Homestyle Pot Roast Recipe

This Dutch Oven Pot Roast is the ultimate one pot meal and your whole family is going to LOVE it. With a simple 4-ingredient pot roast seasoning and an Ah-Mazing Porcini Sauce made with dried porcini mushrooms for deep umami flavors and depth, this Yankee Pot Roast is heads and tails over the rest. So, if you want to know how to cook pot roast in the oven, stick around. FYI – You can also use your slow cooker or Instant Pot (directions included).

Before we get into the recipe for this Dutch oven pot roast, let’s talk about the best cut for pot roast.  

Best Meat For Pot Roast

There is no “Best” for pot roast, except to say that the tougher, chewier cuts that you’d NEVER think to throw on a grill for a 10-minute meal, generally work VERY well for pot roast. That’s because slow braising tougher cuts of meat will break down the natural collagen of the roast, tenderizing it and adding body to what will become a silky sauce later. 

3 Of The Best Cuts For Pot Roast

• Chuck Roast – You’ll find this with and without bones. I usually prefer with bones, because they add another layer of flavor to this one pot meal, but realistically a boneless chuck roast is fine too.
• Round – You’ve probably seen bottom round roasts or rump roasts in the supermarket. These portions come from the rear of the animal and work well in a long braise like this.
• Brisket – The brisket comes from the underside of the animal (breast region) and the flat cut makes it ideal for this Yankee pot roast. Note: Because the brisket has such long strands, when you’re serving you may want to cut it against the grain.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 1/2 pound boneless chuck roast
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper fresh ground
• 16 ounces button mushrooms thick sliced
• 1 medium onion peeled and sliced root to tip into eighths
• 4 carrots peeled and cut into 1" pieces
• 2 stalks celery cut into 1" pieces
• 4 small red skinned potatoes cut into quarters
• 1 1/4 cups beef broth
• 2/3 cup red wine
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon dried mushroom powder optional, see note
• 3-4 sprigs of thyme and 3-4 sprigs fresh rosemary tied into a bundle with kitchen twine
• 2 bay leaves

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