Easy, budget-friendly, and tender, this slow-cooker pot roast is a go-to dinner recipe.

Don’t turn on the oven or stand hours by the stovetop.

This pot roast recipe for the slow cooker will get dinner ready for you.

Southern Living Four Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast served over mashed potatoes

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There are countless ways to serve this pot roast recipe.

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Ingredients

1(3- to 4-lb.)

chuck roast, trimmed

1Tbsp.canola oil

1(12-oz.)

Southern Living Four Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast ingredients

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can beer

1(0.7-oz.)

envelope Italian dressing mix

Directions

Gather all ingredients.

Whisk together beer and dressing mix; pour over roast.

Southern Living Four Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast browing the roast

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Cover; cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours or until tender.

Remove roast from slow cooker.

Skim fat from sauce; serve with roast.

Southern Living Four Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast pouring the beer mixture over the pot roast

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Southern Living Four Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Southern Living Four Ingredient Slow Cooker Pot Roast skimming the fat from the sauce

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox