Magic Slow Cooker Pot Roast

This Magic Slow Cooker Pot Roast is just that. Like magic! I wondered and wondered what to name this recipe. I have tried several slow cooker pot roast recipes. Most involve quite a bit of preparation to combat the slow cooker's tendency to create semi-blandness that is to say the least, under-whelming. This recipe is almost like magic, because this roast turns out amazing with almost no effort!

I used to think that the slow cooker was an easy way to great food. Just throw in all the ingredients and whaa laa! As I've become more educated in the world of culinary arts, I have realized that in order to get food that tastes good from a slow cooker, most of the time there is some effort required in the preparation of ingredients beforehand. I have learned that no matter the recipe for pot roast, searing or browning the outside of the roast before slow cooking is necessary for outstanding flavor. The same goes for this recipe as well. But what's nice about this recipe is that's about it. Just a couple of store bought ingredients mixed together to create superior flavor!

It's just a matter of mixing a can of cream of mushroom soup with a package of dry onion soup mix to create a gravy for your roast to cook in. At the end of the day you have an amazingly delicious meal waiting for you. Don't you love recipes like that? With three young kids to take care of, I sure do!

The veggies in this recipe are optional, but I like to throw them in so that I have a complete meal ready at the end of the day. For these photos, I used a bag of mixed potatoes, and a bag of colored carrots, both purchased at Trader Joe's. They can cook right in the gravy. I like to saute up some sliced mushrooms just' cuz I like sauteed mushrooms. And I think the little bits of mushroom in the cream soup are kind of chinsy. But again, even the sauteed mushrooms are optional if you want to skip out on those:0) Anway, try this recipe, I bet it will become your new favorite for Sunday dinner after church!

Magic Slow Cooker Pot Roast

by The Goldilocks Kitchen

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 6 to 10 hours

6073314

Ingredients (6 servings)

• 1 lb. carrots, peeled
• 1 lb. red or mixed small potatoes, cut into 1 inch chunks
• 1 cup sliced white mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 packet of dry onion soup mix
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 4 to 6 lbs beef roast

Instructions

1. In a slow cooker, whisk cream of mushroom soup and onion soup mix packet with 1/2 cup water.

2. In a skillet set to medium heat, saute mushrooms with 1 tbsp. butter until browned and soft. Stir into the cream of mushroom soup mix. Place potatoes and carrots on top.

3. Place one tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large skillet and set to medium high heat.

Pat roast dry with paper towel and season well on all sides with salt and pepper. Place in skillet and cook until well browned on all sides.

4. Place roast on top of vegetables. Set your slow cooker to low, 8 to 10 hours.

5. When slow cooker is done, remove roast and tent with foil to rest for about 15 minutes. Season vegetables with salt and pepper and serve with roast and gravy.

Powered by Recipage