Rosemary and Wine Slow Cooker Pot Roast
1 T olive oil
salt and pepper
2 lb boneless beef roast, fat trimmed (I used bottom round)
4 cloves garlic
3/4 cup red wine
1 tsp onion powder
16 oz. baby carrots
3 medium red potatoes, cut in half & then each half quartered
2 large onions, peeled & quartered
1 spring fresh rosemary, leaves removed from the stem & chopped (or 1/2 t dried)
8 ounces button mushrooms
1 to 2 tsp corn starch if desired to thicken gravy
In a skillet heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Salt & pepper the roast on all sides. Make 4 slits in the roast and stuff the garlic inside. Add the meat to the skillet & cook until brown on all sides. Remove & place in crock pot. Deglaze the pan with the red wine and add the onion powder. Surround the beef with the carrots, potatoes & onions. Sprinkle with the rosemary and pour the wine mixture on top of everything. Cook on high for 5 hours. Potatoes can be removed if they look like they are already cooked. Add mushrooms and cook for another one to two hours or until the roast is tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and thicken gravy with cornstarch if desired.
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What a great idea! I really need to use the crockpot more. I like your garlic trick; I bet it tastes terrific! Glad the kids enjoyed the movie!
Lisa- This looks delicious, just the kind of thing Id like to make on a weeknight. I love the rosemary and garlic!!
I am the a huge fan of the crock pot! Love the garlic tip!
That looks delicious! I like to have Sunday dinner too. My oldest is 16 now, so I know the days of having dinner every night with the whole family will be gone as they begin to head off to college etc. The weather has warmed up here in WI so I think I’ll save the crockpot for next week and might be trying this recipe 🙂
A classic dinner done in the crockpot! Wonderful!!
I just got a new crockpot and made a pork roast with it. Will have to try the beef. Such worksavers!
Oh I love the idea of putting garlic in slits of the meat!
Looks great! I haven’t made this in ages…. guess what…I’ll be having the same dinner this evening 😉
Bring on the crockpot recipes! This looks so yummy! I’ve used that garlic trick with roast beef and you’re right it gives it such great flavor!
Yum. You just can’t beat a great pot roast. Looks delicious Lisa.
This is probably one of the most comforting meals out there and definitely one of my favorites. Love the carrots!
I love putting cloves of garlic into slits as you suggest. Fantastic flavor.
We had roast on Sunday too, but oven, not crockpot. This looks great!
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I really need to get better at using my crock pot so many things I could simply my life with.
Nice garlic trick. Thanks for the insight!
That looks great. I love to make crock pot roast. I amde one last night that I will post soon too!!! It’s the time of year for a crock pot!
I usually do that garlic trick with roasts in the oven, but I always forget when I’m putting things in the crockpot!
It looks so yummy! I really miss pot roast. My mom used to do the same trick with the garlic, especially in pork roasts!
I love using my crockpot, I don’t ever make a roast in the oven anymore!
the herbs you use were just perfect for a pot roast… the smell coming from your kitchen must be so good while this was cooking… 🙂
I love the taste that comes from jabbing those pieces of garlic in the meat! 🙂
A savroty winter meal, fantastic!
The roast looks great! I love your garlic tip.
Nothing like pot roast…and even better one you can leave the house while it’s cooking!
I bet this tasted so good. It looks way delicious. I have an award for you on my blog Lisa!
Great crock pot recipe. Looks delicious and satisfying for a cold winter night.
I think I’m going to take the kids to see Hotel for Dogs this weekend. Glad you enjoyed it!
This looks great and I need some new crockpot recipes:) Let me know how it goes with the book, my mother and I have found we lost not so much in pounds but in inches, which is good
That’s certainly not the pot roast that I grew up with on Sundays.
Yours looks succulent and fantastic!
Maybe I need to buy a crock pot after all these years.
LOL, I almost thought it read “crack pot”. Anyhow, you got a tender, flaky-moist meat…and lots of sauce from the veggies…great family meal.
Great looking meal. Come on over and cook for us. I’ll have a cookie for you! 😉
Mmmm rosemary and garlic, a perfect combination, I bet this tasted great. Don’t you just love crock pots?
I love my slow cooker and this is a must try Lisa!! I’m going to print your recipe off now! Thank you :0)
Rosie x
Lisa, I just bought a slow cooker a few weeks back and this recipe looks great. I am book-marking to make soon.
Maria
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