# Pot Roast

This pot roast recipe is perfect for meal prepping and is a slightly cheaper alternative to short ribs.

- Total time: 120 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 3 carrots
- 4 stalks celery
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 3 pounds chuck roast
- 1 mix garlic, onions, chives, shallots
- salt
- pepper
- 1 spoonful tomato paste
- 0.5 bottle red wine
- beef stock
- 1 bunch thyme
- 1 bunch rosemary
- mashed potatoes
- broccoli

## Instructions

1. Start by chopping up 2-3 carrots.
2. Add the chopped carrots to a bowl.
3. Chop about 4 stalks of celery, trying to make them equal to the carrots.
4. Dice one onion.
5. Add the diced onion to the bowl with carrots and celery.
6. Mince a couple of cloves of garlic.
7. Cut up about 3 pounds of chuck roast.
8. Season the meat with a garlic mixture that includes dried garlic, onions, chives, shallots, salt, and pepper on each side.
9. Sear each side of the meat in a pot.
10. Once the meat is seared, remove it from the pot and place it on a plate.
11. Add a spoonful of tomato paste to the pot and roast it.
12. Add the chopped vegetables (carrots, celery, onion) to the pot and cook until the onions are translucent.
13. Add the minced garlic right before the onions become translucent.
14. Pour half a bottle of red wine into the pot and let it reduce by about 50-60%.
15. Add the seared meat back into the pot.
16. Add enough beef stock to cover the beef.
17. Add thyme and rosemary to the pot.
18. Cover the pot and let it simmer for about 2 hours.
19. Scoop mashed potatoes into meal prep containers.
20. Place the cooked pot roast on top of the mashed potatoes.
21. Ladle the flavorful sauce over the meat.
22. Add broccoli to the meal prep containers.
23. Close the meal prep containers.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- large bowl
- pot
- tongs
- spatula
- meal prep containers
- small bowl

## Tips

- Always roast your tomatoes too.
- Season each side of the meat.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B6XEXy/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9d9a8ed0-e8d7-417e-8c58-cac0bfab86b2
- Extracted: 2025-08-19

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