Yummy Stove Top Pot Roast that is Perfect for a family Meal! Make this old-fashioned style pot roast cooked right on your stove top for a delicious family meal. The whole family will love this stove top pot roast with red wine!
Stove Top Pot Roast
Old Fashioned Pot Roast Cooked on the Stove with Red Wine Gravy
Are you in the mood for something healthy and delicious? Well, this awesome tasting chuck roast that can be made right on your stove top and left to slowly simmer on a chilly day is both healthy and delicious!
This chuck roast is cooked with red wine and a bit of tomato paste and a hint of brown sugar to give it a really robust gravy that uses no flour or butter to thicken. The gravy thickens by using just a bit of the carrots and also by cooking down the wine, leaving a delicious natural thickened gravy.
The potatoes are cooked right in the broth and turn out tender but not mushy like they can in the crockpot. This chuck roast simmered on the stove all day is perfect for a Sunday dinner.
Ingredients Needed for Stovetop Pot Roast
- Boneless chuck pot roast – chuck roast or bottom round
- Olive oil
- Onion diced
- Carrots
- Cloves garlic
- Dry red wine – cabernet sauvignon works well
- Tomato paste
- Brown sugar
- Beef broth
- Dried leaf thyme
- Dried rosemary
- Potatoes peeled and quartered
How to cook a chuck roast on the stove:
Use a deep skillet with a lid or a medium-sized pot with a lid.
Step 1. Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of the roast.
Step 2. Brown roast on all sides in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
Step 3. Remove roast from the pan and add the additional 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan.
Step 4. Place the onions, garlic, and carrot pieces in the pan and cook until tender.
Step 5. Sprinkle vegetables with a little salt, rosemary, and thyme
Step 6. Add the red wine to the pan and bring to a light boil.
Step 7. Cook for about 1 minute or until wine is slightly reduced.
Step 8. Add the beef broth, brown sugar and tomato paste to the pan and mix through. Add the roast back to the pan and bring back to a light boil. Cover; reduce heat to a low simmer and let cook for 3.5 hours.
Step 9. Turn the roast over once during cooking. Add potatoes and carrots and let cook for an additional 45 minutes. Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over potatoes and carrots.

Skip the oven and cook this delicious roast right on your stove top.
- 2-1/2 lb. boneless chuck pot roast
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 small carrot sliced into thin pieces
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup dry red wine cabernet sauvignon works well
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2-1/2 cups beef broth
- 1 teaspoon dried leaf thyme
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 2 large potatoes peeled and quartered
- 3 small carrots cut into 3-inch pieces, halved lengthwise
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Use a deep skillet with a lid or a medium-sized pot with a lid.
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Sprinkle salt and pepper over both sides of the roast.
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Brown roast on all sides in 1 tablespoon of olive oil.
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Remove roast from the pan and add the additional 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the pan.
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Place the onions, garlic, and carrot pieces in the pan and cook until tender.
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Sprinkle vegetables with a little salt, rosemary, and thyme
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Add the red wine to the pan and bring to a light boil.
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Cook for about 1 minute or until wine is slightly reduced.
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Add the beef broth, brown sugar and tomato paste to the pan and mix through.
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Add the roast back to the pan and bring back to a light boil.
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Cover; reduce heat to a low simmer and let cook for 3.5 hours.
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Turn the roast over once during cooking.
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Add potatoes and carrots and let cook for an additional 45 minutes.
Adding a little bit of carrots in with the onion and garlic, helps to create a thick and healthy red wine sauce.
How to cook beef chuck roast on stove top – brown roast. Remove roast to then cook the onions and garlic in the same pan. Add everything but potatoes and carrots and let simmer for 3.5 hours. Smells divine. Add the potatoes and carrots, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Let cook for about 35-45 minutes.
Tomato paste really makes this sauce super-delicious when paired with the red wine. Do you love a great beef roast as much as we do? Try our seasoned beef roast that is slow cooked in the oven to perfection. Beef roasts make the perfect meal, and the leftovers can always be turned into a 2nd meal later in the week. Use your leftovers creatively!
What to Serve with Stove Pot Roast
There are so many amazing side dishes to serve with a pot roast.
We serve the potatoes and carrots that cook with the roast, plus a green vegetable like yummy buttered green peas.
Tossed salad makes for a well-rounded meal.
Mashed potatoes are the best with a yummy pot roast – Read more on – How to Make the Best Mashed Potatoes
Broccoli or green bean casserole
Redskinned Garlic Mashed Potatoes are also an excellent choice.
What to Do with Leftover Pot Roast
- Make Slider Beef Sandwiches with Cheese
- Make a Beefy wrap using a flour tortilla
- Add leftover beef to a rice bowl with rice and veggies
- Beef and cooked noodles will make a delicious quick soup, add some peas and carrots and make a stew for another meal
- Make beef tacos with cheese
What is a pot roast? A pot roast is a classic and hearty dish made by slow-cooking a tough cut of beef with vegetables and flavorful seasonings in a covered pot or Dutch oven. The long, slow cooking process allows the tough meat to become tender and infuses the dish with rich, savory flavors.
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