Slow Cooker Three Envelope Pot Roast – hands down the BEST pot roast EVER! Super easy to make in the crockpot and everyone LOVES it! Chuck roast, salsa, onion soup mix, au jus gravy mix, and Italian dressing mix. Serve the leftovers on sliders with a super delicious Creamy Chipotle Sauce. Leftovers never tasted so good!
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This Slow Cooker Three Envelope Pot Roast is a family favorite. I love easy slow cooker meals like this one. There aren’t many things better than walking in the door from work and having dinner waiting on you! This pot roast recipe was incredibly easy to make, and it tasted delicious! Tender roast slow cooked all day in salsa, onion soup, Italian dressing, and au jus gravy. We love the flavor from the onion soup mix and the zip from the salsa. This is comfort food at its best!
How to Make Pot Roast in the Crockpot
This three packet roast is super easy to make with only a few ingredients. Place the pot roast in the slow cooker. Whisk together water, salsa, onion soup mix, Italian dressing mix, and au jus gravy mix in a bowl. Pour the mixture over the pot roast. Cover and cook all day, until the roast is fall-apart tender. Remove the roast from the slow cooker and shred with two forks. Return the meat to the slow cooker and serve.
Tips & Frequently Asked Questions
- What kind of beef roast do you use for pot roast?The most popular cut to use is a Chuck roast. You can also use brisket or round roast.
- Do I need to pan-sear the meat before adding it to the slow cooker?Searing or browning the meat is not necessary. To brown the roast, heat vegetable oil or olive oil in a large skillet. Sear the roast for a few minutes on each side. Place meat in the crockpot. Use a little beef broth to deglaze the skillet and scrape up the brown bits from the pan and add to the slow cooker. Those browned bits are flavor gold!
- Does pot roast get more tender the longer it cooks?Yes!Chuck roast, brisket, or round roast all contain connective tissues that will slowly break down into rich collagen as they cook in the crockpot. Collagen takes time to break down. Using the slow cooker method to cook pot roast results in a tender, melt-in-your-mouth, fall-apart beef.
- Is this pot roast spicy?We did not think this roast was spicy. If you are worried about the heat, use mild salsa.
- Tothicken the sauce, add a quick cornstarch slurry. Stir together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of cold water. Add it to the crockpot and cook on HIGH for a few minutes until the gravy has thickened.
- You canfreeze leftover pot roastfor a quick meal later.
- Feel free to addvegetablesto the slow cooker – potatoes, carrots, onions, and green peas are good.
3 Envelope Pot Roast Sliders
This pot roast recipe is very versatile. Serve it with some cheese grits, mashed potatoes, or rice. It is equally delicious on top of nachos. Our favorite way to serve the roast is as slider sandwiches on Hawaiian rolls with some creamy chipotle sauce. OMG! SO good! If you want to take the sliders over the top, add some swiss cheese and pop them in the oven for a few minutes to heat them through and melt the cheese.One bite and you will be blown away!
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Slow Cooker Three Envelope Pot Roast
Author: Plain Chicken
Yield: 8 people
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 hours hrs
Total Time 8 hours hrs 5 minutes mins
Slow Cooker Three Envelope Pot Roast – hands down the BEST pot roast EVER! Super easy to make in the crockpot and everyone LOVES it! Chuck roast, salsa, onion soup mix, au jus gravy mix, and Italian dressing mix. Serve the leftovers on sliders with a super delicious Creamy Chipotle Sauce. Leftovers never tasted so good!
Equipment:
Ingredients:
- 1 (3 to 4-lb) chuck roast
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 (1-oz) envelope onion soup mix
- 1 (0.7-oz) envelope Italian dressing mix
- 1 (1-oz) envelope Au Jus mix
Creamy Chipotle Sauce
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp adobo sauce from chipotle peppers
- 2 tsp creamy horseradish sauce
Instructions:
Whisk together water, salsa and seasoning packets. Place roast in slow cooker. Pour seasoning mixture over roast.
Cook on low for 8-10 hours, or high for 4-5 hours.
Creamy Chipotle Sauce
Mix together and spread on sliders or use as a dip for wings or chicken fingers.
Notes:
- I used a packet of Good Seasons Italian Dressing Mix. Do NOT make the dressing. You are only going to use the contents of the packet in the recipe.
- Can substitute brown gravy mix for au jus gravy mix.
- Our favorite store-bought salsas are Mateo’s, Kylito’s, Pace Picante Sauce, and Pace Restaurant Style Salsa.
- What kind of beef roast do you use for pot roast?The most popular cut to use is a Chuck roast. You can also use brisket or round roast.
- Do I need to pan-sear the meat before adding it to the slow cooker?Searing or browning the meat is not necessary. To brown the roast, heat vegetable oil or olive oil in a large skillet. Sear the roast for a few minutes on each side. Place meat in the crockpot. Use a little beef broth to deglaze the skillet and scrape up the brown bits from the pan and add to the slow cooker. Those browned bits are flavor gold!
- Does pot roast get more tender the longer it cooks?Yes!Chuck roast, brisket, or round roast all contain connective tissues that will slowly break down into rich collagen as they cook in the crockpot. Collagen takes time to break down. Using the slow cooker method to cook pot roast results in a tender, melt-in-your-mouth, fall-apart beef.
- Is this pot roast spicy? We did not think this roast was spicy. If you are worried about the heat, use mild salsa.
- Tothicken the sauce, add a quick cornstarch slurry. Stir together 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of cold water. Add it to the crockpot and cook on HIGH for a few minutes until the gravy has thickened.
- You canfreeze leftover pot roastfor a quick meal later.
- Feel free to addvegetablesto the slow cooker – potatoes, carrots, onions, and green peas are good.
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Categories:
- Beef
- Main Dish
- Recipes
- Slow Cooker
Tags:
- au jus gravy
- italian dressing
- onion soup mix
- pot roast
- salsa
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Did you use Zesty Italian or regular?
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Either is fine. It would just be a personal preference.
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Can you use stew meat instead of whole roast?
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sure!
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Can you use beef broth instead of water?
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Sure
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Wow! I’ve made a lot of roast in my life (I’m 63), but this has been the best one my husband and I have tasted yet! I followed recipe exactly and also made your Honey Garlic Green Beans. Both are now on my rotation 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
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Can I use liquid Italian dressing? I don’t have any packets
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You may want to cut down on the water if you do that.
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Would potatoes work well with this roast? If so, can I put them on top of the roast in the slow cooker? Thanks!
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Potatoes and carrots would work great. Just dump it in with everything else. They will cook with the roast.
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Any suggestions on what type of crock pot I should get? We have the "Crock Pot" brand that has a 4hr, 6hr, 8hr, and 10hr settings on it. The 4 and 6 hr settings are considered high and the other 2 are low. I love putting ingredients in in the morning and coming home to dinner..
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Do you make the Au Jus mix or just use it dry?
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Just use the dry mix. Enjoy!
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Do you make the Au Jus mix or just use it dry?
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5 from 7 votes (6 ratings without comment)
