Pot Roast with Mushrooms and Broccoli
Tender slow-cooked pot roast with mushrooms, broccoli, and savory gravy made with budget-friendly top round beef. This hearty comfort food dinner is simple to prepare and perfect served over creamy mashed potatoes for a classic family meal.
Ingredients
For the Roast
- 1 2½–3 lb top round roast
- 1 tablespoon oil for searing
- Seasonings
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon paprika optional
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme optional
For the Gravy
- 1 packet brown gravy mix
- 1½ cups water
Vegetables
- 1 yellow onion chopped
- 8 oz mushrooms sliced thick
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1-2 crowns of broccoli florets
For Serving
- mashed potatoes
Instructions
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Pat the roast dry and season all sides with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and optional paprika and thyme.
- Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sear the roast for about 3 minutes on each side until browned.
- Transfer the roast to the slow cooker.
- Add ½ cup water to the hot Dutch oven and scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
- Pour this liquid into the slow cooker.
- Spread minced garlic over the roast.
- Add chopped onion and mushrooms around the meat.
- Whisk together brown gravy mix and 1½ cups water.
- Pour over the roast and vegetables.
- Cook on LOW for about 7 hours, or until the meat is tender and easily pulls apart.
- Add broccoli on the top during the last 20–30 minutes of cooking.
- Slice or shred the roast and spoon the gravy, onions, and mushrooms over the top.
- Serve over mashed potatoes.
Pressure Cooker Instructions
- Season the roast with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Set pressure cooker to Sear/Sauté and add oil.
- Sear the roast 2–3 minutes per side.
- Add gravy mixture (1½ cups water + gravy packet), onions, mushrooms, and garlic.
- Seal lid and cook on High Pressure for 90 minutes.
- Release pressure, add broccoli and reseal for 10 minutes to allow the broccoli to steam.
- Serve over mashed potatoes with gravy.
Want thick gravy?
- If the gravy is thinner than you'd like, make a simple slurry.
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- Whisk together until smooth.
- Stir the slurry into the hot gravy and cook for 2–3 minutes until thickened.
- Repeat if needed for thicker gravy.