Description
Juicy French Onion Pot Roast is a rich, comforting dinner made with melt-in-your-mouth beef, caramelized onions, savory broth, and classic French onion flavor — slow cooked until irresistibly tender.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lb beef chuck roast
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 large onions, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 packet French onion soup mix
- 1 cup beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Season roast generously with salt and pepper.
- Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven and sear roast on all sides.
- Remove roast and set aside.
- Add onions and cook until caramelized, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and cook 30 seconds.
- Return roast to pot and sprinkle soup mix over top.
- Pour in beef broth and Worcestershire sauce.
- Add thyme and butter.
- Cover and simmer on low for 3–4 hours until fork-tender.
- Garnish with parsley and serve hot.
Notes
💡 Tip: Serve over mashed potatoes, rice, or buttered noodles to soak up the delicious onion gravy.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 hours
- Category: Dinner, Comfort Food
- Method: Stovetop, Slow Simmer
- Cuisine: French-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 820mg
- Fat: 26g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 135mg
Keywords: french onion pot roast, juicy pot roast, onion gravy beef, comfort dinner recipe