Easy Slow Cooker Beef Manhattan Recipe for Hearty Comfort Dinner
You deserve a simple, delicious meal tonight. This recipe for Slow Cooker Beef Manhattan uses your crock pot to create tender shredded beef in a rich brown gravy, perfect served over mashed potatoes for the ultimate comfort food.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Total Time: 8 hours 15 min
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Low Fat
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 lb beef chuck roast, trimmed
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 carrots, roughly chopped
- 2 celery stalks, roughly chopped
- 4 cups beef broth
- 1/2 cup dry red wine (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1/4 cup cold water
- For Serving: Mashed potatoes, thick-cut bread, or egg noodles
Instructions
- Place the beef chuck roast into the bottom of your slow cooker.
- Arrange the sliced onion, carrots, and celery around the beef.
- Pour the beef broth, red wine (if using), Worcestershire sauce, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper over the ingredients.
- Cover the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 7 to 8 hours or on HIGH for 3 to 4 hours, until the beef is fork-tender.
- Carefully remove the beef from the slow cooker and place it on a cutting board. Shred the beef using two forks. Discard any large pieces of fat.
- Strain the liquid from the slow cooker into a saucepan, discarding the cooked vegetables. Skim off excess fat from the surface of the liquid.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and cold water until smooth to create a slurry.
- Bring the strained liquid in the saucepan to a simmer over medium heat. Slowly whisk in the cornstarch slurry. Continue to simmer, stirring constantly, until the gravy thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon. This creates your rich brown gravy.
- Return the shredded beef to the slow cooker and pour enough gravy over it to coat well. Stir gently to combine. Keep warm on the ‘Keep Warm’ setting.
- To serve your hearty comfort food, place a slice of bread or a serving of mashed potatoes on a plate. Top generously with the shredded beef and gravy.
Notes
- For the best flavor, use low-sodium beef broth, as you control the final salt level with the added seasoning and gravy.
- If you skip the wine, add an extra 1/2 cup of beef broth for liquid volume.
- This recipe is great for make ahead beef meals; the leftovers reheat well.
- Serve this open face beef sandwich slow cooker style over thick slices of toasted bread or your favorite creamy mashed potatoes.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (without sides)
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 25
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 15
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 10
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 45
- Cholesterol: 130