I love this grass fed Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Shallots and Baby Carrots. This meal has become a Sunday favorite because I can prep the meal in the morning, come home from church, take a Sunday nap and wake up to a cooked dinner!
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How to Make Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Shallots and Baby Carrots:
I generously season the roast with sea salt, pepper, garlic powder and Herbs de Provence (a combination of savory, thyme, rosemary, fennel and lavender.)
I brown my roast in a cast iron pan (like this) before placing it in the crock pot.
Then I place the roast in the crock pot (affiliate link), toss in the carrots, shallots, seasonings and Worcestershire sauce, and a few hours later….
….you have a delicious meal!
Let’s Chat About Baby Carrots
I like to make this recipe with real baby carrots. Don’t fall for those fake baby carrots at the grocery store that look like a stumpy thumb. Those are actually full size carrots that are deemed unfit to sell as is. So they are placed in a tumbler and ground down to those little stubs and then falsely labeled ‘baby’ carrots.
Real baby carrots are just that! Young carrots, pulled from the soil while still tender. If you can’t find real baby carrots use regular carrots.
What to Do with The Leftovers!
If you have any leftovers be sure to usethem in this Beef Barley Soup!
The Recipe: Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Shallots and Baby Carrots
You will need: sea salt (I use this one), Herbs de Provence, coconut oil, a cast iron pan and a slow cooker. Of course homemade broth is always an option! (affiliate links)
Variation: Leave out baby carrots and make roasted carrots instead, or these roasted root veggies!
- 1- 3 lb Chuck Roast
- Herbs de Provence
- Garlic powder
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- butter, ghee or coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon corn starch or one teaspoon arrowroot powder (for thickening)
- 14 baby carrots, peeled (or five large carrots cut into thirds)
- 8 shallots, peeled
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce (gluten free option offered above)
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Generously season roast with sea salt, pepper, garlic powder and herbs de Provence.
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Heat a cast iron pan on med/high heat. When pan is hot add enough butter, ghee or coconut oil to lightly coat the bottom on the pan.
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Place roast in pan and brown the first side, turn over and brown the second side (usually about 4-5 minutes a side) While meat cooks: whisk corn starch or arrowroot powder in one tablespoon warm water until smooth.
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Add shallots and carrots to crock pot, sprinkle with sea salt, freshly ground pepper, drizzle with cornstarch/arrowroot mixture and toss. Add meat to crock pot, drizzle with Worcestershire Sauce. Place lid on crock pot and cook either 4 hours on high or 8 hours on low. Carve beef against the grain and serve.
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Any other slow cooker recipes that you can recommend?
This is the only on on my blog as of now. I will be adding a chicken and a pork one soon:) But if you google thousands will pop up!
Can u add a feature to your website that allows us fans to print your recipes? Most of the sites I follow have. Print feature
Hi Linda. At the bottom of each post is a little icon that says print. Just click it:)
Hi there,
So I recently found out that my very close friend has an autoimmune condition that may be Lupus… 🙁 but I have been researching for a bit trying to see the best ways to live with the condition and what helps it subside. Eating gluten free and soy free diets are apparently ideal 🙂 I was just wondering on any info you could give since I know nothing of gluten free… I’m a soul food, old fashioned type of cook, so I know not of what is gluten free. Some question I have that I’d appreciate knowing is, is wine gluten free? or sugar? I know there is special flour that is… Can I continue using any and all spices? what is gluten? and can someone said I can’t make anything with corn cause it’s gluten, is that true?
Navigating the world of gluten free living can be tricky at first but gets easier as you go along. Gluten is the protein in wheat. So basically if you avoid wheat products you are avoiding gluten. There are hidden glutens in things like soy sauce (they use wheat in the making of soy sauce) so those things need to be searched out. Basically as long as wheat is not used in a recipe your friend should be fine. Meat, fish, dairy, fruit, vegetables, sugar, eggs, other grains like rice and quinoa and legumes are all GF, so there are plenty of choices out there! Here is a link with the top resources for GF living: https://www.thekitchn.com/living-glutenfree-15-tips-reso-135414
Looks delish! I’m pinning this for after Thanksgiving when the battle cry will be “no more turkey!”
I have this in my crock pot right now! I can’t wait!
Yum! Hope you love it!
How much of the herbs de Provence do you recommend?
I have never measured. I just sprinkle it liberally:)
This looks so delicious! Pot roast is one of my favorites 🙂
Comfort food at it’s finest!
Beautiful!
I love pot roast in the slow cooker! This looks amazing! I don’t have a slow cooker, I will have to try this in the oven at a low temp.
I love slow cooker recipes, this sounds wonderful!
Carrots tastes great when slow cooked. Your ingredients look like a perfect fit with the roast.
Slow cooker is such a favorite with everyone, your recipe looks like a real winner. Love a great recipe that makes your day easier!!
Thanks Debra! Gotta love the convenience.
I love baby carrots! great recipe
This looks so good. Great photos
This was delicious! I deglazed the pan with some more red wine and beef stock and made a gravy to go with it! Also had to make some mashed potatoes to go with it as the teenaged boy insisted? added in a nice green salad and it was perfect. Thanks for a winning recipe!
Going to try out this recipe soon! If I wanted to add potatoes would I simply peel/cut them and throw them in the crockpot with everything else?
I haven’t done potatoes with this exact recipe but have with others and it works great. Don’t cut them too small or they will get mushy 🙂
For a family of 4, how many pounds of meat would you recommend? Also, if I double the recommended amount to allow leftovers for another night, how does the time change to cook in the crockpot?
3 lbs should be plenty for four people. I wouldn’t go much bigger than that. It would be pretty hard to fit a piece of meat much bigger than that with all the vegetables.
This recipe is something dreams are made of! Made it tonight for dinner and I am seriously just waiting until it’s been an acceptable amount of time to eat “leftovers.” I could eat this every week! Best part, my non-meat eater actually ate it! Thank you!
I am so glad to hear that! Thanks so much.
This is my favorite roast recipe! Delicious!!! I never would have thought to use Herbs De Provence. Outstanding!!!! It is now my go to recipe. Thank you so much!
You are most welcome!
This is amazing! So good! Im using some of the leftovers to make beef barley soup!
I am so glad you liked it! Thanks!
Could I substitute beef for Elk? I’m curious what it would taste like.
Gosh I have no idea. Sorry!
I do not have access to a slow cooker, how long do you recommend you cooking it in the cast iron in the oven? Can’t wait to try it!
I have never tried it in cast iron so I don’t know!
Trying today!! Thanks!
Absolutely the Best!
Oh good! Glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know.
Can I also try the same recipe using lamb chops? Id like to use lamb for its health benefits aside from it being super tasty.
I have not made this recipe with lamb chops, if you try it, let me know how it works:)
Grass fed AND grass finished!! Many grass fed animals are “finished” with grain in the feedlots. Ask for grass finished if you’re not sure (don’t be surprised if the nice college student looks at you with a bewildering look.🙄 Feel free to kindly educate said college student.😁)
Yes agreed!
Hi,
Can I substitute onions & garlic for the shallots? I made it with shallots the first time & it was great!
Hi Francine. I am a little confused by your question. The recipe calls for shallots, shallots are a small variety of onions. Are you asking if you can sub the shallots with a large yellow or white onion? Then yes, but I’d still use the garlic. I hope that helps.
This is late in coming but this has become a go-to crowd pleaser! So so good and cleaner ingredients and what I grew up with (tomato soup in the red and white can with powdered soup mix). Now we know better. Thank you! I’ve even served it for Christmas dinner. 🙂
Thank you so much Allison! I am so glad you like it. You made my day!
We make this recipe all the time! It’s delicious! On occasion we have substituted the shallots with frozen pearl onions. We like time savers, so we’ve also used the organic baby carrots. It’s also great for a Sunday when we don’t want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen!
Thanks for commenting. I love it too.