I wasn’t sure whether to call this recipe pot roast or stew, you be the judge. Either way, this slow cooker pot roast recipe is absolutely fabulous – easy, fast, frugal, and delicious!
Ingredients: 
- 1 chuck roast (beef) 2-4 lbs
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 1 bell pepper chopped
- 6 large mushrooms sliced
- 2 or more cloves of garlic – my family likes a handful!
- 2 potatoes cubed
- 1 packet of pesto mix
- 2 tsp pepper or garlic pepper
- 1/2 c balsamic vinegar
Directions:
- Chop and slice all of the vegetables. Add to slow cooker.
- Add garlic to slow cooker.
- Place chuck roast on top of vegetables in slow cooker.
- Sprinkle pesto seasoning and pepper over meat.
- Pour balsamic vinegar over meat.
- Place lid on slow cooker, set to low and cook for 6 hours or more.
- To serve, carefully remove roast with tongs and place on platter/dish.
- Scoop vegetables and broth into bowls, top with roast.
When I made this last week, my husband told me it is the best thing I make in the crock pot and that I could make it every week! One warning, the balsamic vinegar will make the meat extremely dark, don’t be alarmed – it isn’t burnt. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as my family does. Give it a try, it will make your afternoon and evening so much easier knowing that dinner will be ready when you get home!
❤ Kari
Yummy!!!
Try it! You will love it ❤
The bread in coconut is also a ftaroive of mine! It is called Poun-mont-ohn-noet-zahn (bread sprinkled with coconut milk). It is much better if you spread salted butter onto the bread, top it with a dollop of (cooked) tapioca (sago) and a spoonful of palm sugar syrup (“htan-nyet-yeh”) before pouring a good amount of coconut milk over!
I put this on at 1, my house smells AMAZING! Can hardly wait until dinner.
Can’t wait to hear how it turned out! This is one of my favs 😊
The recipe was DELICIOUS! The meat was tough. But this I think is a problem with Raley’s. My mom mentioned a couple weeks ago she made a pot roast that was super tough, and when I inquired more after making this, looks like we bought ours around the same time. BOO Raley’s!
The only thing I did different was use about 1/3 jar of Classico Pesto sauce since I didn’t have one of those packets. Looking forward to having leftovers for lunch tomorrow! :)
Glad your dinner was good! Too bad about the tough meat. I’ve found the longer I cook things in the crock pot, the better. I like your idea of using jarred pesto.
xo Kari