Frozen beef roast in the slow cooker with potatoes, onions and carrots to make pot roast.
Beef - Dinner - Slow Cooker

Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Last updated on August 29, 2020 by Liza Hawkins

This slow cooker pot roast starts with a frozen rump roast. You can’t make dinner prep any easier than that!

This may be the easiest slow cooker pot roast recipe in the world. I mean, what recipes start with a frozen roast and end with a full meal, all the trimmings and au jus to go with it?

This one.

Slow cooker pot roast with potatoes and onions.

There’s nothing better on a busy workday than knowing you can reach into your freezer, grab the rump roast you bought on sale at the grocery store and froze in order to keep it until “I don’t know when,” and then slow cook it deliciously over the next eight to ten hours while you’re gone at work.

Slow cooker pot roast

Your house will smell amazing, and you’ll have spent all of ten minutes throwing dinner together, ready to eat when you walk in the door.

It’s like having your very own Alice from The Brady Bunch, except that you don’t!

If you like this recipe, check out my other one for starting a beef roast from frozen. It ends up with a delicious savory gravy!

Slow cooker pot roast with potatoes and onions.
Yield: 4

Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes

This slow cooker pot roast starts with a FROZEN rump roast.

Ingredients

  • 1 3-pound rump roast, frozen
  • 4 medium potatoes, peeled and cubed
  • 2 large carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
  • 2 medium onions, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley
  • 1 can beef broth

Instructions

  1. Place the potatoes, carrots, onions and garlic into the bottom of a slow cooker.
  2. Set the frozen roast on top, fat side up. Pour the beef broth over the roast. Sprinkle the garlic salt, pepper and parsley over the roast and veggies.
  3. Cover and set to cook for 8 to 10 hours on low.

Notes

The roast will be SUPER tender once it's done cooking, so be careful as you're removing it from the slow cooker to serve as it's likely to fall apart. (This is a good thing!)

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 947Total Fat: 40gSaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 19gCholesterol: 289mgSodium: 1747mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 5gSugar: 5gProtein: 97g

 

Hi, I'm Liza — a self-proclaimed word-nerd who loves getting lost in whimsical stories and epic movies. I have laid-back, practical attitude towards life and am always on the hunt for good eats, easy recipes, binge-worthy shows, relaxing road trip destinations, the perfect fizzy gin cocktail, and time to finish my novel!

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