Nothing says Sunday Supper quite like a Beef Chuck Roast or a Pot roast. Prepare the EASIEST and most deliciously moist beef chuck roast recipe for Sunday dinner or any time of the week
Beef chuck roast feeds a crowd with little effort. Or make this easy and delicious roast during the week and enjoy the leftovers.
What is chuck roast?
Chuck roast (also known as Chuck Eye Roast, Beef Pot Roast, and Chuck Roll Roast) comes from the front of the cow, around the shoulders, neck, and upper arm. It is one of the more economical cuts due to the amount of connective tissue and fat found throughout the meat.
This also makes it the optimal choice for a pot roast in oven recipe! Well-marbled, the chuck roast becomes moist and meltingly tender when braised at a low temperature over several hours.
Chuck Tender Roast Recipe Ingredients
Beef chuck roast is a deeply flavorful, tender cut of beef, especially when you cook it in a simple broth with root vegetables. The ingredients you need to make this chuck roast in the oven are simple! In fact, you may already have a few of them in your pantry. Here’s what you need to make chuck tender roast:
- 4 lb. Certified Angus Beef ® brand boneless beef chuck roast
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. butter, unsalted
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 1 large yellow onion, peeled and cut into large wedges
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and or 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
- 6 carrots, whole
- 2 celery stalks, cut into large pieces
- 2 potatoes, cut into large pieces
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons of dried
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons of dried
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 black peppercorns or 1/2 tablespoon fresh ground pepper
- 6 oz. tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine
- salt to taste
How to Cook Pot Roast
We are often asked, how to cook a beef chuck roast. Here is our step by step directions on how to cook the perfect pot roast!
- Bring the chuck roast out of the refrigerator and allow it to come to room temperature before searing.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Pat the chuck roast dry and generously season on all sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- In a large Dutch oven, place the butter and vegetable oil over medium-high heat. Once hot and the butter melts, sear the roast on all sides until golden brown.
- After searing, temporarily remove the roast to a plate and set aside to give the vegetables a chance to briefly brown.
- Toss together the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, potatoes, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, and black peppercorns in the pan. Allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Stir in the tomato paste and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the red wine to deglaze the pan, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan, and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- After cooking for another 2-3 minutes, the seared roast is nestled back into the Dutch oven. Add the beef stock, and transfer to the oven.
- Cook for about 4 hours, until the roast is tender and shreds easily. If you have even longer, you can cook roast chuck beef for up to 6 hours.
- Season with more salt and pepper if you prefer, and serve hot with the delicious potatoes, carrots, and onions.
You can bring your beef chuck roast oven recipe together easily and quickly, then let it simmer deliciously for a few hours before enjoying it. It’s the perfect meal for a lazy day!
What is the best cut of beef for slow cooking?
- Chuck Roast – so so tender, shreds apart and melts in your mouth
- Round Roast (bottom round, top round) – leaner cut and good to use if you want to slice your roast beef
- Beef Brisket – a fattier choice that gets very tender, but can still be sliced for serving.
- Try our Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Brisket Recipe.
How do you tenderize a chuck roast?
The best way to turn a cut of beef into a tender, moist and juicy dish is by cooking it low and slow. This means that it does best at a low temperature for a long time.
This is exactly what we do in this recipe. Sear first and then cook it low and slow. Your house is going to smell amazing.
Pot Roast Vegetables
Our favorite part about making a moist roasted chuck is that the vegetables cook right in the same pot as the roast beef. Life is easy with delicious one-pot dinners like this!
We recommend adding carrots, potatoes, and onions to cook with your roasted chuck. This combination of vegetables will create the most amazing combination of flavors for the beef gravy.
Tips for Pot Roast Vegetables:
- Use whole carrots so they don’t get mushy. Do not use carrot slices, as they will cook for too long and get super mushy! No one likes mushy carrots.
- Yukon gold or russet potatoes are our favorites to cook along with our roast chuck beef recipe. They are hearty enough to cook along with the beef without getting mushy.
Pot Roast Seasoning
Seasoning a beef chuck is so simple, all you need is salt and pepper. Pat the chuck roast dry and generously season on all sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
Of course, we love coming up with our own beef seasoning mix but combining garlic, bay leaves, rosemary, and thyme. This gives this pot roast a beautiful robust flavor.
How Long to Cook Chuck Roast in Oven at 350
We recommend cooking a 4 lb. boneless beef chuck low and slow at 350˚F for over 4 hours. This gives the roast plenty of time to soak in all the wonderful flavors and become completely moist and tender.
If you have longer, you can cook this beautiful beef roast in oven for up to 6 hours to ensure a melt-in-your-mouth roast beef recipe. You’ll want to add this delicious beef roast recipe to your easy Sunday dinner ideas!
What to Do with Boneless Chuck Roast
Our delicious chuck beef roast recipe is the absolute best, but the beauty of boneless chuck roast is that that are so many easy and delicious ways to prepare it!
Below are our favorite ways to prepare your beef chuck roast. Whether you prefer stovetop, slow cooker, instant pot or dutch oven methods, we have you covered.
Chuck roast recipes are the best comfort food!
We could go on and on about how much we love chuck roast oven recipes! Here are a few easy ways to prepare the best roasts ever:
- Slow Cooker Chuck Roast: Feed a crowd deliciously with the perfect comfort food: slow cooker chuck roast! Set and forget this delicious chuck tender roast recipe on low heat for eight hours, then enjoy an incredible fall-apart roast and tender vegetables in an abundance of flavorful sauce.
- Instant Pot Pot Roast: The Instant Pot makes an amazingly tender and flavorful pot roast! Our Instant Pot pot roast recipe is the BEST hearty Winter comfort food. It’s easy to prepare and makes a great holiday meal. Simple and satisfying!
- Dutch Oven Pot Roast: If you have yet to try a Dutch oven pot roast, you’re going to want to run to get the ingredients for this delicious, juicy, fork-tender and flavorful roast beef recipe!
- Mississippi Pot Roast Why make the same old boring pot roast recipe when you can make this zippy Mississippi pot roast? Just 5 ingredients and a slow cooker are all you need! The ranch dressing, pepperoncini peppers, and au jus gravy add so much flavor, you may never go back to traditional pot roast again!
Best Side Dishes for Beef Chuck Roast
We have just what you need when it comes to side dishes for roast beef! Check out our recommendations for the best side dishes for roast beef.
- Creamy Mashed Potatoes
- Mashed Potatoes in the Instant Pot
- Green Bean Almondine
- Instant Pot Risotto
- Southern Sweet Potatoes
For family meals, try serving beef chuck roast recipes simply with toasted sprouted bread, dinner rolls, or garlic bread. Kids especially enjoy it with buttered egg noodles and applesauce.
Other popular roast beef side dishes include gluten-free au gratin potatoes or even a tomato cucumber feta salad or other crisp vegetables for a little contrast.
Best Chuck Roast Recipe
This is truly the best beef chuck roast recipe you will ever make! After searing on all sides, chuck roast slowly simmers for up to 6 hours in a flavorful broth with root vegetables and fresh herbs for an easy family dinner that’s chock-full of flavor.
Is there anything more comforting than perfectly cooked good roasts?
Gather ’round! Our boneless chuck roast recipe is just the meal you need for sharing memories at the dinner table together with your family, so you can cherish both the meal and the time you spend with one another. It’s the perfect Sunday dinner idea!
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Roast Beef Dinner Ideas
For more of the best roast beef recipes, try some of our favorites good roasts!
- Boneless Prime Rib Roast
- Slow Roasted Prime Rib Recipe
- Standing Rib Roast Recipe
- Instant Pot Prime Rib
- Whole Beef Tenderloin
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Beef Chuck Roast Recipe (Pot Roast)
Equipment
- Cast Iron Dutch Oven or heavy stockpot
Ingredients
- 4 lb Certified Angus Beef ® brand boneless beef chuck roast
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter unsalted
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 large yellow onion peeled and cut into large wedges
- 2 cloves garlic peeled or 1 tablespoon of garlic powder
- 6 carrots whole
- 2 celery stalks cut into large pieces
- 2 potatoes cut into large pieces
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons of dried thyme
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons of dried rosemary
- 2 bay leaves
- 8 black peppercorns or 1 tablespoon of fresh ground pepper
- 6 ounce tomato paste
- 1 cup red wine
- 2 cups beef stock
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F. Season the roast on all sides with salt and pepper.
- In a large Dutch oven, place the butter and vegetable oil over medium high heat. Once hot and the butter is melted, add the seasoned roast and sear until golden brown on all sides. Remove to a plate and set aside.
- Toss together the onion, garlic, carrots, celery, potatoes, thyme, rosemary, bay leaves, and black peppercorns in the pan. Allow to cook, stirring occasionally, until browned. Stir in the tomato paste and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Deglaze the pan with the red wine, scraping up the brown bits from the bottom of the pan, and continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Place the seared roast back in the pan and top with the beef stock. Cover and transfer to the preheated oven. Cook until the roast is tender and shreds easily, about 5-6 hours. Season with more salt and pepper if needed. Serve hot with desired sides.
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Sandra Taylor says
When do I add the potatoes?
Em Beitel says
Hi Sandra! The potatoes are added in step 3 with the other veggies and seasonings. Hope that helps!