If you are looking for an easy slow cooker pot roast recipe, then this melt in your mouth slow cooker pot roast recipe is just what you are looking for!
This is not your traditional pot roast recipe, but it is the best pot roast recipe. You’ve probably never put Coca Cola in with your pot roast. Well, let me tell you, you’ve been missing out!
The combination of the brown sugar, chili sauce, ketchup, and Coca Cola in this slow cooker recipe, is absolutely AMAZING. It creates the perfect sauce to marinate your roast while it cooks.
Pair the roast with some Easy Homemade Rolls, Instant Pot Sweet Potato Casserole, and finish off the meal with some Apple Hand Pies, you will have a feast of delicious flavor on your hands!
Ingredients Needed For Our Melt In Your Mouth Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe:
- Beef roast
- Red potatoes
- Coca Cola
- Brown sugar
- Chili sauce
- Ketchup
- Dry onion soup mix
- Baby carrots (you can use long ones too these are just easier)
How To Make Our Melt In Your Mouth Slow Cooker Pot Roast:
This recipe is extremely simple! Start by getting your slow cooker out and spraying it down with nonstick cooking spray.
Then, place the beef roast in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Next, take the quartered red potatoes, and the baby carrots and put them all around the sides of the beef roast.
Now, in a small mixing bowl, mix together the Coca Cola, brown sugar, chili sauce, ketchup, and the dry onion soup mix.
Once that is all combined together, pour the Coca Cola mixture over top of the beef roast (making sure to get all of the sides), red potatoes, and baby carrots.
Then, just set the slow cooker to low and cook the beef roast for 8 hours or until tender. If you have a larger than 3 lb roast, it may take a little longer.
To Make The Best Pot Roast Recipe You Will Need:
- Slow cooker (or an Instant Pot with the slow cooker function)
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Small mixing bowl
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Try these 2 things to make your life even easier and this recipe faster to make:
- Instead of cutting up all of your larger red potatoes, you can buy a bag of small or petite red potatoes. Then just wash them and pop them in the slow cooker with the beef roast.
- To make cleaning up easier, instead of immediately spraying the slow cooker with nonstick spray, first put a slow cooker liner in the inner pot, and then spray it with nonstick spray. Then when it comes time to clean up, just pull out the liner and walah!
What To Do With the Leftovers:
Half of the time I make so much roast I don’t even know what to do with the left overs of the roast. Well, why not make some sandwiches?!
You can take the beef from our slow cooker recipe, and pair it with Taste of Home’s Shredded Beef Sandwiches recipe and you have yourself a simple and quick meal!
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Melt In Your Mouth Slow Cooker Pot Roast Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 pound beef roast
- 5 red potatoes, quartered
- 12 ounces Coca Cola
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup chili sauce
- ¾ cup ketchup
- .75 ounce dry onion soup mix
- 2 cups baby carrots
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non stick cooking spray.
- Place roast in the bottom of the slow cooker
- Place potatoes and carrots all around the roast.
- In a mixing bowl combine the cola, brown sugar, chili sauce, ketchup, and dry onion soup mix.
- Pour the mixture over the beef and potatoes
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
Notes
- Instead of cutting up all of your larger red potatoes, you can buy a bag of small or petite red potatoes. Then just wash them and pop them in the slow cooker with the beef roast.
Nutrition
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just reading your post made me hungry. TFS and wishing you a very Happy Easter
Making this tonight! My house already smells amazing!!
Yum. This sounds so good. Wish I had a roast right now!
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I have this in the crockpot right now!! Can’t wait for dinner. I usually do the 3 packet roast, but love to try new ones!
I’m trying this recipe toight! I don’t have the Heinz Chili Sauce, though. Is it okay to use BBQ sauce?
Is this for a pork roast or beef roast?
Hi!
This is for beef roast, but I am sure it would work well with either!
Sorry it took so long to get back to you! I hope it turned out okay! I think BBQ sauce would be delicious.
I made this yesterday and my family loved it! Great recipe Thanks!!!
I made this but the roast was rather tough after 10 hours…Any Idea what I did wrong?
dont forget the water. and make sure you only cook on high for the first half of the cooking…the last 5 hours is best on low
Some cuts of meat are tougher than others. Check with your butcher if you’re not sure of a good cut. The sirloin tip is always moist.
Can I put the meat in frozen or does it have to be defrosted?? This sounds delicious!
I always put the roast in defrosted. Just to be safe and it will be so moist if you thaw if first! Happy Cooking! 🙂
I only have light brown sugar. Think that would be okay?
How much water do you add? I’ve never used a crockpot before :/
Light brown sugar should work just great! In fact, that’s what I used! 🙂
No water. Just mix the above ingredients and add it to your roast. If your roast is 3 to 4 pounds, cook it on low all day and it should be moist. If it is a smaller roast, it won’t take as long to cook. Crockpots are wonderful. You’ll be hooked after you see how fun and easy they are too use! 🙂
can you use pepsi instead of coke?
Sure, I think it would be just the same!! Thanks for stopping by our blog and best of luck on your roast! -The Six Sisters
Hi ….does the Chili sauce make it spicy ? sorry my fam is not fun of spicy foods. can I replace it with something else ? thank you
The chili sauce does not make it spicy. Just gives it a yummy flavor. -The Six Sisters
Tried it today. Beyond delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Can you just use the whole pkg of onion soup mix?
Yes, that would be fine! We love onion soup mix and so we often dump in the whole package of mix. -The Six Sisters
Have this in the crockpot now, can’t wait to try it! I do want to advise against baby carrots, though. They are soaked in a chlorine solution (a known carcinogen) as a preservative, this is why they turn white as they age. Use frozen or take an extra 2 minutes to cut some up.
Can I use other spices instead of onion soup mix? My family doesn’t like onions.
Sure, whatever spices you use will determine the taste of the pot roast.
I made this over the weekend and WOW, delicious!!! My husband was a little skeptical at first when he saw the ingredients, but when he tasted it, 2 days later, he is still talking about how good it is!! Thank you for a great and easy recipe!!
This was seriously delicious! I made this a few nights ago and my husband has said it’s one of the best things I’ve ever made! Thanks for sharing the recipe. I LOVE your recipes. I tried the sloppy joe one not too long ago and that was amazing too. I posted recipe link on my blog here: http://muffinsandmocha.wordpress.com/2013/07/06/melt-in-your-mouth-slow-cooker-pot-roast/ linked it back to you! I did try to pin this to my pinterest board but it said “image too small.” No image was showing in the little pinterest box. Wondering if anyone else having trouble?
says to cook on low for entire time look at the reciepe, no water you are using 12oz coke a cola
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Hester,
You can put a bowl under a sieve and dump the onion soup mix in the sieve. Shake, and gently press the mix through it. This way you get the wonderful flavor from the mix, but not the onions. I do this when having my brother and his family for a meal, because they don’t like onions. I hope you enjoy.
Hi.
Your recipe says 10H on low. What temperature will You choose to keep it low for 10H?
Best regards
Torben
What temperature is “low”. Looking forward to try the recipe this weekend.
Low temperature on a slow cooker is usually around 200 degrees.
When you read the directions in the recipe it says it cooks for 8 to 10 hours on low heat in the slow cooker. May not need a full 10 hours.
I’m not a cook, so I always need explicit directions. For example: this recipe does not show the size of the crock pot or how many people it will serve. Am I the only one that doesn’t know this? Is there another way to know what size crock pot to use?
How would you freeze this? Before or after cooking?
How do you freeze this meal? Before or after cooking??
Use a Chuck roast. If you go for the cheapest cut (like a bottom roast) it will always be more tough. Chuck roasts are ideal for pot roasts. Or pork- which is also a bit more forgiving than beef.
Cathy, that is my question also. I would assume before cooking but that’s just a guess. I am going to try it. I don’t see any ingredients that can not be frozen.
Okay…dumb question ,,,do you do the ingredients in order so potatoes and carrots on top??? while cooking … or under roast? Thanks
trying this tonight “sisters”
Ladies, you can freeze this before or after your cook it.. you can even freeze the veggies after you cook them.
Lois.. I’ve put veggies in first and last when I’ve cooked… I haven’t seen a difference.
I’ve used other cuts of beef as well even though the less expensive cuts are good for potting.
We’ll put just a few under the roast, but most on the sides and on top.
If using this as a freezer meal, do you freeze the potatoes whole or do you cut them up when adding them to the freezer bag?
Thanks 🙂
We haven’t made this as a freezer meal. I would probably cut them up first. You do run the risk of having the potatoes discolor just a little bit. But they still taste amazing.
This recipe is listed in your 50 freezer meal list. I have a question about freezing it since I am making it for a friend. Should I add everything, even the coke in the bag before I freeze it, or mix everything except the coke? I was not sure how the it would be with all the liquid. I want to make this as easy as possible for her. Thanks for your help!
It will work either way. If it’s easier for her to have it all in the freezer bag and then just dump it in the slow cooker that will be fine. Or you could give her the coke and she could pour it in when putting everything else in the slow cooker. Thanks for stopping by our blog and good luck making dinner for your friend.
Thank you!!! Trying to make things a little easier for a friend in need. Blessings!
I’ve made this several times now for different groups and it’s been a hit every time. I usually halve the ketchup with garlic diced tomatoes and add a little more brown sugar and a quarter cup of vinegar. I never have left over.
I am surprised that no one else said this is very very sweet! Did that not bother anyone else? I made two of these in freezer bags and I am making the second one today to bring to a friend with a hurt back. I am trying to think of ideas to add to it to make it less sweet. Let me know if anyone has any advice!? Thanks!
Can I cook this on high for 4-5 hrs?
You could cook it on high but not exactly sure how long it will take until it’s cooked through. Slow and long makes for a juicy and tender roast.
I enjoy, very much reading your question/comment section. Is the coke/pepsi ingd.. make this roast tender. I have had trouble on other occasions with tough beef roasts.
The key to cooking a good moist roast is low and slow! (low temp and a long time at the low temp). A chuck roast is not that great for the oven, but in a slow cooker it will be so moist. The coke acts as a tenderizer and gives it a yummy sweet taste, but it won’t taste like the soda pop. Hope this helps. You can also talk to your butcher at the grocery store. They are always full on great information!
Is there enough sauce to make a gravy to serve over the roast? any suggestions on how to do it? Thanks!
You could thicken up the remaining liquid with a little flour/water mixture, stirring constantly over medium heat in a saucepan.
Hi.I cooked your pot roast just like u said but i ran into a small problem.i have 3 people in my house that are diabetics the roast came out way to sweet,do u have any more roast recipes that can be cooked different yet not tough?
Hi Sandy, just go to SixSistersStuff.com and type in roast in the search bar. All of our roast recipes will come up and you can scroll through them. Hopefully you can find a few that will work for diabetics.
can you use diet coke/pepsi?
I’m surprised no one has asked this, but can you use diet coke? That’s what I always have on hand as we don’t drink sugary coke.
We haven’t used diet coke, but it should work fine.
I not fond of overly sweet meals. Can you leave out the brown sugar and just add the coke only/
You could cut down on the sweetness by leaving out the brown sugar.
What size crock pot?
We like to use 7 quart crock pots.
At 57 (or whatever it is now), I’m just learning some of the finer points of cooking. I’m learning most of it off my favorite show called Chopped. It seems that they’re always “searing” the meat before the do anything else to it to hold the juices in. Would that help in this recipe?
It would work fine with this recipe. But cooking this on low all day in the slow cooker makes it very tender.
Made this for my husband and 4 kids today while I was at work. My husband did not care for the potatoes, he thought the coke gave them a funny color and taste.
Why no quantities for the pot roast other than one piece of beef and one coca cola? How much ketchup, how much brown sugar, et., etc.,
If you click on the “Jump To Recipe” button at the top of the post it will bring you right to our recipe card with all of the measurements and ingredients used. You can also get there by scrolling down the post further. Here are the ingredients and amounts: 3 pound beef roast
5 red potatoes, quartered
12 ounces Coca Cola
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup chili sauce
¾ cup ketchup
.75 ounce dry onion soup mix
2 cups baby carrots
Truly one of the worst meals.