Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Mushroom Gravy Recipe

Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Mushroom Gravy Recipe

This Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Mushroom Gravy Recipe produces a rich hearty roast that is accompanied with a delicious mushroom gravy. This recipe has multiple steps in order to create layers of flavor before you start cooking it in the slow cooker. Enoy!

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Ingredients:
1 large beef Chuck Roast
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 cup dry red wine
1 cup beef broth
1-pound mushrooms, thinly sliced (we used baby bellas, but you can use any)
2 Bay leaves
Fresh parsley, chopped

Directions:
1. Pat the beef dry with towels and season with salt and pepper.
2. In a Dutch oven over medium high heat, heat the oil.
3. Once the oil starts to pop and shimmer, brown the roast on all side (8-10 minutes).
4. Transfer the meat to a plate to rest.
5. Add onion to the pan and cook until softened (3-5 minutes).
6. Stir in flour, tomato paste and thyme and cook until fragrant (1-minute).
7. Slowly whisk in wine, scraping up any browned bits and smoothing out any lumps.
8. Stir in broth, mushrooms and bay leaves.
9. Transfer mixture to slow cooker.
10. Nestle the meat in the slow cooker along with any accumulated juices.
11. Cook on low (7-8 hours).
12. Transfer roast to a cutting board and tent with foil.
13. Transfer liquid mixture to a large pot and reduce until your desired thickness.
14. Cut roast into 1/2-inch thick slices and drizzle with 1 cup of the gravy.
15. Top with parsley and use the reserved gravy for extra sauce if needed.

Wine Pairings:
We preface all of our wine pairing suggestions by letting you know that it’s really a matter of personal taste. While we do offer our opinions and why we selected a specific varietal, there is no right or wrong answer when pairing a wine with your dinner.

Cabernet Sauvignon Wine
This Crock Pot Chuck Roast recipe is a nice hearty dish with strong beef flavors. I gravitate towards a good heavy red when it comes to hearty beef dishes. I would not look to spend a lot of money on a wine for a roast, but I think you could find a good economical Cabernet Sauvignon to accompany this dish. Follow the link to our wine review site to find our favorite Cabernet Sauvignon wines-LetsHaveWine.com

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