A Pintrest Dinner - Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast!

A new years resolution:  planned meals, more time for myself.

 

Check off two (yes that's right!) 2 things off my resolution list for today.

Have a great meal, without much effort!

The Recipe:

Awesome Slow Cooker Pot Roast

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/awesome-slow-cooker-pot-roast/

 

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/awesome-slow-cooker-pot-roast/

 

My Directions:

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ lbs. beef stew meat (chucked)
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup (condensed)
• ½ cup milk (whole)
• 4 tsp. minced onion (dry)
• ¾ tsp. parsley (dry)
• ½ tsp. onion powder
• ¼ tsp. celery salt
• ¼ tsp. garlic powder (just shy)
• 2 tsp. beef base

 

Directions:

1. Add meat to slow cooker. 
2. Add mushroom soup and mix, add milk – mix. 
3. Lastly, add the dry ingredients and mix. 
4. Set on high for 3-4 hours.

 P.S. The dry ingredients are dry onion soup mix – I like to use a recipe I pinned (less salt).

You could add up to 2 1/2 lbs. of total meat.  This make a lot of gravy (we like extra!!).

 

My Additions:

I like to make my own onion soup mix. Also, if you read the original recipe, you'll notice I cut down on the meat and half the sauce. This makes the right amount for our family of 4 - with leftovers for my husband to take to work.

My Suggestions:

Let it cook long enough to make sure the meat is very tender.  I like to serve with sauteed green beans and mashed potatoes or Rhodes rolls.  You gotta sop up the gravy!!

Also, use a slow cooker liner - they really work and the clean up is a breeze.

My Review:

Pros:

• Easy
• No scrubbing
• The family loves it!

Cons:

• None :)
   

Would I make this again?

Sure Would!