Slow Cooker Beef and Potatoes
Is there anything better than slow cooker beef and potatoes on a chilly fall or winter evening?
Fall is here, which means my slow cooker will be used a lot, especially for things like stock, tomato sauce, and other kitchen and cooking hacks. I’ll never buy chicken stock again — especially when I have a recipe that calls for cooking it overnight.
You can hardly get any easier than that.
The overnight slow cooker chicken stock recipe ends up yielding twelve cups of stock, so I typically keep two cups for the fridge and freeze the other ten cups. (Yes, TEN cups.)
And it tastes wonderful!
Have an Instant Pot? Try making chicken stock in that, too.
So, back to the slow cooker.
Beef roasts are one of my favorite ways to use the slow cooker, any cut — it doesn’t matter. I watch the sales, buy beef roasts when they’re cheaper, and then freeze them most of the time.
I’ve used frozen roasts in my slow cooker (yes, un-thawed) before, but this one starts out fresh.
Also, I love that most slow cooker recipes are flexible.
The day I made this one I didn’t have a ton of produce on hand, so I used red skin potatoes, rough chopped onions and some smashed garlic. Carrots, celery and fresh herbs would have been a nice addition though!
The beans in the photos are wax beans from my neighbors’ CSA pick-up that they graciously shared, and I steamed them separately at dinnertime.
What’s your favorite meal to make in the slow cooker?
Slow Cooker Beef and Potatoes
Is there anything better than slow cooker beef and potatoes on a chilly fall or winter evening?
Ingredients
- 1 3-pound beef rump roast
- 4 red skin potatoes, quartered
- 2 yellow onions, rough chopped
- 2 fresh garlic cloves, smashed
- 1 tablespoon garlic salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 cup water or beef stock
Instructions
- Place the potatoes, onions and garlic in the bottom of a slow cooker.
- Coat the outside of the roast with garlic salt, black pepper, chili powder and parsley. Set it on top of the potatoes and onions, fat side up.
- Pour the water into the bottom of the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours.
Recommended Products
As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, I earn from qualifying purchases.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 6 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 888Total Fat: 44gSaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 21gCholesterol: 272mgSodium: 1026mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 4gSugar: 5gProtein: 74g
Liza Hawkins
Hi, I'm Liza, a self-proclaimed word-nerd who loves getting sucked into whimsical stories and epic movies. I have laid-back, practical attitude towards life, and as a foodie at heart, I relish the chance to both cook and eat. (No picky-eater here!) Always on the hunt for good eats, easy recipes, binge-worthy shows, relaxing road trip destinations, the perfect mojito and time to finish my novel!
7 Comments
Lauren Haddaway
Hi Liza – have you contacted Sycamore Spring Farms (here in Frederick) about purchasing your beef. Here is the link with details: http://www.sycamorespringfarm.org It is organic, and grass fed.
(a)Musing Foodie
Hi Lauren – thanks! I’ll definitely check that out. We’ve purchased a 1/4 cow before, but not from there. Thanks for the tip!
Alisa
A random Google search brought me to this recipe, and whaddya know you live in my hometown! My parents still live there.
Liza Hawkins
Alisa – how cool! My husband grew up in Frederick. What a small world!
Darlene
I clicked on all the recipes and nothing opened. What gives?????
Darlene
Sorry only the slow cooker recipes
Liza Hawkins
Hi Darlene! Where are you trying to click from? When I click on the image with the “Slow Cooker Recipes” name within the “FOOD” tab, it opens up my archives with recipes tagged as such. If there’s a broken link somewhere else, though, I’d love to get it fixed!