Do you need a great pot roast recipe? Pot roast is one of the simplest meals you can make in a crock pot. It is as simple as adding the meat to the crockpot along with a few vegetables, seasonings, and liquid ingredients. Crockpot pot roast is easy to assemble, and is a filling dinner ready when you get home from work or school.

Slowcooker pot roast can be made in many different ways. This page gives you three choices, depending on how much time you have to put dinner together before you race out the door. Read on to learn how to make crockpot pot roast three different ways.

The ingredients for a five minute pot roast as as simple as the preparation, just the roast and two cans of cream soup. Flavor of soup can be changed but having two cans is necessary so there is plenty of broth/gravy for the cooking meat.

What You Need for 5 Minute Pot Roast

• 3-4 pound pot roast
• 1 10 ounce can cream of mushroom condensed soup
• 1 10 ounce can cream of chicken condensed soup

How to Make 5 Minute Pot Roast

1. Place the pot roast in the slow cooker
2. Open both cans of soup and pour over pot roast
3. Cover slow cooker, and cook for 4-5 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.

This roast takes a bit longer to prepare because you need to chop the vegetables.

What You Need for 10 Minute Pot Roast

• 3-4 pound pot roast
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cup chopped Carrots
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 1/2 cup beef or chicken stock
• 1 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup chopped canned tomatoes
• Pinch dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon dried marjoram
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

How to Make 10 Minute Pot Roast

1. Place onions, celery and carrots in the slow cooker.
2. Place the pot roast on top of the vegetables.
3. Pour the rest of the ingredients over the pot roast.
4. Cover slow cooker, and cook for 4-5 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.

This pot roast is browned first, which adds a richness to the pot roast, but also takes a bit more time.

What You Need for 20 Minute Pot Roast

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3-4 pound pot roast
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 1/2 cup chopped carrots
• 2 tablespoons chopped celery
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1/2 cup red wine
• 1/4 cup chopped canned tomatoes
• Pinch dried thyme
• 1/8 teaspoon dried marjoram
• Freshly ground pepper, to taste

How to Make 20 Minute Pot Roast

1. Brown beef in vegetable oil on a sides in a heavy skillet.
2. When beef is browned, place it in the slow cooker.
3. Sauté the onions, carrots, and celery in the drippings on low for 5 minutes.
4. Add the beef broth to the skillet, and bring to a boil, scraping up the browned bits.
5. Pour the contents of the skillet over the pot roast.
6. Add the remaining ingredients to the crockpot.
7. Cover slow cooker, and cook for 4-5 hours on high or 8-10 hours on low.

A boneless chuck roast works well for pot roast, as it is flavorful and doesn't have too much fat. A rump roast or a bottom round roast will also work well.

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