Comfort Pot Roast (For the Crock Pot)

This is the only way I'll do pot roast, and I've tried many over the years. Talk about the perfect comfort food! I usually make mashed potatoes, dumplings or egg noodles to go with this and smother all in the delicious gravy.

• Ready In: 28 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 3 -5  lbs  chuck roast
• 1  medium onion, peeled and sliced
• 1 -2  lb carrot, peeled (if thin, leave whole, if chunky, cut in half)
• 1 (1 1/4ounce) envelope  dry onion soup mix, divided
• 1 (10 3/4ounce) can  condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 2  tablespoons water
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons paprika
• 1  teaspoon onion powder (from soup envelope)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Directions

1. Put 2 tablespoons water in bottom of crock pot.
2. Place carrots in crock pot.
3. Combine paprika, onion soup powder, garlic powder and pepper (making a dry rub).
4. Rub into roast, coating all sides.
5. Place roast in cooker.
6. Sprinkle 1/2 of the remaining soup mix over roast.
7. Layer sliced onions on top.
8. Sprinkle with remaining soup mix.
9. Spoon cream soup over top.
10. Cook low 8 to 10 hours.