Description
This Slow Cooker Cranberry Roast Beef is an easy and flavorful holiday recipe that combines tender beef roast with a tangy cranberry and onion soup sauce. Perfect for cozy dinners, this dish requires minimal preparation and a few simple ingredients to create a delicious, fall-apart roast beef.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 3 pound beef roast
- 1 (14 ounce) can cranberry sauce
- 1 envelope dry onion soup mix
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the slow cooker: Place your beef roast into the slow cooker, ensuring it sits flat on the bottom for even cooking.
- Make the sauce: In a bowl, combine the cranberry sauce and dry onion soup mix, mixing well until fully blended.
- Add sauce and butter: Pour the cranberry and onion soup sauce mixture evenly over the beef roast, then carefully place the butter on top of the roast.
- Add cranberries: Sprinkle the fresh or frozen cranberries around the beef inside the slow cooker to infuse extra flavor.
- Cook the roast: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours, or until the meat is tender and easily falls apart with a fork.
- Shred and serve: Remove the beef roast from the slow cooker and shred the meat with two forks. Serve with the cranberry sauce and garnish with parsley if desired.
Notes
- This recipe is perfect for holiday dinners or chilly nights when you want a warm, comforting meal with minimal effort.
- If fresh cranberries are not available, frozen cranberries work just as well without thawing.
- For a richer flavor, you can sear the beef roast in a hot pan before adding it to the slow cooker, but this step is optional.
- Serve with mashed potatoes or roasted vegetables for a complete meal.
- Leftovers keep well refrigerated for up to 3 days and can be reheated gently in a skillet or microwave.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 1257 kcal
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 416 mg
- Fat: 77 g
- Saturated Fat: 33 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 34 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 32 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 104 g
- Cholesterol: 439 mg
