Pot Roast made in the Crock Pot is Sunday dinner at its best! This is the easiest pot roast recipe ever. It cooks in the crock pot making the meat perfectly moist and tender.
Pot Roast – Sunday Dinner at its Best
Quick! Name a favorite comfort food from your childhood. Today I am sharing my favorite comfort food, my mom’s pot roast recipe.
Only I’m going to show you how to make pot roast in the crock pot. Which is wonderful because I can enjoy it on a hot summer day without heating up the house with the oven going all afternoon.
And it’s great for busy days when you need to be out of the house most of the day. You get to come home to the delicious smells of dinner cooking and know dinner is almost ready with this great recipe for pot roast made in the crock pot.
Type of Roast to Use
I always use a rump roast. When they go on sale at the grocery store, I try to buy a few and freeze for when we’re in the mood for pot roast, which is quite often.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
- Beef Bouillon – this is the brand I just started using. It’s amazing!
- Measuring Cups
- Stainless Mesh Sieve or Strainer
- Wire Whisk
How to Make Pot Roast in the Crock Pot
In a heavy pan, brown the pot roast on all sides in a few tablespoons of oil. Season each side with salt and pepper.
Once the roast is browned, add it to the crock pot that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
Add 2 cups of water and 2 beef bouillon cubes. My favorite is Knorr. 
How Long to Cook the Pot Roast
Cooking the pot roast can take anywhere from 6 to 8 hours depending on the size of the rump roast you’re using and how fast your crock pot cooks.
All crock pots cook differently. I have two crock pots. One of them cooks really fast and the other cooks really slow.
Here’s a tip I learned from my mom, cook your pot roast until you can stick a knife into the center of the roast EASILY. That tells you the meat is cooked to perfection!
How to Make Gravy for the Pot Roast
Now on to making the GRAVY. We will have a thick, delicious gravy, don’t worry! This is the method I use to make gravy all the time. You will never have lumps!
- After the pot roast is completely cooked, remove it from the crock pot and place on a cutting board and cover with foil. Pour the broth from the crock pot through a fine sieve that’s been placed over a glass or metal bowl.
- You should have about 2 cups of liquid. This is what we will use to make the gravy.
- In a small saucepan, melt 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Once completely melted, add 2 tablespoons of flour.
- Cook the flour in the butter for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
- Add 2 cups of the reserved broth and stir.
- Stir constantly, cook until your gravy thickens.
Once completely melted, add 2 tablespoons of flour. Cook the flour in the butter for a few minutes, stirring constantly.
Now, add 2 cups of the beautiful broth your roast was cooking in, reserving any extra or adding water if you need to. You need 2 cups of broth to make the gravy.
Stirring constantly, cook until your gravy thickens.
Serve the pot roast with mashed potatoes and a vegetable and DINNER is ready!
Sunday dinner just like mom used to make! This is the easiest pot roast recipe ever. It cooks in the crock pot making the meat perfectly moist and tender.
- Rump Roast
- 2 tbs Oil
- 2 Beef Bouillon Cubes
- 2 Cups of Water
- Salt and Pepper
- 2 tbs Butter
- 2 tbs Flour
- 2 Cups of Beef Broth; from the crock pot
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Heat the 2 tbs. oil in a heavy pan on the stove.
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Add the rump roast to the pan and brown on all sides; seasoning with salt and pepper.
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Once the pot roast is browned on all sides, place it in the crock pot. Add the two beef bouillon cubes and the two cups of water.
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Cook for six to eight hours on LOW or four to six hours on high. Your pot roast is done when you can stick a knife in the center easily.
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In a small saucepan, melt the 2 TBS. of butter.
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Add the 2 tbs. of flour and stir; allowing the flour to cook for a few minutes.
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Add the 2 cups of reserved broth from the crock pot. If you need to, you can add water if you don't have enough broth from the crock pot.
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Stir and simmer until the gravy thickens to the consistency you desire.
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You're making me hungry for a roast and it's only 7:35 am here! 😉
Your pot roast looks delicious and your gravy looks so good. I think I need to pull a roast out of the freezer now 🙂
YUMM!! Sounds so good.
I think you and I must be related. I have always made gravy the same way you do. I also make a roux of the melted butter and flour, add a can of peas to make creamed peas. delicious.
Lois,
I love using my crockpot in the summer. As a matter of fact, it's going to be put to use today for cheese ravioli. But my your roast looks and sounds good! Great gravy tip too!
Have a great Wednesday!
Tammy
Morning Lois,
I saw your question yesterday but didn't know what to answer so figured I would think about it and answer later. When I have been sick I do like a steak, baked potato and salad after for some reason.
I think I might have just come up with mine………after seeing your wonderful pot roast and veggies.
Works for me! Nothing like a good pot roast for sure.
Hope you are doing well my friend,
blessings, nellie
Wow! Looks like a typical down-home American dinner. Yummy beef!
Mmmmmm that is like comfort food at it's best, for me 🙂 Looks amazing 🙂
Mmmmm… that looks delicious. So good!
Thanks to you and your Mom for the recipe. I'll have to try out my crock pot. Makes me hungry just seeing your photos.
Sounds wonderful. I like to make roasts in the crock pot, too. 🙂
When making your gravy…you don't add any extra salt or pepper? (I suck at gravy making and any tips are helpful!)
Now that is perfect comfort food. Looks delicious.
You gave me a couple of ideas for my next pot roast – I just made one last weekend. So tell me though – what does the knife signify – I know done – but why? I am probably dumb here. sandie
Looks good, Lois. I haven't used my crockpot in a while, I need to in this hot weather!
Now that looks yummy!!
I haven't made a pot roast for awhile… Should do it again. We always had pot roast on Sundays at home growing up.
Have just bought a crock pot so am madly looking around for recipes-
glad I found this one!
x
Thank you for sharing this at the crock pot party. I already have this one pinned. YUUUUUMMMMMMYYYYY!!
That's the way I cook mine. So good.
G'day and wow Lois, never did a pot roast in the slow cooker before, true!
Yours looks very moist an bet it tasted great too!
Cheers! Joanne
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Dear Lois, This looks delicious and hearty. Truly perfect comfort food. Blessings, Catherine xo
Lois! This looks DIVINE!!!!
This is my favorite way to cook a roast! Pinned. Lou Lou Girls
Making my mouth water! Thank for linking up!
Looks fabulous!T hanks for linking up to Merry Monday! Pinned! Have a great week!
Kim
My mom always made roast in the crock pot at least 2-3 times a month. It's a classic! Thanks for sharing your recipe at the #HomeMattersParty
I love pot roast and so does my hubby. Will be including your recipe in tonigth's MM party round-up.
This is without a doubt THE BEST ROAST and gravy recipe. I have always been so picky on my gravy and could never find a recipe that was just perfect. I add a bit of thyme to the gravy for flavour, and sometimes I need to add more flour as two doesn’t seem enough. If I need more gravy or have a larger roast I just add another cup of water and one more beef cube to make more gravy if I have company. Other than that everything is perfect and is beyond delicious!! Thanks for this recipe that my whole family loves as well!
Thank you for letting me know! Glad you enjoy the recipe as much as my family does!