Slow Cooker Pot Roast

chuck roast

salt and pepper

oil (, canola or vegetable)

batch homemade dry onion soup mix (, or 1 envelope dry onion soup mix)

batches homemade cream of anything soup (, or substitute 2 cans cream of chicken/mushroom/celery soup)

carrots, red or yukon gold potatoes, pearl onions, mushrooms, parsnips, celery.