Sunday Pot Roast

[shannone]

Ingredients
1 beef chuck pot roast (about 2 ½ pounds)
Salt and black pepper
3 medium baking potatoes (about 1 pound unpeeled)
2 large carrots
1 large parsnip
2 large celery stalks
1 medium onion, sliced
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
½ teaspoon dried thyme
½ cup beef broth

1.Trim any excess fat from beef. Discard fat. Cut beef into serving-size pieces; season with salt and black pepper to taste.

2.Scrub potatoes. Cut scrubbed potatoes into quarters. Cut carrots and parsnip diagonally into 3/4-inch slices. Slice celery into 1½ to 2 inch pieces.
3.Place potato, carrot, parsnip, celery, onion and bay leaves in slow cooker. Sprinkle rosemary and thyme over vegetables.

4.Arrange beef over vegetables in slow cooker. Pour broth over beef.

5.Cover slow cooker and cook pot roast on LOW about 8 ½ to 9 hours or until beef in fork-tender.

6.Remove beef to larger serving platter. Arrange vegetables around beef on platter. Remove and discard bay leaves. Serve pot roast with juices from slow cooker or with gravy, if desired.