Slow Cooker Beef Chuck Roast
This quick and easy recipe for slow cooker beef chuck roast is the perfect Sunday dinner meal. Slow cooked all day with carrots and potatoes, this roast is fork tender and bursting with rich beef flavor.

Beef Chuck Roast in the Slow Cooker
If there is one roast recipe that I use on repeat and NEVER deviate from, it is THIS one. I love this beef chuck roast recipe, and so does my family. And it’s quite possibly the easiest chuck roast recipe out there. With a homemade roast seasoning, homegrown grass-finished beef chuck roast, fresh vegetables slow cooked all day to perfection, this recipe is going to be your new go-to.
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What Ingredients Are in Slow Cooker Beef Chuck Roast?
- Beef Chuck Roast – Of all the beef roasts, chuck roasts are my favorite roast cut. The chuck roast comes from the shoulder of a beef and has lots of flavor. There is marbling throughout the roast that makes it tender and delicious when it’s been slow cooked all day. If you’re looking for a good source for beef, you can find that here 😉
- Tones Beef Base -or- Better Than Bouillion – Beef base is a concentrated paste made from beef, vegetables and seasonings. It is loaded with flavor and really brings out that beef flavor. Here are my two favorite bases: Tones Beef Base + Better Than Bouillion
- Potatoes – My two favorite kinds of potatoes are red potatoes or Yukon gold potatoes. They pair so well with this chuck roast.
- Carrots
HOMEMADE ROAST seasoning
- Kosher Salt
- Parsley
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Pepper
- Rosemary

Tools You’ll Need
Easy Slow Cooker Beef Chuck Roast
- Heat 3-4 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
- Place the beef roast in the frying pan and sear all sides until browned.
- Remove roast from heat and place in slow cooker.
- In a small bowl or cup, combine 1/4 cup warm water and Tones Beef Base. Mix until well combined and pour over top of roast.
- In a small bowl, combine kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley and rosemary and mix well. Sprinkle seasonings over chuck roast.
- Wash and cut potatoes and carrots into large chunks and add to slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours until chuck roast is fork tender.
- Remove from slow cooker and serve.
- Enjoy!

Gluten Free Slow Cooker Beef Chuck Roast
This recipe is gluten free, however I do always caution to make sure that the ingredients YOU are using are indeed gluten free.
How to Store Slow Cooker Beef Chuck Roast
You can store the leftovers together or separate in their own airtight containers in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
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Slow Cooker Beef Chuck Roast
Ingredients
- 1 (3-4 lb.) beef chuck roast
- 3-4 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 2 tsp Tones Beef Base, divided (or Better Than Bouillion)
- 4 large carrots
- 6 medium red potatoes
Roast Seasoning
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp parsley
- 1 tsp rosemary
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Heat 3-4 tablespoons oil in a large frying pan over medium high heat.
- Place the beef roast in the frying pan and sear all sides until browned.
- Remove roast from heat and place in slow cooker.
- In a small bowl or cup, combine 1/4 cup warm water and Tones Beef Base. Mix until well combined and pour over top of roast.
- In a small bowl, combine kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley and rosemary and mix well.
- Sprinkle seasonings over chuck roast.
- Wash and cut potatoes and carrots into large chunks and add to slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours until chuck roast is fork tender.
- Remove from slow cooker and serve.
- Enjoy!