Description
A hearty slow cooker dish featuring tender beef and flavorful gravy served over mashed potatoes and bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds beef roast (chuck or round)
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 cups beef broth
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch + 2 tablespoons cold water (for slurry)
- 6 slices of bread (white or Texas toast style)
- 4 cups mashed potatoes (homemade or prepared)
Instructions
- Place the sliced onion in the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Lay the beef roast on top of the onions.
- Pour in the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and soy sauce.
- Sprinkle garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, black pepper, and salt over the beef.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 4–5 hours, until the beef is tender and easy to shred.
- Remove beef from the slow cooker and shred with two forks.
- Strain out onions and return broth to the pot. Stir in a cornstarch slurry (2 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water) to thicken into a gravy.
- To serve, place a slice of bread on a plate, top with mashed potatoes, add shredded beef, and ladle gravy generously over the top.
Notes
- This dish can be prepared a day in advance and reheated.
- Feel free to add vegetables like carrots or celery for extra flavor.
- Adjust seasoning to your preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Slow Cooker
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 35g
- Cholesterol: 100mg
Keywords: Slow Cooker Beef Manhattan, beef roast, mashed potatoes, comfort food