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Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast

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It’s Crock Pot time! Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast with carrots and potatoes will be your family’s new favorite fall meal!

Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast for your family

The classic Sunday night dinner just got even better! Nothing screams fall quite like cider, so why not add it to one of your favorite meals? It works perfectly with roast and will make your house smell amazing!  The sweetness of the cider is the perfect balance to the savory pot roast.  We like to scoop the roast out of the slow cooker and then drizzle the apply sweet juices over it right on the plate to get the maximum flavor.

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Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast Recipe

Sizing Up your Veggies

When you cut up your vegetables for a roast, keep two things in mind. First, how dense the veggie is and second, how soft you want it to be after cooking.  I wanted my onions to still have a little body to them after cooking, so I left them big.  But if you want them to almost disappear into your sauce then dice them!  But you don’t want to make your carrots too small, or they’ll get soggy!  I love using the baby carrots because they come in the perfect size!

Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast for fall

I bought my first slow cooker after I graduated from college and wow I didn’t know what I was missing!  Perfect pulled pork, soups, mashed potatoes, even cakes! This invention in miraculous and a total life saver.  There are days when I know I’ll be gone all afternoon and I want to come home to a homemade meal, and the slow cooker is the way to make it happen!

Making Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast

Kid’s Pick

From one pot you have roast, potatoes, carrots and onions.  We would love for our kids to eat everything put in front of them, but that’s not always the case.  They have 4 nutritious options in front of them for dinner tonight, so no matter what they eat, you win Mom! The meat is tender, flakes apart easily and isn’t dry. The veggies are also all very soft and easy on kid’s teeth.  And that sauce is just sweet enough to make them come back for seconds!

Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast with carrots and potatoes
Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast
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Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast

It’s Crock Pot time! Slow Cooker Cider Braised Pot Roast with carrots and potatoes will be your family’s new favorite fall meal!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time7 hours
Total Time7 hours 10 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6
Calories: 488kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add apple cider, tomato paste, flour, Worcestershire sauce and 1/2 teaspoon of salt to your slow cooker and whisk until combined.
  • Quarter the potatoes (you can use sweet potatoes or reds if you prefer) and chop the onion. Add them, along with the carrots, to the slow cooker.
  • Mince the garlic and chop the rosemary; add to slow cooker.
  • Salt and pepper both sides of your roast, and then nestle into the veggies. Cook on high for 6 to 7 hours.
  • Serve warm with the juices drizzled on top!

Nutrition

Calories: 488kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 130mg | Sodium: 877mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 9g
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Natalie Monson

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9 Comments

What is there blueberries on the ingredient list when it doesn’t call for any in the recipe unless I missed something?
Julie

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We did ours with chuck roast and did 6 hours and 30 minutes on high and let it sit on warm, with lid on, for 15 minutes after. Just so nice for kids too because so tender! Such a great stew-like meal for fall! All the food groups in one!