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Easy Chuck Roast Recipe (Instant Pot or Crock Pot)

Katie WellsApr 25, 2019Updated: Jul 30, 2019
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    • Crock Pot Tips
    • Instant Pot Tips
  • Easy Chuck Roast Recipe

One of my favorite recipes for busy days when I don’t have time to cook in the afternoon is chuck roast. These roasts have a good fat profile and awesome flavor. Add a generous salad and pile of roasted broccoli and you have a complete, healthy meal even the kids will eat.

Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Chuck Roast

I don’t always have hours to spend in the kitchen each day. Crock Pot (or the slow cooking option on my Instant Pot) meals are my solution to this. A simple roast can be thrown in the slow cooker while I’m making breakfast and be ready for dinner so I don’t have to spend time cooking it later in the day.

I’m a huge fan of meal planning, but of course there are crazy days when the roast never makes it in the slow cooker in the morning. That’s when my trusty Instant Pot that can cook the same delicious meal in a fraction of the time!

How to Make a Juicy Pot Roast (in Less Time)

Chuck roast is one of the most frequently used cuts of meats for making pot roast. It contains a lot of collagen, but not fat. This means it benefits from a long cooking time at a low temperature and in some sort of a braising liquid.

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Cooking collagen-rich cuts of meat for a long time breaks down the collagen into bone and joint healthy gelatin, giving the meat a tender, melt in your mouth texture. (You can read more about the health benefits of collagen and gelatin in this post.)

Crock Pot Tips

When I slow cook this recipe, I brown the meat before putting it in the slow cooker then add the broth, seasonings, and vegetables, and just let it cook until it’s time for dinner.

Instant Pot Tips

When I use the Instant Pot, I use the sauté function to brown the meat and then add the beef broth and scrape up all the flavorful brown bits stuck to the bottom. I add big chunks of onion, some garlic, and the spices to the broth and cook it all at high pressure for 60 minutes.

This may sound like a lot, but it’s necessary for a cut of meat like chuck roast that has little fat and a large amount of collagen. After a 10 minute natural pressure release I add the vegetables and cook again at high pressure for just 3 minutes, with another 10 minute natural pressure release.

I like to use yellow or sweet potatoes and big chunks of carrots in my chuck roast, but you could also use any hearty root vegetables you prefer. Parsnips, turnips, or the beets used in this recipe would all work well.

Easy Chuck Roast Recipe

Katie Wells
An easy and delicious chuck roast recipe for the slow cooker or Instant Pot.
4 from 32 votes
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Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
20 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 6 people
Calories 82 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 lb chuck roast
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 TBSP coconut oil
  • 1½ cups beef broth
  • 2 onions
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp basil
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp rosemary
  • 4 carrots
  • 6 medium potatoes
  • 1 TBSP arrowroot powder (optional)
  • 1 TBSP water (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Sprinkle the chuck roast with salt and pepper.

Slow Cooker Method

  • Heat the coconut oil in a skillet on the stove top.
  • Brown the meat on all sides in the preheated skillet then transfer to the slow cooker.
  • While the meat is browning, chop the onions into large chunks.
  • Pour the beef broth into the hot skillet and scrape all the browned bits from the bottom.
  • Add the broth and all remaining ingredients except the carrots, potatoes, arrowroot, and water to the slow cooker, cover, and cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 6.
  • After two hours of cooking time, roughly chop the carrots and potatoes and add them to the slow cooker. They can be added at the beginning but they will be much softer at the end.
  • If a thicker gravy is desired, whisk together the arrowroot flour and water and stir into the slow cooker for the last 10 minutes of cooking.

Instant Pot Method

  • Turn the Instant Pot on saute and heat the coconut oil.
  • Brown the meat on all sides in the preheated Instant Pot and then remove to a platter.
  • While the meat is browning, chop the onions into large chunks.
  • Pour the beef broth into the hot Instant Pot and scrape all the browned bits from the bottom.
  • Add the onions, garlic, and spices to the broth and return the meat to the Instant Pot.
  • Cover and cook at high pressure for 60 minutes with a 10 minute natural pressure release at the end.
  • While the meat is cooking, roughly chop the carrots and potatoes.
  • After the 10 minute natural pressure release, add the chopped vegetables and cook at high pressure for an additional 3 minutes with another 10 minute natural pressure release.
  • If a thicker gravy is desired, whisk together the arrowroot flour and water, turn the Instant Pot to saute, and stir in the arrowroot/water mixture for 1 minute. 

Notes

You can also make this recipe in the oven if you'd like. Just brown the meat in a dutch oven or other oven-proof skillet, deglaze with broth, add chopped onions, garlic, and onions, and cook covered at 325°F for an hour. Add the vegetables and cook an additional hour or until the vegetables and meat are tender.

Nutrition

Calories: 82kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 253mgPotassium: 216mgFiber: 1gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 6795IUVitamin C: 5.4mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 0.6mg
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About Katie Wells

Katie Wells, CTNC, MCHC, Founder of Wellness Mama and Wellnesse, has a background in research, journalism, and nutrition. As a wife and mom of six, she turned to research and took health into her own hands to find answers to her health problems. WellnessMama.com is the culmination of her thousands of hours of research and all posts are medically reviewed and verified by the Wellness Mama research team. Katie is also the author of the bestselling books The Wellness Mama Cookbook and The Wellness Mama 5-Step Lifestyle Detox.

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Discussion (31 Comments)

  1. Erin

    July 22, 2019 at 3:15 PM

    The nutrition on this recipe cannot be right. If it is 6 servings, and each serving gets 1 potato, that by itself is way over 9 carbs (and that’s not including carrots). You might want to recalculate that–it’s very misleading….

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  2. Laurie

    April 28, 2019 at 11:53 AM

    5 stars
    I have a regular pressure cooker, so I will try. But, I don’t think I can get the pressure that low to cook for more than 1/2 hour.
    But, pot roast with homemade dry onion soup mix, 1 small brick of organic beef boullion, 2 T brown sugar, 2 T Apple cider vinegar and 2 T spicy mustard replacing all the spices, tastes so yummy and the leftovers (I haven’t had enough to try this) can be added to home made spaghetti sauce.

    Reply
  3. Amelia

    February 22, 2019 at 3:45 PM

    Does the chuck roast have to be browned in a skillet before being added to a slow cooker? Or can it be added straight to the crockpot to be cooked?

    Reply
  4. Nanci

    October 17, 2017 at 4:07 PM

    Hi there! This recipe sounds good, and easy! I was wondering what temperature to roast it at for the oven? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      October 17, 2017 at 6:33 PM

      300 degrees.

      Reply
  5. Emily

    October 9, 2017 at 12:13 PM

    What do you mean marinate in spices? Is there a liquid involved here too or just rubbing them on?

    Reply
    • Wellness Mama

      October 10, 2017 at 12:46 AM

      Yes, a dry rub marinade.

      Reply
  6. Jillian

    August 24, 2015 at 12:01 AM

    Hi there’s no temp for the oven nor for crockpot…so do you start it out on high for the crockpot? I don’t usually use the oven for roast, I use the crockpot, but am curious what temp to use for the oven.
    Thanks,
    Jillian ??

    Reply
    • Linda

      June 17, 2016 at 8:48 AM

      Cook on Low, everybody.

      Reply
  7. Kim

    July 19, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    4 stars
    Hi after many times forgetting to put my slow cooker on high, I’m putting it in the comments!! Haha, so cool on high 🙂

    Reply
    • Ashley

      February 19, 2016 at 11:23 AM

      Hi.. Trying this tomorrow. Can you tell me if my crockpot should be high or low. Thanks ?

      Reply
  8. Rubi

    April 22, 2015 at 7:30 PM

    Hello,
    I am also wondering if the crock pot should be on low or high.
    Thank you

    Reply
  9. Breanne

    February 11, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    Should the crockpot be on high or low? Thank you!

    Reply
  10. Adrienne Urban

    January 1, 2015 at 3:14 PM

    Making this today – thanks Katie!!

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