Spend five minutes prepping this beef pot roast, then let your oven do all the work. You will be rewarded with tender beef, falling right off the bone. Serve with some simple roasted vegetables and dinner is done! Check out my recipe for roasted root vegetables with garlic thyme dressing for an easy side idea. 

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The secret to enhancing the flavor of the meat in this recipe is to smother it with Better than Bullion. This is one of the few condiments that I purchase. I use it for this beef pot roast and also to make broth in a pinch when I’ve run out of my homemade stash. There are no artificial ingredients or preservatives and many of the flavors are certified organic and reduced sodium. All good things! Better Than Bullion is also easily available in most grocery stores and comes in a glass jar to recycle, which is one of my strict criteria for purchasing condiments. If you have been following me for a while you know how I feel about plastic (psst…see my plastic challenge in the main menu above). 

Beef Pot Roast

Roasted all day, this tender beef will have you drooling.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Servings 6

Ingredients

  

• 2-3 pound Beef chuck roast
• 2 tbsp Organic chicken, vegetable, or mushroom Better than Bullion in a glass jar
• 2 cups water

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 300° F.
• Place defrosted beef roast in an appropriately sized oven-safe, glass, or aluminum pan.
• Rub 1 tablespoon of bullion over the top of the roast. Place another 1 tablespoon of bullion in the bottom of the pan.  Add 2 cups water to the bottom of the pan.
• Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. You may want to tent the foil slightly so that it is not touching the beef.
• Bake in the oven for 6 to 8 hours.  Remove from the oven and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes with foil covering still on. 
• Remove the foil and transfer the beef to a serving dish.  It should be falling off the bone and easily falling apart.
• If there is still liquid in the bottom of the pan. pour this over the beef.  If there is not any liquid, add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup water to the serving dish to keep the meat moist.  Serve hot.

Notes

Alternative instructions for Crock Pot: Place the defrosted beef in your Crock Pot and add 2 tablespoons Better Than Boullion. Pour 1-2 cups of water over the meat until it is just covered. Place the lid tightly on the Crock Pot. Set to low and cook for 8-10 hours until the meat is falling apart. 

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