Description
This Slow Cooker Cranberry Roast Beef is an easy and flavorful holiday dinner perfect for chilly nights. Tender beef roast slow-cooked in a tangy cranberry and onion soup sauce results in a deliciously savory and slightly sweet dish. Minimal ingredients and hands-off cooking make it a convenient festive 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 slow cooker: Place your 3 pound beef roast in the slow cooker, ensuring it sits flat and centered.
- Make the sauce: In a bowl, combine the 14 ounce can of cranberry sauce with the dry onion soup mix and mix well.
- Add sauce and butter: Pour the cranberry and onion soup sauce over the beef roast evenly, then place 4 tablespoons of butter on top of the roast.
- Add cranberries: Sprinkle 1 cup of fresh or frozen cranberries around the beef roast inside the slow cooker.
- Cook the roast: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 6 hours or on high for 4 hours until the meat is tender and easily falls apart.
- Shred and serve: Remove the roast, shred the meat with forks, and serve the shredded beef with the sauce from the slow cooker.
- Garnish: Garnish with fresh parsley before serving, if desired.
Notes
- This recipe is perfect for busy holiday gatherings because it requires minimal prep and hands-off cooking.
- If fresh cranberries are not available, frozen cranberries work just as well and add a nice texture contrast.
- Shredding the beef after slow cooking ensures every bite is tender and soaked in the flavorful sauce.
- You can substitute butter with olive oil for a slightly healthier fat option though butter adds richness.
- Onion soup mix provides a savory boost but can be replaced with homemade onion powder and herbs if preferred.
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
