Slow Cooker Pot Roast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup water
4 medium red potatoes, cut in quarters
1 medium onion, cut in quarters
1 (16 ounce) package peeled baby carrots
1 (1 ounce) envelope onion soup mix, divided
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
2 1/2 - 3 lbs boneless beef chuck roast

Preparation

Place water and three-fourths of the vegetables in the slow cooker.
Reserve 1 tablespoon onion soup mix. Sprinkle remaining onion soup mix over vegetables; stir gently to coat evenly.
Sprinkle and rub salt, pepper, thyme over the pot roast. Place pot roast on top of vegetables.
Place remaining vegetables around pot roast; sprinkle vegetables with remaining onion soup mix. Place lid on slow cooker.
Cook on low for 8 to 9 hours OR on high for 5 to 6 hours until beef is tender.
Carefully remove lid to allow steam to escape. Serve food directly from slow cooker.