Slow Cooker Low Carb Keto Balsamic Roast Beef Recipe
This Crock Pot Balsamic Roast Beef is a winning family friendly recipe with 30 grams of protein per serving and just 3 grams total carbs! This delicious recipe will become a family favorite any day of the week.
Traditional Slow Cooker Roast Beef
โMany slow cooker recipes that aren’t specifically for a low carb or keto diet can easily be made into a great recipe for this lifestyle by swapping out the typical ingredients like sugar, brown sugar, soy sauce, maple syrup or balsamic glaze.
โSlow cooking any cut of beef for a long cooking time, preferably 8-10 hours in a slow cooker is the way to getting a tender beef every time. Prep time for this tasty recipe is just about 15 minutes.
You could prepare this easy meal ahead of time the night before, place in the fridge and in the morning, set the slow cooker and go about your day. Less stress for mom and the whole family when dinner time is so easy.
โOur Balsamic Beef roast recipe uses a chuck beef roast but other cuts can also be used. All the nutritional information is located at the bottom of this page on the printable recipe card.
What is White Balsamic?
I’m using white or golden balsamic in this recipe because I like the subtle flavor, not as strong as regular balsamic and it also has less natural occurring sugar in it.
You can use either in this easy chuck roast recipe. If you can’t find white balsamic vinegar you can use regular balsamic. I also like this organic golden balsamic from iherb.com. I found my white balsamic at Trader Joes.
Our Homeschool Story (Use the Jump to Recipe Button at top to skip)
Some people freak out when they hear I homeschool my kids and have been doing so since my oldest, now 14, was 4 years old. “Why?” some ask. “How?” some question. “Oh goodness I could NEVER do what you do!” some exclaim.
Without question it isn’t easy and I often wonder myself how in the world I’ve been doing this for all these years when I had no desire or any idea I would continue into the high school years. My oldest just started 9th grade and I’m happy to report, all the work is really on him, not me at all. I always thought, “I’m not high school teacher material, my kids will need to go to high school ’cause I don’t want to teach them!”
But things happen and change and you get to the point where resources available make homeschooling through high school so much easier than one would think.
For my teen, he has classes online as well as classes at our local co op each week. The skills he is learning about time management are quite impressive and something I never thought he’d get a handle on until college and having to work with a syllabus! He’s learning these skills now and I’m not having to nag him to get his work done. Point of the story, spending a little more money on online courses for high school has been the BEST investment and I’m grateful my hubby supported these choices.
Our reasons for homeschooling our kids are many, but when we began it was out of necessity. I was working as a teacher at our local middle skill teaching special education and my teen was in daycare. We did this for two agonizing years. His first year we dealt with numerous nights of coughing and sickness and a doctor telling me he was bound to get sick because he was in daycare, just deal with it.
We finally sought a different doctor who helped us determine it was due to allergens and ultimately acid reflux, asthma and bronchitis more times than I can count. By the second year we discovered he was getting bit and bullied at daycare and then had pneumonia. It was a torturous 2 years to say the least. I was a pretty sad and distraught mother and having a second baby by the time my oldest was 3.
We decided to take a leap of faith and have me not return to teaching but instead tutor privately. It was a huge cut in our salary because at the time I was making more income than my husband. Best decision though we ever made. When my oldest turned 4 I saw no reason to make him go to preschool when I could do the same for him at home and I was so scarred from all the trauma and sickness for him, I just honestly couldn’t send him to school.
And that is how it all began! Each year I said, “he doesn’t need to go to Kindergarten, I can do that!”, then it was first grade, then second and so on. We took it year by year and now well, guess you could say we are quite invested and wouldn’t have it any other way!
Homeschooling three kids, one in 6th and one also in 4th, is a bit more challenging than just one when we started. But like I said, now that the oldest is in high school, my part is really just as a facilitator and I can’t say I mind that, not one bit.
Can I make this in the Instant Pot?
Yes if you prefer to make this in an instant pot or pressure cooker, no problem. Directions are provided on the recipe card below.
What to Serve with Slow Cooker Balsamic Roast Beef
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Cauliflower Rice
More Keto Low Carb Easy Crock Pot Recipes
I’m in love with this recipe I’m sharing today as it was adapted from my very popular crock pot balsamic chicken thigh recipe.
There’s really no way one could mess up this deliciousness because with the crock pot, just like homeschooling my high schooler, you are just the facilitator, letting IT do all the work for you!
โSlow Cooker Cheesy Turkey Meatballs
Slow Cooker BBQ Pulled Chicken

Slow Cooker Balsamic Pot Roast Beef
Crock Pot Balsamic Roast Beef
Ingredients
- 4 pounds beef chuck roast boneless or rump roast
Dry Rub
- 2 teaspoons dried onion
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 teaspoons minced garlic cloves
- 1 cup beef broth or bone broth or beef stock
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar or regular balsamic
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1/4 tsp glucomannan to thicken gravy
Instructions
Slow Cooker Instructions
- Place the roast in the crock pot.
- In a small bowl combine together the 6 dry ingredients for the dry rub.
- Coat roast all over with the dry rub mixture.
- Heat the oil and garlic in a large skillet and cook until garlic is fragrant.
- Add the roast and brown on each side over medium heat.
- Once browned place back into the crock pot.
- Whisk the broth, vinegar, red pepper in small bowl then de-glaze the skillet used and pour the balsamic gravy sauce over the roast.
- Cover and cook on high 5 hours or low for 10.
- Shred meat with two forks and keep warm until ready to serve. You can take these cooking juices from the slow cooker and make a thicker sauce by adding some glucomannan to the juices. Remove the liquids from the slow cooker into a small sauce pan over medium heat. Whisk 1/4 teaspoon of glucoamman and stir over medium high heat until the savory sauce thickens, about 3-4 minutes.ย
Instant Pot Instructions
- Combine dry ingredients for the dry rub and coat roast.ย
- Add oil to the Instant Pot. Set to Sautรฉ, high and sear the meat for 3 minutes. Add the garlic for 1 ย minute and cook until the meat is seared on all sides.
- Whisk broth, vinegar and pepper into the pot.
- Set the Instant Pot to pressure cook, high for 75 mins. Allow to slow release for 10 minutes.
- Remove the meat using a slotted spoon. Pull the meat apart with a fork so it shreds. It should be so tender it will do this easily.
- Option to set the Instant Pot to sautรฉ again and cook down the gravy to thicken. Option to add a little, about 1/4 tsp, glucomannan if you like a thicker gravy.
Storage
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. This is the perfect dish for a freezer meal as well. Freeze for up to 3 months.ย
Notes
Nutrition
Easy and delicious
My husband likes to put on a tortilla with cheese and heat in a pan until crispy
Love that!
I have been unable to locate the MCcormick Fiesta Citrus Blend anywhere, not even online. Do you have a substitution you would recommend? Thank you!
A lemon pepper spice blend would work.
Not a home-schooler here (although there are days it’s tempting…), but had to comment because something you said just struck me. Just this summer I made the choice to leave my full-time teaching position and move to private tutoring and homebound instruction. Huge leap of faith, but it’s already proving to be the best thing we could have done for our entire family. So I was bolstered to see your comment that a similar move was a great choice. Thanks!
And what brought me here in the first place was that beef – we love balsamic and beef and I was surprised to see the white balsamic here (not many use it). We love the white balsamic for many things – I have a great potato salad with a white balsamic vinaigrette on it that is fantastic! Looking forward to trying this.
Myself, my 5 y/o son and husband loved it. I added some mushrooms and they soaked up the great flavor from the sauce. I did not add the red pepper to the sauce in fear that it would be too spicy. I served with some roasted potatoes. I only gave it 4 stars because I used a 3lb roast and cooked for 5 hours and it was not easy to shred. I think the cooking time needs to be longer.
Hi there- I home schooled from 1985-2004. 4 kids. Loved it! Now I am through…but one of my kids is home schooling some of my grand kids(we have 7 so far). We would not have it any other way. So glad we did it!
Thanks for your recipes, its time to pull out my crockpot!