Healthy Low Carb Pot Roast (Keto Roast Beef Recipe)

Looking for a low carb pot roast recipe your whole family will love? Don’t let this keto pot roast recipe fool you – even family members who don’t follow a low carb diet will crave this delicious comfort food.

Add your favorite low carb vegetables as a side, and you can have a hearty meal on your dinner table in a flash with this balsamic vinegar pot roast recipe.

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Slow Cooker Balsamic Pot Roast Ingredients

Low Carb Crock Pot Chuck Roast

Similar to a traditional pot roast, the main ingredient for this keto beef roast crock pot recipe is a 2-3 pound boneless chuck roast. If you prefer other cuts of meat, like a rump roast, those works too.

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Simple Sauce for Pot Roast Recipe with Balsamic Vinegar

The sweet roast beef sauce for this keto crock pot roast is made up of balsamic vinegar, coconut aminos, minced garlic, and oregano.

While you may be shocked to find balsamic vinegar as an ingredient for a keto roast beef recipe, it’s used to flavor the meat. This means very little of the carbs actually transfer to your plate when making a slow cooker pot roast with balsamic vinegar.

If you’d like more flavor after cooking roast in crock pot, you can pour extra balsamic sauce over your serving of meat. Just keep in mind, adding too much sauce adds extra carbs to this low carb recipe. If you don’t have many total carbs leftover for the day, just go with the flavor already soaked into the tender meat. This balsamic crock pot roast tastes amazing, even without extra sauce.

The final ingredient you need is coconut oil to brown the meat. A non-stick cooking spray also comes in handy for easy clean up.

How to Make Keto Pot Roast Crock Pot Balsamic Beef

Low Carb Pot Roast Crock Pot Meal Prep

Start by preheating the crockpot or slow cooker to a low setting. Then spray the crockpot with a nonstick spray. The best spray to use with any slow cooker recipe is a coconut oil or avocado oil based spray. Avoid canola oil based sprays since these contribute to more inflammation.

While the crockpot heats up, brown the outside of the roast.

Even though this step isn’t completely necessary for this recipe to work, don’t skip it. Browning the meat first makes this easy pot roast crock pot recipe the best pot roast you’ll ever make. The coconut oil helps form a crust on the roast, which helps seal the juices into the roast as it cooks.

To brown the roast, first melt the coconut oil in a large pan over medium heat until it is hot. As the oil heats up, pat the roast dry with paper towels. Then add the roast into the hot oil. Brown each side for 2-3 minutes per side.

Crock Pot Beef Roast Keto Friendly Sauce

While the beef browns, add the balsamic vinegar, coconut aminos, oregano, and minced garlic into a small saucepan. Heat on low heat, while stirring with a whisk to combine the sauce.

If you want to spice up your chuck roast crock pot recipe with additional spices, now is the time to add them. Black pepper, or even a little bit of garlic powder mix well into the sauce, without adding to the carb count of the meal. You can also replace the oregano with Italian seasoning if that’s what you have on hand.

 

Combine the Chuck Roast Crock Pot Recipe

Once all sides are browned, add the roast into the crockpot. Scrape any brown bits from the pan and add them into the crockpot for the best flavor. Next, pour the sauce over the low carb beef roast.

Cover and cook on low heat for 6-8 hours. If you need a shorter cooking time, cook this pot roast keto recipe on high heat for 3-4 hours. Just keep in mind a low-carb pot roast is better when cooked on low heat since this results in more tender beef.

 

Easy Pot Roast Tips

While the original recipe is pretty straight forward, here’s a few tips you can use to make this chuck roast in crock pot keto meal even easier:

• Cook on Low: For best results and a more tender pot roast, choose the longer cooking window at a lower temperature.
• Use Another Cut of Meat: While I typically use a boneless beef chuck roast, I’ve also used beef brisket. Both cuts make delicious recipes.
• A Great Way to Add More Flavor: To make this flavorful low carb pot roast dish even tastier, try adding beef broth or beef stock into the pot roast sauce.
• Keep Carbs Low: Remember to allow the meat to soak in the flavor of the balsamic vinegar sauce, but don’t scoop extra sauce on top of the beef if you want to limit the net carbs in this keto beef roast. Too much fat + too many carbs = weight gain. While the entire recipe is higher in carbs due to the balsamic vinegar, just limit excess sauce to avoid this equation.

 

Keto Roast Beef FAQ:

 

The Best Low Carb Pot Roast Wrap Up

Whether your goal is weight loss on a strict keto diet, or you prefer following the low carb way as a lifestyle, add balsamic beef to your easy keto recipes list. This is a good pot roast dish that you can combine with so many different keto sides to make a delicious low carb meal.

My favorite low carb side for any kind of meat main dish is coconut fried cauliflower rice. It’s a quick and easy keto side that I never get bored with. Garlic butter cauliflower rice comes in a close second.

If you have a little spare time while the pot roast cooks, bacon garlic green beans is a side that requires a little extra prep work – but it’s worth every extra minute you spend in the kitchen. Sweet potatoes are another great option if you’re looking to ramp up fat burning with a carb up day.

The great thing about a low carb crock pot chuck roast is it combines well with so many different recipes.

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Balsamic Beef | The Best Keto Pot Roast Recipe

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