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Making a healthy pot roast is easier than you think! This delicious pot roast recipe is quick and easy to put together. Contains no prepackaged or canned soups – uses a healthy homemade cream of mushroom and onion soup mix seasonings!
Cooking pot roast in the crockpot is awesome, and it makes your house smell amazing! This healthy Pot Roast requires very little work and the result is a delicious meal for your family.
This crockpot pot roast is a great choice for meal prep–it’s one recipe that you can repurpose into a bunch of great meals. Kids love it, and it’s easy to freeze as well!
Why is this healthy pot roast?
On the 21 Day Fix this is an awesome recipe for getting in your red (protein) containers! It’s a great protein option that goes will with plenty of different side dishes.
This pot roast uses my homemade cream of mushroom soup. I recommend making a huge batch of this and freezing in one cup servings. Homemade cream of mushroom soup is so much healthier than the canned stuff.
If you’re looking to stock your freezer for a bit, I also have a few other homemade soup recipes that you can use instead of canned. Cream of Asparagus and Cream of Chicken soups are great to have on hand for casseroles and slow cooker meals, and this clean onion soup mix is great to keep in your pantry. You can use it to make dips, soups, and meals a little healthier.
Why is pot roast good for meal prep?
I love that it’s so easy to portion out this meal and know that you’re getting exactly the size that you need. Also, it’s so easy to reheat and freeze that I can make a big batch and rotate between this and other frozen meals–never getting bored with what I eat!
Ingredients in this healthy pot roast:
- Chuck Roast
- Cream of mushroom soup (easy and healthy homemade version is here)
- Onion soup mix (homemade onion soup mix)
Of course, you can add extra ingredients if you’d like–but what I love most about this recipe is how simple it is. No searing the meat, no beef broth or beef stock–just a few simple ingredients and you’d done.
Directions for this healthy Pot Roast:
1. Add all ingredients to a large crockpot, turn on low.
2. Cook 8-10 hours or until meat falls apart when picked up with fork. If you’d like to cook for less time, I’d do 6 hours on medium high heat.
3. Remove the roast with a slotted spoon.
It’s really that simple. I love to serve this with baked carrots and smashed potatoes. They make great side dishes and they hold up well for reheating throughout the week.
Here are some other options for sides with this meal:
- cauliflower mashed potatoes
- potatoes and carrots
- onions (you can even add the onions to the crockpot when you’re cooking!)
- broccoli
- brown rice
- quinoa
Pro Cooking Tips:
- Be sure to keep your crockpot closed while cooking this!
- If you’d like to add veggies or potatoes to your slow cooker, do it when there is about an hour left.
- When reheating, you might need to add a bit of water to the pot roast–maybe 2 tsp?
What kind of beef is best for pot roast?
I’ve always used chuck roast, but I know a lot of people love to use stew meat purchased from the grocery store (it’s already cut up in large chunks and cooks a little faster). Beef brisket also makes a delicious pot roast, believe it or not! My third choice for a roast is bottom round.
I know that fat is important to the flavor and texture of pot roast, but when I’m focused on making a healthy pot roast I prefer getting leaner cuts of meat. I think that the homemade cream of mushroom soup and the seasonings make for a very tender dish without the need for extra fat. I also trim the fat from the roast before serving it.
Special Diet Information:
21 Day Fix Counts | 1 Red = 3/4 Cups of Roast
Don’t forget to count your sides!
Weight Watchers: 10 Blue Points | 10 Green Points | 10 Purple Points
Healthy Pot Roast Recipe | Crockpot Pot Roast
Ingredients
- 3 pound Chuck Roast
- 4 C cream of mushroom soup homemade
- ⅓ C onion soup mix homemade
Instructions
- Add all ingredients to a large slow cooker, turn on low 3 pound Chuck Roast, 4 C cream of mushroom soup, 1/3 C onion soup mix
- Cook 8-10 hours or until meat falls apart when picked up with fork
- For more cooking tips and options, see https://mycrazygoodlife.com/healthy-pot-roast/
Notes
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It was nice and tender but I honestly found it a little bland on flavor. So the next time I make it I’ll add some different seasonings to it.
I’d love to make this but quick question..have you made it with other cream of _____ soups? If so which would be better? I can’t eat mushrooms due to being allergic to them. Thanks so much!
I haven’t made them with others but I think that would be an easy swap–asparagus, maybe? I’d use that :)
I used cream of celery soup by mistake and it turned out tasty!
Ohhh this sounds good!
My family and I love this recipe. It’s very easy to throw together, even with the homemade soup and onion mix. Does the Nutrition Information account for the homemade mushroom soup????
We’re so glad that you and your family love this pot roast, and that you found it easy to make!
The nutritional info does include the homemade mushroom soup :)
Thanks for your review!
Is the sodium count accurate?
It is, because this recipe uses canned cream of mushroom soup, it is. If you’d like to (drastically) reduce the sodium, I recommend using this homemade cream of mushroom soup and instead of using store bought chicken stock, make your own unsalted stock: https://mycrazygoodlife.com/healthy-cream-of-mushroom-soup/
Oh! Okay, thank you! I didn’t realize my question had been answered lol I made this the other day with the homemade soup and it was absolutely delicious!! Im so glad that sodium count was lowered by making the soup homemade. Love your recipes!
Thank you!! I’m so glad you liked it!! :)
Hello! Do you happen to know the serving size by grams or another measurement?
No I’m sorry. Just volume – 3/4 cup.