Description
Make extremely tender beef roast using just five ingredients in your slow cooker. This recipe delivers a rich, savory flavor perfect for a simple family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 to 4 lb beef chuck roast
- 1 packet dry ranch seasoning mix
- 1 packet dry au jus gravy mix
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cut into pats
- 1 cup pepperoncini peppers, drained (reserve juice if desired)
Instructions
- Place the beef chuck roast in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Sprinkle the dry ranch seasoning mix and the dry au jus gravy mix evenly over the roast.
- Arrange the pats of butter on top of the roast.
- Scatter the drained pepperoncini peppers over the butter and roast.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 4 to 5 hours, until the beef is very tender.
- Shred the beef directly in the slow cooker using two forks. Stir to coat the meat with the cooking liquid.
- Serve the shredded roast hot, often over mashed potatoes or on buns for sandwiches.
Notes
- You can use the reserved pepperoncini juice instead of water or broth if you want a tangier flavor when shredding the meat.
- For best results, use a chuck roast as it has enough fat content to stay moist during the long cooking time.
- This roast is excellent served with mashed potatoes or egg noodles to soak up the sauce.
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6 oz cooked meat
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 4
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 32
- Cholesterol: 105