inch chunks)potato
5-6 large carrots (, unpeeled and cut into 2 inch pieces)carrot
salt and pepper (, to taste)salt

Instructions (5 steps)

01Take the beef roast out of refrigerator and bring to room temperature, about 30 minutes, before cooking.
02Preheat oven to 325F/163C degrees. Heat oil in a large (5-7 quart), heavy dutch oven pot over medium high heat until hot. Place meat in pot and cook, without turning, until bottom is well browned. Using tongs, turn meat and brown on all sides.
03Push meat to the side of pan, add the onion, and lightly brown. Stir in the bay leaf and set the meat on top of the onion mixture.Scatter the potatoes and carrots around the meat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
04Cover the pot with a lid or foil and roast in oven for 30 minutes at 325F/163C degrees.

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