Dutch Oven Pot Roast Recipe

This classic Dutch Oven Pot Roast is a simple meal that’s cooked all in one pot. It’s a hearty, filling meal that can easily feed your whole family.

For more delicious belly-warming meals, try our French Onion Soup, Crock Pot Pork Roast, and Creamy Chicken Casserole.

Dutch Oven Pot Roast is a classic dinner that is undeniably simple and rustic. There are several ways to prepare it, all of which can be totally delicious as long as you follow a few key rules. 

Best Roast for Pot Roast

The meat you choose for your roast is really important to the tenderness and flavor of the finished product. Chuck Roast is the clear favorite for its rich marbling, which, when cooked properly, produces the most succulent bite.

Because it’s a tougher cut of meat, Chuck roast requires ample cooking time at a low temperature to soften the connective tissue and create a tender, juicy pot roast.

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How to Make Pot Roast

1. Season well. Salt and pepper are your friends, and they will bring out the beefy flavor in the meat. 
2. Sear for optimal flavor. First, cook the vegetables in a couple tablespoons of olive oil. Then transfer the vegetables to a plate and sear the seasoned meat on both sides until browned.
3. Deglaze the pan. This is the process where you add liquid to the hot pan and scrape up all the little browned bits on the bottom. That’s where the real flavor is! My recipe uses red wine, but you can replace that with beef broth if you prefer. 
4. Cook low and slow. Since we are going to be cooking the roast in the oven, you want to preheat that first to 275℉. Add more beef broth to the pan and place the meat and veggies back in. Add the herbs, cover, and cook low and slow in the oven for 3-4 hours.

Pot Roast Vegetables

The classic combination of carrots, onion, and potatoes are a real winner in this recipe. Sometimes I add celery, or I switch up the types of potatoes. The carrots, onions, and potatoes have a wonderful flavor when you take them out of the pan, and the meat is fall apart tender. 

Pot Roast Gravy

You can serve the meat with the juices in the pot or create a gravy from them. To make a gravy for your pot roast, strain the liquid through a metal sieve. In a skillet, melt a 2-3 tablespoons of butter and whisk in ¼ cup of flour. Cook for a few minutes, then pour in 2 cups of the cooking liquid. Simmer for 5-10 minutes or until the gravy is nice and thick. Add a splash of cream or a pat of butter if you like. 

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Recipe

Dutch Oven Pot Roast

5 from 2 votes

Kristin Maxwell

This classic Dutch Oven Pot Roast is a simple meal that’s cooked all in one pot. It’s a hearty, filling meal that can easily feed your whole family.

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs 30 minutes mins

Total Time 3 hours hrs 45 minutes mins

Servings 8 servings

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Ingredients

  

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• 3 pound Pot roast
• 1 Large yellow onion peeled and quartered
• 1 pound Carrots peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 pounds Russet potatoes peeled and quartered
• 1 cup Dry red wine or water
• 32 ounces Beef stock
• 3 Bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon Dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon Dried rosemary

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Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 275℉.
• Place dutch oven over medium high heat and add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Brown the onion until soft. Remove from pan and brown the carrots. Remove the carrots and lightly brown the potatoes. Remove the potatoes and add a bit more oil, if necessary. On high heat, sear the pot roast on both sides for a minute or two.
• Remove the beef from pan. Slowly add 1 cup dry red wine to deglaze the pan. Add the meat back to the dutch oven and place the vegetables around the edges of the meat. Pour 4 cups of beef broth to the pan so meat is halfway immersed.
• Place lid on dutch oven and cook in 275 degree oven for 3 to 4 hours. Remove from oven and let meat set for a few minutes before slicing and serving.

Notes

The meat you choose for your roast is really important to the tenderness and flavor of the finished product. Chuck Roast is the clear favorite, for its rich marbling which, when cooked properly, produces the most succulent bite.

Keyword easy pot roast, one pot meals, oven pot roast

Nutrition

Calories: 393kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 43gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 111mgSodium: 363mgPotassium: 1425mgFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 39IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 63mgIron: 5mg

Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.

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