How to Cook Perfect 3 ingredient Pot Roast and Gravy

3 ingredient Pot Roast and Gravy. Ok, ok I USED FOUR ingredients, you busted me! However the classic recipe uses: a chuck or blade beef roast; a can of mushroom soup; a package of onion soup mix. I however wanted a lot more gravy, so I added a cup of beef broth, which for us was perfect.

Growing up, one of my favorite jobs was to help my grandma make the mashed potatoes and beef gravy with our Sunday pot roast. Add in the soup mix and the broth. Weekday dinners don't get any easier! You can have 3 ingredient Pot Roast and Gravy using 3 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of 3 ingredient Pot Roast and Gravy

1. It's 1 can of 26 oz cream of mushroom soup.
2. It's 1 envelope of Lipton onion soup mix.
3. You need 1 of large boneless beef roast (3-4 lbs).

Remove the lid and place roast and vegetables on a platter. To make gravy: Turn slow cooker to high. Make a cornstarch slurry in a small bowl. Stir the slurry into the pot.

3 ingredient Pot Roast and Gravy instructions

1. Set roast in crock pot & remove any strings from roast.
2. Pour large can cream of mushroom soup over roast.
3. Pour packet of Lipton onion soup mix onto mushroom soup..
4. Mix onion soup mix into mushroom soup on top of roast..
5. Close crock pot and cook on LOW for 8 hours.
6. Sauce makes great gravy for mashed potatoes once it's done cooking. Enjoy! :).

It should thicken the gravy in a few minutes. Serve the gravy with the roast and optional. Pair this beef pot roast with a side of mashed potatoes and your favorite vegetable side dish for a great dinner. On occasion a dish surprises me. This Instant Pot Pot Roast did just that.