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Crock Pot Garlic Pot Roast

Crock pot garlic pot roast recipe is so tender and so full of flavor! This simple slow cooker roast beef is the perfect way to use chuck roast or rump roast!

Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 34 pound boneless beef roast like rump roast or chuck roast
  • 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 2 cups reduced-sodium beef broth
  • 20 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch

Instructions

  1. Step 1: Heat large skillet over medium heat. Add olive oil.
  2. Step 2: Sprinkle roast with salt, pepper, and thyme.
  3. Step 3: Brown roast on every side, beginning fat side down.
  4. Step 4: Place browned roast and any drippings in crock pot insert fat side up. I use either a 5 or 6 quart slow cooker for this recipe.
  5. Step 5: Add beef broth and smashed garlic to the insert.
  6. Step 6: Cover, and cook on low for 8-9 hours.
  7. Step 7: Remove roast from insert. The roast should easily shred with two forks.

    Tent roast beef with aluminum foil to keep warm.

  8. Step 8: Carefully pour all but 1 cup of the cooking liquid into a saucepan.