Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

Melt-in-your-mouth tender roast beef that basically cooks itself is the ultimate Sunday supper, but I bet you’ll find yourself making this EASY Slow Cooker Roast Beef even on your busiest nights! It’s the perfect Make Ahead Dinner Party Recipe!

What is a slow cooker?

A slow cooker is a small kitchen appliance used to cook food at a lower temperature than other cooking methods. Slow cookers are very convenient. Many times you put all the ingredients into the pot of the slow cooker, set the temperature to low, and let it cook many hours throughout the day.

Slow cookers are great for the colder time of year to make comfort foods like soups, stews, long simmering sauces, pot roasts, and so much more. Slow cookers are also great during the warmer months when you don’t want to turn on the oven to heat up the house. They are an all around great appliance to have.

I so appreciate the mealtime support I get from my slow cooker. It’s like having a sous chef that doesn’t get in my way or talk back. Plus, anything that helps us save time in the kitchen and spares us the cost and calories involved in eating out is aces in my book. Especially at busy times like now.

What beef cuts are best for the slow cooker?

The slow cooker is a wonderful cooking method for lean, tougher cuts of beef like the bottom round roast that are generally more budget friendly. When slow cooked, the high amount of collagen in tough cuts of beef eventually breaks down, tenderizing the meat and adding flavor to the sauce, which is the perfect cooking method for this Slow Cooker Roast Beef!

How do you make Slow Cooker Roast Beef?

1. Cut slits into roast, and liberally salt and add pepper. Place roast into slow cooker.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together all remaining ingredients. Pour over roast beef in slow cooker and cook on LOW 6 – 8 hours, depending on your slow cooker.
3. Once roast is done cooking (will easily fall apart,) remove from slow cooker with tongs onto a serving dish. Shred gently with two forks.
4. Pour 1/2 – 1 cup juice/gravy from slow cooker onto shredded beef.

What do you serve with Slow Cooker Roast Beef?

For an amazing Sunday supper with friends and family, you’ll want to pair this Slow Cooker Roast Beef with Gluten Free Au Gratin Potatoes (no need to be on a gluten free diet to enjoy this side dish. It’s NATURALLY gluten free!), along with our Garlic Parmesan Roasted Carrots and Yorkshire Pudding. For more ideas, don’t miss one of our most popular collections of recipes – Side Dish Recipes for Roast Beef.

If you’ve been neglecting your slow cooker recently give this recipe a try. Especially if you have people coming over and have yet to discover the wonder of having a free oven in that situation. Everything comes out hot. It’s like a miracle.

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Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

Cook Time

8 hrs

Total Time

8 hrs

 

This Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipes requires almost no effort. Delivers on flavor every time. Fills a multitude of bellies. And any leftovers can be piled in between two halves of a potato bun for a killer sandwich.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Slow Cooker Roast Beef

Servings: 8

Calories: 452 kcal

Author: Christine Siracusa

Ingredients

• 1 3 lb bottom round roast Boneless, See note #1
• 1 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar organic is suggested, as it won't contain sulfates
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon coconut aminos or soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon raw honey
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 4 cloves garlic chopped
• Kosher salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Cut slits into roast, and liberally salt and add pepper. Place roast into crockpot.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together all remaining ingredients. Pour over roast beef in crock and cook on LOW 6 - 8 hours, depending on your slow cooker.
3. Once roast is done cooking (will easily fall apart,) remove from slow cooker with tongs onto a serving dish. Shred gently with two forks.
4. Pour 1/2 - 1 cup juice/gravy from crock onto shredded beef.

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Recipe Notes

1. We recommend using Certified Angus Beef® brand for best results
2. This is a remake of the Crockpot Balsamic Roast Beef recipe that appeared on this site by Nichole Crews of Casa De Crews.

Nutrition Facts

Easy Slow Cooker Roast Beef Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 452 Calories from Fat 153

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17g 26%

Saturated Fat 6g 30%

Cholesterol 176mg 59%

Sodium 276mg 12%

Potassium 580mg 17%

Total Carbohydrates 6g 2%

Sugars 4g

Protein 62g 124%

Vitamin A 5.9%

Vitamin C 0.9%

Calcium 2.8%

Iron 32.9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.