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In this post: Roast beef is a classic filling & nutritious supper. This slow cooker roast beef dinner recipe is extra simple because the roast is cooked in the slower cooker from frozen!

A roast beef dinner is one of those classic meals that is all at once comforting, filling, and nutritious. And there is nothing like coming home to a home cooked meal all ready and waiting after a long day of work. (Or smelling it cook all day if you work from home!) This slow cooker roast beef dinner recipe is a quick, easy, one pot, mess-free meal!

slow cooker roast beef dinner from frozen

Can you put a frozen roast in a slow cooker or Crockpot? The answer is YES! Simply add a cup of room temperature liquid (broth or water) to the bottom of your slow cooker. Place the frozen roast in the Crockpot and THEN turn it on. If a roast is frozen, cook on high for an extra 2 hours or on low for an extra 4-6 hours.

How to Make a Slow Cooker Roast Beef Dinner

This roast beef dinner is super easy to make and it gets bonus points for almost no prep work because it's not necessary to thaw the roast first!

roast beef dinner on a plate

Ingredients

  • One 1.5-1.8 kg, 3-4 pounds beef roast
  • One 454 g, approx. 16 oz bag baby carrots
  • 8-10 potatoes
  • 1/2 red onion
  • One 900 mL, approx. 4 cups carton beef broth OR 4 cups water
  • 1/4 cup red wine/cooking wine/sherry
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp. each rosemary, sage, savory, thyme and salt
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire/HP Sauce

slower cooker roast beef dinner from frozen

Instructions

  1. Spray slow cooker with non-stick spray or olive oil.
  2. Cut potatoes into 1-2 in. pieces.
  3. Cut onions into chunks. (I leave mine large to add flavor but so the kids can pick around them!)
  4. Place roast in center of the slow cooker.
  5. Surround roast with potatoes and then carrots.
  6. Top with onions.
  7. Pour beef broth or water and wine/sherry over everything.
  8. Submerge bay leaf into liquid.
  9. Sprinkle with herbs, spices and Worcestershire/HP sauce.
  10. Cover and cook until roast is cooked through approximately on high for 4 hours or low 8 hours.

roast beef dinner

From frozen slow cooker roast beef dinner

Want to make roast beef dinner with a dutch oven?

We recently made this with our dutch oven and it turned out even better!

Here's how:

  1. In your dutch oven on the stovetop, sear all sides of roast (slightly thawed works), in a small amount of olive oil or butter.
  2. Add chopped red onions and stir until softened and translucent.
  3. Add a little red wine to the dutch oven. Normally this is to deglaze the pan (get the little browned pieces unstuck). But if you use the Caraway Dutch Oven as we do, it's just to add flavor as the ceramic coating is non-stick.
  4. Cut potatoes into 1-2 inch pieces.
  5. Adjust roast so it's in the center of the dutch oven.
  6. Surround roast with potatoes and then carrots.
  7. Sprinkle everything with salt, pepper, and rosemary to taste.
  8. Pour beef broth or water over everything.
  9. Submerge bay leaf into liquid.
  10. Cover and cook on low on the stove top or in the oven until roast is cooked through.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 6 minutes

Total Time 21 minutes

Ingredients

  • One 1.5-1.8 kg, 3-4 pounds beef roast
  • One 454 g, approx. 16 oz bag baby carrots
  • 8-10 potatoes
  • 1/2 red onion
  • One 900 mL, approx. 4 cups carton beef broth OR 4 cups water
  • 1/4 cup red wine/cooking wine/sherry
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tsp. each rosemary, sage, savory, thyme and salt
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire/HP Sauce

Instructions

  1. Spray slow cooker with non-stick spray or olive oil.
  2. Cut potatoes into 1-2 in. pieces.
  3. Cut onions into chunks. (I leave mine large to add flavor but so the kids can pick around them!)
  4. Place roast in center of slow cooker.
  5. Surround roast with potatoes and then carrots.
  6. Top with onions.
  7. Pour beef broth or water and wine/sherry over everything.
  8. Submerge bay leaf into liquid.
  9. Sprinkle with herbs, spices and Worcestershire/HP sauce.
  10. Cover and cook until roast is cooked through approximately on high for 4 hours or low 8 hours.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 919 Total Fat: 44g Saturated Fat: 18g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 21g Cholesterol: 272mg Sodium: 712mg Carbohydrates: 52g Fiber: 7g Sugar: 6g Protein: 76g

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily via Nutrifox.

This slow-cooker roast beef dinner can be served with homemade gravy made from drippings or broth, horseradish, and a side salad if you want extra veggies or a dinner roll if you want extra carbs!

Need a new slow cooker?

Here's one that I love because it's super basic and isn't hard to use. And here's another that has more features, including a timer and auto warming feature.

Want to know our favorite source of roast beef (and where we get all our meat)? Click here.

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Want a lower carb side to go with your roast beef dinner? Try our creamy dairy free mashed cauliflower recipe or our dairy free smashed brussel sprouts recipe!

Have you ever tried to cook a roast from frozen in your slow cooker before?

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