Cooker Recipe ~ Healthier Marie's Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Moist and juicy pot roast done in a slow cooker, made healthier with a little less meat and LOTS of fresh vegetables and seasonings.

Ingredients

• 3 pounds chuck roast
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup reduced-sodium beef stock
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 pounds potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Cooking Directions

1. Season the chuck roast with salt and pepper.
2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat; brown roast on all sides, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer roast to a slow cooker. Pour the beef stock into the skillet, and bring to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon. Add the broth and onions into slow cooker; cover and cook on Low for 5 hours. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, and parsley. Cover and cook on Low until roast is tender and cooked through, 3 additional hours.

Nutrition Facts

• calories350
• carbohydrateContent25.4 g
• cholesterolContent78.8 mg
• fatContent15.5 g
• fiberContent3.9 g
• proteinContent26.7 g
• saturatedFatContent6.3 g
• sodiumContent127.5 mg
• sugarContent3.4 g