Description
A comforting slow cooker dish featuring tender beef chuck roast and buttery garlic baby potatoes, perfect for family gatherings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2.5 lbs beef chuck roast, cut into large chunks
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
- 2 tbsp olive oil (for searing, optional)
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp dried Italian herbs (or a mix of thyme, oregano, basil)
- 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped (plus more for garnish)
- 2 lbs baby Yukon Gold potatoes, halved
- 1/2 cup low-sodium beef broth
- 1 medium onion, sliced (optional)
- 1 cup carrots, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Pat the beef chunks dry and season with salt and pepper. If searing, heat olive oil in a skillet and brown beef for 2-3 minutes per side.
- Place halved potatoes in the bottom of the slow cooker and layer with beef. Add onions and carrots if using.
- Melt the butter, stir in garlic, Italian herbs, red pepper flakes, and parsley. Pour beef broth over the mixture, drizzle with garlic butter, and toss gently.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 7-8 hours or HIGH for 4-5 hours until beef is fork-tender and potatoes are soft.
- Serve on a platter, spooning extra sauce over and garnishing with fresh parsley.
Notes
Feel free to add vegetables of your choice or substitute beef with chicken thighs for a lighter version.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 480 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 19g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 38g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: slow cooker, beef, garlic butter, comfort food, potatoes