Slow Cooker French Onion Pot Roast

0 Spray the inside of the slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
1 Put the sliced onions in the bottom.
2 Cover with beef broth.
6 Sprinkle with garlic.
3 Rub chuck roast on all sides with onion soup mix and place on top of onions. If there is any additional soup mix pour over the top of the roast.
7 Add a few springs of fresh thyme to the top if desired.
4 Cook on low for 8 hours, or up to 12.
5 Once done, shred the roast, removing any larger pieces of fat, and mix with the onions and broth.
Thicken the gravy - optional
8 After cooking, combine 1-2 tablespoon cornstarch and 1-2 tablespoon of the broth in a small bowl. Whisk into a paste. Add the remaining broth and cornstarch mixture into a saucepan and simmer, whisking to thicken it into gravy.