Slow Cooker Balsamic Beef Roast
A chuck roast slow cooked in balsamic vinegar, tomato sauce, and garlic until fork tender.
Equipment
- Slow cooker
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2 lb chuck roast fat trimmed
- ½ cup red onion sliced
- ⅓ cup balsamic vinegar
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ tsp dried thyme or 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ⅓ cup low sodium beef broth
- 1 tbsp cornstarch for thickening the sauce
Instructions
Cooking
- Place the roast in the slow cooker and scatter the sliced onions over and around it.
- Whisk the balsamic vinegar, tomato sauce, Worcestershire, garlic, pepper, and thyme together and pour over the roast.
- Pour the broth around the meat.
- Cover and cook on low for 7 to 8 hours, until fork tender.
- Whisk the cornstarch with about 1/2 cup of the hot cooking liquid until smooth, then stir it back into the slow cooker and cook a few more minutes until slightly thickened.
- Break the roast into large pieces and serve with the balsamic sauce.
Notes
Nutrition is an estimate for 1 of 6 servings. Low and slow gives the most tender results. Do not reheat leftovers in the slow cooker.