Description
This Slow Cooker Cranberry Roast Beef is an easy and flavorful holiday dinner recipe that combines tender beef roast with a tangy cranberry and onion soup sauce. Perfect for chilly evenings, it requires just a few ingredients and minimal prep time, making it ideal for a stress-free yet delicious meal.
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 roast: Place your 3 pound beef roast in the slow cooker base.
- Make the sauce: In a bowl, combine 1 (14 ounce) can cranberry sauce with 1 envelope dry onion soup mix until well mixed.
- Add sauce and butter: Pour the cranberry and onion soup sauce mixture evenly over the beef roast. Then, add 4 tablespoons of butter on top of the roast.
- Add cranberries: Sprinkle 1 cup of fresh or frozen cranberries around the beef roast to add extra flavor and texture.
- Cook the roast: Cover the slow cooker with its lid and cook the roast on low heat for 6 hours (or on high heat for 4 hours) until the meat is tender and falls apart easily.
- Shred and serve: Once cooked, shred the beef roast using forks and serve with the sauce from the crockpot.
- Garnish: Optionally, sprinkle chopped fresh parsley on top for a bright, fresh garnish before serving.
Notes
- This recipe is great for busy holiday meals as it requires minimal prep and cooks unattended in the slow cooker.
- If fresh cranberries are not available, frozen cranberries work just as well.
- The cranberry sauce and onion soup mix create a flavorful, slightly tangy sauce that complements the beef roast beautifully.
- You can adjust the sweetness by choosing a tart or sweetened cranberry sauce according to your preference.
- Leftover shredded beef can be used in sandwiches or tacos for an easy next-day meal.
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
