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Quick and Easy 5 Ingredient Crock Pot Roast

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Crock pot roast beef is juicy, tender, and absolutely delicious! If you love pot roast, this is the easiest pot roast recipe you will ever make. Just add 5 simple ingredients to your slow cooker and power it on. Your dinner will be ready to eat just a few hours later.

This pot roast slow cooker recipe is gluten free, paleo, and Whole30… and it’s the best paleo slow cooker pot roast I’ve eaten. You will also love this Slow Cooker Pulled Pork recipe too.

5 Ingredient Crock Pot Roast on a platter with onion and tomatoes on top

I am all about easy.

This crock pot roast recipe is paleo, and I dedicate it to all of the meat lovers in your family. This really is the best slow cooker pot roast recipe, because it just doesn’t get any easier. It is truly foolproof!

Dump and Go Crock Pot Roast

Dump the ingredients into your slow cooker. DON’T brown the meat first. NEVER coat the meat in anything. DON’T do anything extra. This roast doesn’t need any special TLC to become great. These rules should help you make the best pot roast dinner :-).

This slow cook roast is guaranteed to be an incredible dinner!

If you love slow cooker recipes, try this Spicy Slow Cooker Pot Roast Tacos recipe.

This recipe is whole30 compliant, paleo, dairy free, and full of protein! You can also use boneless beef chuck roast in this slow cooker pot roast recipe.

Moist and Juicy 5 Ingredient Crockpot Roast from the side view surrounded by onion and tomatoes.

We continue to get meat from our organic CSA Prather Ranch. (*please note this is an unsolicited plug. I was NOT compensated in any way to mention them.) Each month is a mystery. We never know what we get until we open up the box. This month, there was a two-pound roast included.

My growing son was so excited about this roast. At 13 and 5’8″ he is growing like a weed, and eating us out of house and home in the process.

Pot roast is typically braised and then slow cooked so it becomes tender, almost melting in your mouth. I am a bit lazy and so my roast recipe is not braised. As you can see below, I just dumped it all into my slow cooker. If you have a tough cut of meat, this is the best way to make it tender.

Even without the braising, my easy roast recipe made a delicious dinner our whole family devoured.

This roast lasted about 12 hours.  That is it. My son really, really loved this boneless chuck roast dinner and had several dinners within a few hours :-).

Do you have boys? Do yours eat constantly? I am still amazed at how much food they can put away.

How to Make Slow Cooker Pot Roast:

Pot Roast slow cooker ingredients

As I mentioned before, this is a simple dump, cover, and cook pot roast slow cooker recipe. You don’t have to brown the meat before cooking, or the veggies for that matter. This recipe is the easiest!

best slow cooker Pot Roast on a platter with a serving fork in the background. Steam is rising off the meat.

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Shopping List to Make this 5 Ingredient Pot Roast Recipe:

  • Pot roast
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Onion
  • Beef broth
  • Spices like thyme, salt, pepper, and basil

What size slow cooker is best for this pot roast recipe?

This recipe calls for a 2-pound pot roast. This will fit in most slow cooker sizes. My crock pot is 6 quart sized.

Can you use other vegetables?

You can definitely modify this recipe to use the vegetables you have on-hand!! Here are some of our favorites:

  • Carrots
  • Potatoes (white and sweet potatoes)
  • Fennel
  • Parsnips

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Tools You Need To Make This Slow Cooker Roast Recipe:

Slow Cooker. Load in all of the ingredients put on the lid and turn it on low. Dinner will be ready in 5-6 hours!

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Best Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe:

Quick and Easy 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Quick and Easy 5 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Yield: 6
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 4 hours
Total Time: 4 hours 5 minutes

Easy slow cooker pot roast recipe

Ingredients

  • 2 pound pot roast
  • 1 can organic diced tomatoes
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • salt/pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Put all of the ingredients into a crock pot.
  2. Turn on high and cook for 4 hours.
  3. Reduce the heat to low and cook and additional 2 hours.
  4. Remove and enjoy.
  5. Feel free to add vegetables to the crock pot. My kids are not fond of vegetables cooked in the slow cooker, but most kids probably aren't as picky as mine :-).

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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 215 Total Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 54mg Sodium: 454mg Carbohydrates: 7g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 3g Protein: 18g
Please note this nutrition information is calculated by a recipe plugin and is an estimate based on the ingredients used in this recipe.
© Sandi Gaertner
Cuisine: American / Category: Meal Recipes

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  1. Rebecca Hubbell

    Pot Roast is one of my favorite meals and this recipe sure hit the spot for dinner! Love that it’s just 5 ingredients!

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  2. Sues

    5 ingredients? I’m in love! This looks like the perfect Monday night dinner when it’s still chilly out and I’m in need of something hearty and comforting!

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  4. Diane

    This Pot Roast looks utterly delicious! And EASY!!! Yay! I’m all about dump and go crock pot recipes. I am pinning this beauty for the next time I get hold of a gorgeous roast like you have there!

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  6. Elizabeth

    MMmm pot roasts are the best! You’ve minded me we were given a pot roast cut from a local crofter that is still in the freezer. Local, home grown organic meat. Can’t beat it!

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  7. Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious

    Holy moly that looks good. With a tossed green salad…I am THERE, for dinner!

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  13. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

    My kiddoes are still small but I can image them growing up and eatingme out of house as they are both very very tall. And yes please to easy meals like this.

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  15. Kristen Chidsey

    Love simple meals like this. I typically make my pot roast with horseradish, but tomatoes sound great.

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  16. Debi at Life Currents

    Pot roast was always my favorite as a kid. My mom would make it sometimes on Sundays, and I always loved that tender juicy meat! I do miss it now as a vegetarain, but this is exactly the kind of dish I like to make for company. Thanks for the recipe, I bookmarked it for later!

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  19. KC the Kitchen Chopper

    I can’t believe you don’t have to brown this roast for great flavor. This is a “time saver” for sure. Especially on a busy morning trying to get out the door. YUM.

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  20. Erin @ Thanks for Cookin'!

    This pot roast looks fantastic! I’ve definitely fallen into the slump of using canned soup and powdered dressing mixes on my roasts…. I can just imagine how much better it would taste using fresh ingredients like this!

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