This Slow Cooker Roast Beef is the perfect winter dinner… one pot, plenty of vegetables and moist pull-apart roast beef that melts in your mouth.
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How long do you cook a roast beef in the slow cooker for?
If you’re after a really easy slow cooker beef roast recipe, then you’ve come to the right place! This classic recipe is cooked in the slow cooker for 8 hours (so you know the meat is going to absolutely delicious), plus you can add lots of vegetables to make it a simple one pot dinner.
Sear the beef before putting it in the slow cooker to get the best flavour possible
To get that amazing beef flavour, you’ll need to sear the beef in a frying pan before popping it into the slow cooker. I like to sear it for around 8-10 minutes on the highest possible heat so that you get a dark crust forming (this gives it an incredible amount of flavour and also locks in the moisture). Searing the beef is totally optional… but highly recommended for maximum flavour and texture.
A one pot slow cooker roast beef dinner with vegetables
When I make slow cooker beef roast, I tend to just throw in any vegetables I have lying around (usually carrots, celery and potatoes). You can put all of the vegetables in the slow cooker for the entire cooking time (which I do if I’m going to be out all day), and this will give you very soft, fall-apart vegetables. But if you’re going to be home for a last couple of hours of the cooking time, I’d recommend popping the potatoes in with 3-4 hours to go (as this keeps them a bit firmer).
Cooking a roast beef in the oven vs a slow cooker
For years I avoided cooking roast beef in the oven because it would always turn out dry. But cooking a roast beef in the slow cooker totally avoids that problem! It’s seriously faultless. I would never, ever go back to cooking beef roasts in the oven… not when it’s so easy (and yummy) in the slow cooker.
What makes Slow Cooker Roast Beef so good?
- it’s a super easy midweek meal… pop it on in the morning and dinner will be ready and waiting for you!
- it’s packed full of nutritious vegetables – winner!
- slow cooking the beef will keep it deliciously tender
- red meat is a great source of Vitamin B which helps to reduce stress
- it’s made in one pot… so there’s hardly any washing up!
More simple slow cooker dinner recipes:
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
- Slow Cooker Mexican Chicken Soup
- Slow Cooker Italian Beef Ragu Pasta
- Slow Cooker Chilli Con Carne
Happy slow cooking!!
Slow Cooker Roast Beef
Ingredients
- 3 tbs olive oil
- 1.5 kg beef chuck roast
- salt and pepper, to season
- 1 onion, diced
- 4 tsp minced garlic (or 4 garlic cloves minced)
- 4 carrots, roughly chopped
- 4 celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 4 large potatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1/2 cup plain flour
- 2 tbs chopped Italian herbs (parsley, oregano, rosemary etc)
- 4 cups liquid beef stock
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil over high heat in a large frying pan.
- Season the beef chuck roast with salt and pepper and place into the pan. Cook on high heat for 8-10 minutes or until a dark crust has formed over the outside.
- Place the beef into the slow cooker.
- Cook the onion and garlic in the frying pan over medium-low heat until translucent. Add to the slow cooker.
- Add the chopped carrots, celery and potatoes (see note).
- Mix the plain flour and Italian herbs with 1 cup of the liquid beef stock and pour into the slow cooker. Add the remaining 3 cups of stock.
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
Notes
Hi Lucy, I’m making your roast beef in the slow cooker today. I bought a smaller piece of meat so only did 3 cups of stock. Will this be ok? Does the meat need to be covered?
Hi Sarah, that will be absolutely fine. xx
What can i use instead of flour??
Hi Sarah, you could use a smaller amount of cornflour instead of plain flour (2 tbs or so). However, if you use cornflour I wouldn’t add it in until closer to the end of the cooking time.