Close-up of cooked pot roast - SYED IBAD RM/Shutterstock So your party is fast approaching and you've promised a crowd-pleasing beef dinner, and now you're at the grocery store staring at a rump roast ...

1 boneless beef chuck arm roast (arm, shoulder, or blade), about 2½ lbs. 1 packet ranch dressing mix 1 packet dry onion soup mix 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper 2 tsp. granulated garlic 4 to 6 ...

This Crock Pot Easy Pot Roast is the kind of dinner that feels like a warm hug. The roast is fall-apart tender, the veggies soak up all that rich flavor, and the whole thing practically cooks itself.