Fire up your crock pot for this easy pot roast dinner. You can quickly prep this meal and have it ready for dinner. This slow cooker pot roast is easy to prepare, comes out super tender, and everyone will love it! Let me show you how to make this quick and easy dinner recipe today.

I absolutely love using my slow cooker to make dinner, especially on super busy days. And if I’m being totally honest, roasts are my favorite dinner. They are so versatile and yet so flavorful! My Mississippi pot roast and Italian beef are just 2 family favorites that everyone loves. And this easy slow cooker pot roast too, of course!

Slow cooker pot roast

This pot roast starts with a nice chunk of beef that is seasoned to perfection and then slow cooked until fork tender. I love that this is a one pot meal with the addition of the potatoes and carrots. Everything can be tossed into a crock pot and cooked until tender and full of flavor.

Best cut of meat for pot roast dinners

The beauty of this recipe is that you can use a variety of different cuts. You want to make sure that your roast has a good amount of marbling, as that will help keep the meat moist. The best cuts for this would be chuck roast, arm roast, blade roast, shoulder roast or even a thicker brisket cut.