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Slow Cooker Beef Roast with Mushrooms & Carrots

This recipe is part of our 6th Costco Meal Plan: 20 Slow Cooker Freezer Packs from Costco for $150!

You want your house to smell like a gourmet restaurant…make this!

There’s something about the way the beef and mushrooms cook together…mmmmmmmmm…

This is a fantastically delicious recipe for beef roast that has just a few ingredients and can be made with quite a few modifications, like:

However you make it, the beef and mushrooms are the star of this show!

Serve with side of bread and other veggies or just the carrots!

This is like a ‘build your own adventure’ recipe!

Note: I’ve written the recipe below to be based on the shopping list for the 6th plan in the 20 Meals from Costco for $150 series.

Slow Cooker Beef Roast with Mushrooms & Carrots

You want your house to smell like a gourmet restaurant...make this!
There's something about the way the beef and mushrooms cook together...mmmmmmmmm.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time8 hours
Servings - 4 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2-3 lbs. beef chuck roast
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup sliced white mushrooms
  • 1 lb. baby carrots or peeled carrot sticks
  • dinner rolls and veggies side dishes

Instructions

  • Add the beef roast to the base of the slow cooker. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder. Add the onions , mushrooms and carrots around and on top of the roast. Toss in a little more salt and pepper over the veggies.
  • Set slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours, or high for 6 hours. If cooking from partially frozen, you'll need to cook on low for 8 to 10 hours, depending on how frozen the pack is when you start cooking it.
  • To pack into gallon size freezer baggie: Label. Then, follow the same directions in the first 2 bullets. Remove as much air as you can and seal. Freeze up to 6 months in your fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer.
  • Tothaw, place the bags in the fridge overnight. Or quick thaw in a bowl of warm water.