Slow Cooker Eye of Round Roast
This is a great way to cook the eye of round roast. It cooks long and slow resulting in a tender fall apart roast. The eye of round roast is an economical cut of beef that if not cooked right can be really tough. This one was about 3 lbs. and cooked on high for 6 hours.
You can see above how tender this roast got. I served it with some roasted honey carrots and mashed potatoes with gravy. It was all really yummy!
Slow Cooker Eye of Round Roast
Author: Mary Ellen
Recipe type: Beef, Main Dish, Slow Cooker
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Serves: Serves 6
Slow Cooker Eye of Round Roast is fall apart tender. Served with honey roasted carrots and mashed potatoes.
Ingredients
- 3 - 4 lbs. eye of round roast
- salt and pepper
- 1 onion
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
- Dry off the roast using paper towels.
- Salt and pepper the roast really well.
- Add the oil to a saute pan. Add the roast and brown it well. Put the roast in the slow cooker.
- Add the onions to the same pan. Brown the onions. Top the roast with them.
- Add water.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours.
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Excellent way to do an eye of round. Mine wasn’t falling apart but was so very tender! This recipe is a definite keeper!
Kathleen, I know what you mean, but you could cook a bit longer if you want that “fall apart” effect. Eye of round tends to be a little harder to break down in the cooking process….it slices very well because of this factor.
Add one cap of balsamic vinegar to your marinade. Let sit for 2 hour in the refrigerator covered.
Than cook in the crock pot. Do not add marinade. Add whatever liquid you would use.
Hello Mary ellen,
Thi is the third Eye of the round that has not cooked correctly. Not tender at all! 6 Hours on high! What can be going wrong, my slow cooker or where I purchsed the meat.
Can I add anything to tenderize this one after 6 hours of cooking?
thanks
I follwed the same recipe for the last 5 or 6 years, but I did change butchers, same slow cooker!
mary, in my family the name is spelled kniseley! haha
lol
try slicing after 5 hours then put back in back in slow cooker for 1 hour
i used campbell’s french onion soup 2 cans and half a can of water , covered the roast with dry french onion soup then topped it with minced gralic sliced onion on the bottom of the pot then the meat then the soup, then thick cut carrot, and quartered 2 large baking potateo’s, 8 hours on low . very good!!!
Sounds good! I love French Onion soup. I bet it was great!
Agree! Simple, easy and tender. Excellent way to cook and low cost roast
It is in the crockpot – very easy to do. A couple of hours to go – will keep you posted – the kitchen aroma is wonderful.
Please let us know how it turned out? Did u season overnight, was it tender? I bought one at a very reasonable price, I imagine it will be tough.
Girl, you are my kind of cook! We Southerners love our meat and potato combos and this one is fabulous! My husband loves onions so I add more to whatever I’m making.
We liked it so much i am making it again. The kids ate every bite, and I even received a compliment from my my 93 yo father in law.
Can I use carrots, celery, onion and potatoes n the slow cooker with the eye of round roast?
Hello on a scale of 1 -10 I give it a 4 1/2 meat was well done and tough. Cook it just like recipe said.
Mary Ellen you are wonderful! you are not only teaching us how to cook fabulous meals, but how to use some of our appliances . I am cooking foods that I’ve never heard of and it’s wonderful.
Great simple recipe. Cooking the roast to fall apart stage for roast beef tacos!
Came out nice and tender, but could still be sliced for sandwiches. Thank you!