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Crock Pot Beef and Potatoes with Herbs

This easy Crock Pot beef and potatoes recipe is a 5-ingredient dump-and-go dinner with tender, fall-apart beef. A guaranteed family favorite for your weekly rotation.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 6 hours
Total Time 6 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 1
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 449
Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds chuck roast cut into 2 inch pieces, or pre-cut stew meat
  • 1-2 pounds baby red potatoes cut into quarters
  • 4 tbsp butter cut into slices (salted or unsalted both work)
  • 1 pound baby carrots
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 packet onion soup mix
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp black pepper

Method
 

  1. Spray or line a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker.
  2. Combine the potatoes, beef, carrots, onions, and seasonings. Top with slices of butter.
  3. Cover and cook on low for six hours or on high for three hours.

Nutrition

Calories: 449kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 32gFat: 25gSaturated Fat: 12gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 792mgFiber: 4gSugar: 6g

Notes

  • No need to sear the meat! Cooking the beef low and slow makes it fall apart tender and juicy.
  • No need to add any liquid! The butter along with the cooking juices is enough.
  • If your beef is cut into smaller pieces, reduce the cooking time to about 5 hours to prevent overcooking or burning. I like 2-inch chunks of beef.
Make your own Onion Soup Mix: 
    • 2 tablespoons-1/4 cup dried minced onions
    • 2 teaspoons low sodium beef bullion powder or granules
    • 1 1/2 teaspoons onion powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon celery seeds
    • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
    • 1/2 teaspoon salt
    • 1/4 teaspoon paprika