Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Total Time: 8 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 lb carrot (peeled, cut into 2-inch pieces, and halved lengthwise if thick)
• 1 lb baby potatoes or 15 baby potatoes
• 1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch wedges (root end left intact)
• 2 stalks celery, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 lbs beef chuck roast
• salt and black pepper
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a 4- to 6-quart slow cooker, whisk together the tomato paste, cornstarch, and 1 cup water.
• 2 add the carrots, potatoes, onion, celery, and bay leaves and toss to combine.
• 3 season the beef with 1½ teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper and set on top of the vegetables.
• 4 cover and cook until tender, on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours (this will shorten total recipe time).
• 5 let the meat rest for 10 minutes before discarding the kitchen twine and slicing the meat across the grain.
• 6 serve with the vegetables and cooking liquid and sprinkle with the parsley.