My Paleo Pot Roast is a firm family favorite and I think you’ll love it too! I have instructions for how to cook it in the oven, slow cooker, and pressure cooker.
Items you’ll need to cook a Paleo Pot Roast
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Here’s a quick list of a few cooking tools and ingredients you may need to cook this Paleo Pot Roast:
How to cook Paleo Pot Roast in the Slow Cooker
( complete recipe is in the recipe card at the end of the post)
Here’s my step by step guide cooking a Paleo pot roast in the slow cooker.
Step 1 – Brown your chuck roast in a large cast iron skillet on both sides.
Step 2 – Add the onions carrots celery Thyme and bay leaves to the bottom of your slow cooker, then place the meat on top. 
Step 3 – Season the meat with salt and pepper and rub garlic over the top, add bay leaves and herbs, then pour over the beef broth or water. 
Step 4 – Cook the meat on the HIGH setting for 3 – 5 hrs, or on the LOW setting for 6-8hrs, or until done.
What is the best cut of meat for a Paleo pot roast?
In general, tougher cuts of meat work best for making a Paleo pot roast recipe. These are the cuts of meat that contain a decent amount of fat throughout and connective tissue, so if they were grilled, fried, or cooked quickly in some other way they would be too tough to eat.
When cooked with a slow cook time, over a low heat, the collagen will eventually break down and melt, creating a fork tender piece of meat.
My favorite, no fail, piece of beef for cooking a pot roast is the humble chuck roast. This cut comes from the shoulder of the animal and is fairly inexpensive compared to some others.
How to Cook Paleo Pot Roast in a Pressure Cooker
Do you have an Instant Pot yet? I love mine and it’s a really easy way to cook a Paleo pot roast in under an hour.
I still like to saute mine in a cast iron skillet before I cook it and then I add it to my Instant Pot and cook it for up to 60 minutes. I have full details on everything you need to know in this Instant Pot Pot Roast recipe over on my Gluten Free Pressure Cooker blog.
How to Cook Paleo Pot roast in the Oven
First, preheat your oven to 325F
Sear the chuck roast on both sides to get a nice golden brown crust.
I use an enameled Cast Iron Dutch Oven if I cook my Paleo Pot Roast in the oven, I think this is my favorite way to cook it if I’m being honest.
Briefly remove the meat to a plate, and add the prepared vegetables, garlic and herbs to the base of the pan, and add the meat back on top, then pour over the beef broth or water, season with salt and pepper.
Put the lid on your Dutch Oven and put it into the oven, It will take between 2.5 – 3.5hrs to cook depending on the size of your meat and the oven temperature.
How to Make Paleo Gravy
The gravy is very easy to make. If you can’t find any Whole30 or Paleo compliant Beef Broth then I would just use water instead, you’ll still get a nice flavored broth for your gravy by the time the meat is cooked.
- First, pour off the broth from the cooked pot roast and put it into a pan on the stove top. Then mix the arrowroot with two tablespoons cold water. Tapioca Starch works too.
- Add half the arrowroot liquid to the pan with the gravy and stir on a medium heat until the gravy is thickened, if you need it thicker add some more of the starch mixture.
- If you are using arrowroot it will thicken it just like cornstarch will, but I have found it can sometimes create lumps in the gravy, if that happens simply pour the gravy back through a sieve, and serve!
More Paleo Recipes
Here are some of my favorite Paleo Dinners, but first Paleo Dessert! I know you’ll love these Paleo Whipped Gluten Free Shortbread Cookies from Food Faith Fitness, they’d be perfect to have after dinner with a hot drink! Or, how about these no bake Paleo Pecan Bars from Beaming Baker, they look really tasty and super easy to make.
My Paleo Cuban Pork Roast is a fantastic recipe that I know you’ll love, it’s well worth the wait!
My family love my Paleo Honey Mustard Chicken and it’s a very simple recipe to make.
If you’ve never tried my Easy Paleo Chili Verde then you need to go get the ingredients and try it right away!
Always in my top five posts, my Gluten Free Shepherd’s Pie is classic comfort food. You can make it with beef of lamb. 
Paleo Pot Roast!
The ultimate in easy slow-cooked comfort food, this Paleo Pot Roast will be sure to please your whole family!
Ingredients
- 4 lb boneless chuck roast , 1.81 kg
- 1 cup paleo free beef stock , 250mls - or water
- 1 onion , quartered
- 3 large carrots , peeled
- 2 celery sticks , cut into pieces
- 1 sprig of thyme , or oregano
- 2 leaves bay leaves
- 2 cloves garlic , crushed
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp arrowroot , or tapioca starch
Instructions
HOW TO COOK PALEO POT ROAST IN OVEN
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Preheat your oven to 325F
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Use a large oven proof pan with a lid, such as a Dutch Oven. Add a little oil over a medium/high heat and sear each side of the chuck roast.
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Briefly remove the meat to a plate, and add the prepared vegetables, garlic and herbs to the base of the pan, and add the meat back on top, then pour over the beef broth or water, season with salt and pepper.
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It will take between 2.5 - 3.5hrs to cook this in the oven, depending on the size of your meat and the oven temperature.
HOW TO COOK PALEO POT ROAST IN A SLOW COOKER
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Brown the meat on both sides in a large Cast Iron skillet with a little olive oil.
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Add the prepared vegetables, garlic and herbs to the Slow Cooker, and put the meat on top, then pour over the beef broth or water, season with salt and pepper.
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Cook the meat on the HIGH setting for 3 - 5 hrs, or on the LOW setting for 6-8hrs, or until done.
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HOW TO MAKE THE PALEO BEEF GRAVY
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After the meat is cooked, pour off the broth from the pot roast and put it into a pan on the stove top.
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Add two tablespoons of arrowroot or tapioca starch into a small bowl and mix with two tablespoons cold water.
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Add half the arrowroot liquid mixture to the pan with the gravy while it's off the heat and stir it in.
Then cook it on a medium heat until the gravy is thickened. if you need it thicker add some more of the starch mixture and proceed as before.
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If you are using arrowroot, it will thicken it just like cornstarch will, but I have found it can sometimes create lumps in the gravy. If that happens simply pour the gravy back through a sieve, and serve.
Recipe Notes
PALEO BEEF BROTH - this is hard to find in regular grocery stores, for this recipe you can use water but the gravy will not be quite as rich. I like Kettle and Fire Bone Broth from Amazon.
SLOW COOKERS - One last thing, I have found that you can easily overcook a pot roast even in a slow cooker. What typically happens is that the meat can become dry, stringy, and lose flavor as all the flavor goes from the meat into the liquid, so you end up with pretty tasteless meat and a fabulous gravy. Some slow cooker run hotter than others so don't over cook it!
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