Chef Ethan from Kroger and His Crockpot French Onion Pot Roast!

Chef Ethan, from Kroger, stopped by to celebrate Crockpot Tuesday with us and brought a delicious meal! Ethan served us French Onion Pot Roast with Gruyere Mashed Potatoes!Ingredients:2-3 pounds Beef Chuck Roast4 teaspoons kosher salt½ teaspoon ground black pepper1 tablespoon olive oil6 yellow onions, thinly sliced6 garlic cloves, finely chopped6 sprigs fresh Thyme, stemmed and roughly chopped (1-½ teaspoons if using dry herbs)3 cups beef stock2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauceFor gravy: 3 tablespoons cornstarch mixed with 3 tablespoons cold waterInstructions:1. Season the roast with half of the salt and pepper2. Heat a large, heavy skillet over medium high heat. Once hot, add olive oil and chuck roast. Brown the roast for 4-5 minutes on both sides and add to a 6-quart crock pot.3. Add remaining ingredients through Worcestershire sauce to the crock pot.4. Select the LOW heat setting on the crock pot and cook 8-10 hours or until beef is tender5. Remove beef from pot and shred with a fork.6. Turn crock pot to high heat and mix in the corn starch slurry to thicken the sauce7. Return beef to pot and season with remaining salt and pepper.Gruyere Mashed potatoes:1 – 24oz container Kroger Homestyle Mashed potatoes (microwaveable)4 oz Murrays shredded Gruyere Cheese2 tablespoons salted butterFollow heating instructions on packaging and combine remaining ingredientsSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.