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5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast

5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast delivers fall-apart chuck roast nestled with Yukon gold potatoes and sweet carrots, all bathed in a rich onion-cream gravy. It’s cozy and homey with deep savory notes and minimal hands-on work—perfect for chilly fall or winter evenings and great with warm biscuits on the side.

  • Prep10 mins
  • Cook8 hrs 20 mins
  • Serves6
  • DifficultyEasy
5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast
  1. 1

    Place the potatoes and carrots in a slow cooker and toss to combine. Position the pot roast on top of the vegetables. Pour the cream of chicken soups over the roast and spread to cover the meat evenly. Sprinkle the onion soup mix over the top.

  2. 2

    Cook on LOW for 8 to 9 hours.

  3. 3

    Take out the pot roast and trim any excess fat. Shred the meat with 2 forks and put it back into the slow cooker. Stir to combine, cover, and cook on Low for 20 more minutes while you bake the biscuits according to the package directions.