Dad’s Sunday Pot Roast: The Only Pot Roast Recipe You’ll Ever Need

What was the most memorable meal of your childhood?

You may have several.

There are numerous meals that I remember being so excited for growing up but none of them held a candle to my Dad’s Pot Roast.

He made it perfectly every single time so we all knew there was no chance of leftovers.

I’ve taken the last four or five years to duplicate it and while I don’t think I’ll ever be able to make it exactly like he did, this is pretty close and that’s good enough for me.

So, if you’re looking for that perfect Sunday Pot Roast, look no further.

It’s right here and it’s easier than you think.

What You’ll Need:

1 Chuck Roast (any size, enough to feed your family and a few more)

1 Sweet Onion

3 Cloves Garlic

Salt and Pepper

Butter

Cast Iron Skillet or Griddle (flat)

Crock Pot

That’s it. Seriously!

How To Do It:

You’ll want to wake up as early as you can on Sunday morning to get this Pot Roast going because the longer you can let it go, the better it will be.

Here are the steps:

Coat the entire roast with salt and pepper.

Go on! Keep going!

There you go!

Get your cast iron blazing hot, add butter and sear all sides of the roast until almost burnt.

Peel onion and slice off ends then place in bottom of the crock pot along with two cloves garlic

Place roast in crock pot and put remaining garlic clove on the pot roast

DO NOT ADD ANY LIQUID! Trust me!

Set on low and leave until dinner (5:00 is ideal)

Drain drippings from crock pot to make gravy

Remove roast from crock pot and let rest for 10-15 minutes

Cut or pull apart roast and plate

Enjoy this roast with mashed potatoes and gravy (my tradition) or any other side dish you like.

Ingredients:

1 Chuck Roast

1 Sweet Onion

3 Cloves Garlic

Salt and Pepper

Butter

Tools:

Cast Iron Pan or Griddle (flat)

Crock Pot

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Dad’s Sunday Pot Roast

You’ll want to wake up as early as you can on Sunday morning to get this Pot Roast going because the longer you can let it go, the better it will be.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword crock pot, meat, pot roast, sunday dinner

Servings 8

Ingredients

• 1 Chuck Roast any size, enough to feed your family and a few more
• 1 Sweet Onion
• 3 Cloves Garlic
• Salt and Pepper
• Butter

Instructions

1. Coat the entire roast with salt and pepper. Go on! Keep going! There you go!
2. Get your cast iron blazing hot, add butter and sear all sides of the roast until almost burnt.
3. Peel onion and slice off ends then place in bottom of the crock pot along with two cloves garlic
4. Place roast in crock pot and put remaining garlic clove on the pot roast
5. DO NOT ADD ANY LIQUID! Trust me!
6. Set on low and leave until dinner (5:00 is ideal)
7. Drain drippings from crock pot to make gravy
8. Remove roast from crock pot and let rest for 10-15 minutes
9. Cut or pull apart roast and plate

Recipe Notes

Tools: Cast Iron Pan or Griddle (flat) Crock Pot