How Long To Cook A Chuck Roast In Dutch Oven

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Our Dutch Oven Pot Roast recipe is deeply flavorful and so easy to make. It uses simple ingredients and cooks in one pot with onions and carrots for a full meal. You'll wonder where this easy pot roast recipe has been all your life!

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What is a Dutch Oven?
What kind of wine should I use?
What is the best beef for pot roast?
Pot Roast Seasoning
How to Deglaze a Pan
How to Make Beef Gravy from Drippings
How Long to Cook a Pot Roast in the Dutch Oven
Recipe Tips
Roast Beef Side Dishes
Best Pot Roast Recipes
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There is nothing better than getting the family together for Sunday Supper! This recipe is my go-to time and time again because it is so easy to make and my family loves it so much.

Slow-cooked cast iron pot roast is juicy, fork-tender, and so flavorful. It cooks with tender carrots and onions in a tasty beef gravy made with red wine. Every bite is a dream come true!

This is a one-pot dinner recipe perfect for feeding the family or a hungry crowd. It's hearty, easy to make, and just what you need when you're looking for some comfort food.

What is a Dutch Oven?

It is a large, heavy cooking pot with a lid that you can transfer between the stove and the oven. Many are made out of coated cast iron and are quite heavy. It is the best tool for slow cooking!

Out of all of the pots I use, my Dutch Oven has to be one of the ones I use the most! Cooking a cast iron Dutch Oven pot roast is amazing.

Not only can you use these pots on the stove-top, you can also put them in the oven with no fuss. There are very few pots you can transfer from the stovetop to the oven out there, so I'm a big fan of Dutch oven roast beef!

cooked pot roast recipe in blue dutch oven

What kind of wine should I use?

Dry red wine is the best, so use that if you can. If you'd rather not use red wine at all, you can use red wine vinegar or extra beef stock. I find that red wine is perfect for deglazing your pan and cooking into gravy.

If you're out of beef stock, you can use chicken stock instead.

What is the best beef for pot roast?

For this easy roast recipe, you will need a braising beef such as chuck roast , rump roast , sirloin tip roast, or English roast.

Chuck roast is almost always my choice, as it's budget-friendly and so tender when you braise it. I love this inexpensive cut of beef for making roast beef recipes!

After chuck beef, my second choice is almost always English roast in Dutch Oven recipes like this one. I also love Dutch Oven sirloin tip roast.

Pot Roast Seasoning

To create the seasoning for this recipe, you need just a few common spices. I also feature one of my favorite ingredients, Worcestershire sauce!

thyme
rosemary
Worcestershire sauce
salt
pepper

recipes to make dutch oven pot roast on a cutting board - chuck roast, onion, garlic, carrot and rosemary

How to Deglaze a Pan

Transfer the beef to a cutting board.
Add liquid (wine, stock, or water) to the hot pot or baking dish.
Scrape and stir the browned bits from the pan over a moderate-high heat to melt all cooking residues into the liquid.
The juices will make the most amazing beef gravy!

How to Make Beef Gravy from Drippings

Place the pot back on the stove and bring the liquid to a boil.
Leave the pot uncovered to reduce the liquid and intensify the flavor.
For a thicker gravy, take ½ a Tbsp. of cornstarch and mix it with 2 Tbsp. of beef stock in a small cup.
Pour it back into the liquid.
Simmer for approximately 5 minutes to thicken.

How Long to Cook a Pot Roast in the Dutch Oven

As a general rule of thumb, at 350°F, you'll want to cook your Dutch Oven pot roast for 1 hour per pound of meat. A 2.5 lb cut of beef will take 2.5 hours, and so on.

I tend to cook mine a little longer to make it the most fork-tender. However, if you're carving the roast to serve, it doesn't need to be fall-apart tender!

If the beef isn't as tender as you like, continue cooking until desired tenderness. 3 hours for a 2 lb. roast is perfect.

Dutch oven pot roast on a light blue plate with fresh herbs

Recipe Tips

If possible, use a heavy cast-iron Dutch oven with a lid. If you don't have one, a good roasting pan will also work.
Sear your meat first over high heat to start the browning process. This will seal in the juices and guarantee a juicy pot roast.
Use a good beef stock and check the level of the liquid every hour. Add ½ cup of water if it's reduced too much and drying out.

Roast Beef Side Dishes

Delicious Creamy Mashed Potatoes
Easy Mashed Potatoes in the Instant Pot.
Green Bean Almondine are the perfect addition!
Roasted carrots with Parmesan

Be sure to check out our suggestions for Best Side Dish Recipes for Roast Beef for more great ideas!

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Best Pot Roast Recipes

Try more of our Best Beef Chuck Roast Recipes!

Beef Chuck Roast Recipe
Instant Pot Pot Roast
Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast
Slow Cooker Chuck Roast

One of my all-time favorite slow cooker recipes is my Short Ribs Recipe! It is so easy to prepare and out of this world delicious. If you are a beef lover, it is a must try!

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Whole house loved this! So easy and makes enough for four + leftovers. Made with cauliflower mash.
Alex

I tried it! It came out great! I did mine in my cast iron Dutch Oven and the broth cooked down, but baaaaaaaby! 🥰😋
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This might be one of the most tender roasts I've ever made! I'm always on the lookout for good Dutch oven recipes and this one was right up my alley.
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Dutch Oven Pot Roast Recipe

The perfect roast for a cold winter night! This Dutch Oven Pot Roast is a family friendly recipe, that is easy to cook and so low effort. Perfect for busy families and novice chefs!

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 3 hrs 30 mins

Total Time 3 hrs 40 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 6 people

Calories 527 kcal

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2 lbs chuck roast, rump roast, sirloin tip roast, or English roast approximately 2-2.5 lbs
2 onions sliced
2 crushed garlic cloves or 2 teaspoons of minced garlic
2 carrots cut longways or 1 cup of baby carrots
3 cups beef stock or chicken stock
1 cup red wine
2 sprigs thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme
1 sprig rosemary or ½ teaspoon dried rosemary
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350F. Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large Dutch Oven over medium to high heat.

Sear the chuck roast, rump roast, or English roast. meat 1-2 minutes each side and remove.
Add the onion and cook, stirring for 3 minutes, then add the garlic and stir.
Deglaze the pan by adding in the red wine, and use a wooden spoon to gently scrape the bottom of the pan to release the flavors.

Add in the beef stock, carrots, thyme, rosemary, Worcestershire sauce and salt and pepper and give it a stir.

Finally, add the roast back to the Dutch Oven, covering with the liquid.
Place in the oven and roast for 3 hours, or until beef is tender.

Remove beef from the Dutch Oven and let it rest for 10-15 minutes.
Shred the beef using two forks to pull it apart.
Meanwhile, place the Dutch Oven back on the stove, and bring to the boil, uncovered to reduce the liquid.

If you find it is not reducing, take ½ a tablespoon of cornstarch and mix it with 2 tablespoons of stock in a small cup.

Pour it back into the liquid and it should thicken.

Serve the beef on mashed potatoes, with the beef and a few spoonfuls of the reduced sauce.

If possible, use a heavy cast-iron Dutch oven with a lid. If you don't have one, a good roasting pan will also work.
Sear your meat first over high heat to start the browning process. This will seal in the juices and guarantee a juicy pot roast.
Use a good beef stock and check the level of the liquid in the dutch oven roast every hour. Add ½ cup of water if it's reduced too much and drying out.
One-pot oven pot roast with potatoes and carrots is also a great easy meal solution. Just add carrots and potatoes to the Dutch oven and you can have a one-pot meal!

Calories: 527 kcal Carbohydrates: 14 g Protein: 48 g Fat: 26 g Saturated Fat: 11 g Cholesterol: 156 mg Sodium: 1230 mg Potassium: 1408 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 5 g Vitamin A: 5150 IU Vitamin C: 8.3 mg Calcium: 92 mg Iron: 6.3 mg

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About Isabel Laessig

Isabel Laessig, better known as Family Foodie and the founder of the Sunday Supper Movement, is passionate about food and family! She hosts Family Foodie Friday on WTSP's Great Day Tampa Bay, along with other television appearances, to spread her mission of bringing Sunday Supper back around the family table in every home.

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