BBQ Pot Roast is an easy and delicious family meal that only requires a few ingredients. A chuck roast is cooked in BBQ sauce with some onions and garlic and the result is the most flavorful pot roast you have ever tasted!
I don’t think there’s any better food for cold weather than pot roast. The BBQ Sauce defintely gives the pot roast a different feel and you could easily shred it and serve it in tacos as a spring or summer meal.
What Cut Of Beef To Use?
Chuck Roast is the best choice for this recipe. It is relatively inexpensive compared to other cuts of beef and the fat marbling in it makes it cook up super flavorful and tender. Look for a 3-pound boneless chuck roast with a good amount of marbling throughout. Avoid very lean cuts of meat for this recipe.
Slow Cooker Variation
I cooked this recipe in my oven but you could make it in your slow cooker instead. If you do you will need to cook it for about 7 to 8 hours on LOW or 5 to 6 on HIGH. Be sure to sear it first. If you want to thicken the sauce, transfer the cooking liquid to a saucepan and simmer until reduced.
Type Of BBQ Sauce To Use
I like to use a thick and a little bit sweet BBQ Sauce, like a Kansas City-style sauce. I think it works best for this BBQ Pot Roast recipe because it clings to the roast and becomes rich and concentrated as the roast cooks. If you prefer more heat, use a spicy BBQ sauce or add cayenne pepper to the sauce.
The meat gets seared in a Dutch oven and then onion and garlic get added along with an entire bottle of BBQ Sauce. When I say BBQ Pot Roast, I mean BBQ Pot Roast! This meat has tons of bbq flavor.
Then it slow cooks in the oven for about 3 hours at which point it is perfectly tender, easily shreddable, and so full of flavor!
How To Serve
BBQ Pot Roast is delicious served with rice or potatoes for a filling family meal. It’s pure comfort food! It also goes well with a side of peas or Southern-Style Green Beans. And don’t forget the cornbread! You can also serve it on a hoagie bun and turn it into a delicious BBQ Beef Sandwich.
If you have leftovers, they make a great filling for quesadillas or tacos or as a topping for nachos or stuffed potatoes.
Storage and Freezing Instructions
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 4 days or frozen in a freezer bag for up to 3 months. Let the beef cool completely, then place in an airtight freezer container of freezer bag along with some of the bbq sauce. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat gently on the stovetop or microwave.
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BBQ Pot Roast
Ingredients
- 3 pound chuck roast
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons pepper
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
- 1 medium yellow or sweet onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (28-ounce) bottle BBQ sauce, I used Sweet Baby Ray’s
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Sprinkle salt and pepper all over chuck roast.
- Heat oil in a heavy bottomed Dutch Oven. I like to use my Le Creuset.Add chuck roast and cook about 2 to 3 minutes a side to sear.
- Add onion and garlic and cook 1 minute.
- Pour bbq sauce on top of chuck roast, lifting it to let some go underneath.
- Cover and place in oven and cook for 2 hours. Remove from oven, turn roast over and return to oven for 1 hour. I like to cook it uncovered for the last 30 minutes to thicken the sauce.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Recipe adapted from The Gunny Sack
Originally published January 24, 2018.
awesome recipe .made exactly as described. so good. family most approved thank you
Delicious! Added jalapeños as mentioned in review and kicked up the spice just enough. Cooked for time as suggested in recipe. Check often the last hour as it dried up a bit and sauce burned around edges. But still really yummy. Will make again a and again.
I am excited to try this recipe for the Super Bowl! I will have 10-12 for dinner. How would you adjust the cooking time for a 5 pound roast? Thank you!
1 hr per lb it looks like
Outrageously fantastic! Had a chuck roast in the freezer, and I am just over “pot roast”! This is a perfect solution! Nice cornbread and salad on the side, and we ate well and happily! Thank you!
Awesome! Added a few jalapeños for added spice! Delish!
So tender and delicious!!!
Definitely a keeper!!
is there anything else i can use if i dont have a pot to go into the oven ?
roasting pan or a 13×9 metal pan.
Big hit with my family. I browned the meat and softened veg on stovetop then finished in slow cooker. Great summer meal with a slaw on the side.
My favorite meal is chuck roast, mashed potatoes and gravy. This bbq roast recipe is fabulous, the roast was so tender and full of flavor! The bbq sauce went well with the mashed potatoes and corn on the cob for a side made this meal complete!
I make this once a week. My son is picky but eats this till its gone! Serve it over white rice & fried rice or mashed potatoes or baked potatoes. Sometimes I throw a cup of frozen broccoli in crock pot last hour of cooking after i shred meat or slice meat thin too. So easy and good. This is the only meal I never have leftovers of
I cut up a pork roast in 6 pieces and add to beef roast for more flavor but with this I won’t need to! Thanks