Low & Slow Pot Roast

 This is a recipe that is regularly rotated into my weekly supper menus. I like to buy beef roasts when they are on sale at the grocery store because they are so cheap then and this meal goes a long way. I started this blog entry at home and then finished at a friend's house. We had decided to do dinner together and so my husband and I brought the pot roast. It cooked all day and then all we had to do was bring the crock pot with us to our friends' house to eat! I had done all of the prep work the night before. I always put all the ingredients in and refrigerate everything overnight. I don't have a lot of spare time in the mornings so I usually just ask my husband to turn the crock pot on before he leaves for work in the morning. I leave early in the morning and it would cook too long if I turned it on. You will want to allow the pot roast to cook for about 8 hours on the LOW setting. You can cook it on high for 4 hours but I prefer to cook mine low and slow. This makes the meat more tender and it will easily shred with a fork. I also love this because I get to walk into a house that smells delicious. All I have to do is cook some rice and dinner is ready. Alright, let's get started!

 You will need the following: a boneless chuck roast (3-4 lbs.), 4-6 medium sized potatoes, 5-6 carrots, an onion, and a small jar of beef gravy.

Spray the bottom of your crock pot with cooking spray. Place your roast in the bottom of the pot. Toss in your peeled and diced carrots.

Throw in your peeled and diced potatoes and onion.

Drizzle the jar of beef gravy over the top of all of your ingredients. 

This is the point where I usually place everything in the refrigerator and keep it over night. Whenever you are ready, turn your crock pot on the LOW setting and allow it to cook for 8 hours.

Your roast will look like this when it is done. All of the veggies should be tender and the meat will pull apart easily with a fork. Serve over rice and enjoy!

Low & Slow Pot Roast

-boneless chuck roast (3-4 lbs.)

-4-6 medium sized potatoes

-5-6 carrots

-one onion

-small jar of beef gravy

Begin by peeling and dicing your potatoes and carrots. Chop up your onion into quarters or eighths. Spray the bottom of your slow cooker. Place the roast into the cooker. Toss in the carrots, potatoes, and onion. Pour the small jar of beef gravy evenly over the ingredients. Turn your slow cooker onto the LOW setting and cook for 8 hours. Serve over rice or egg noodles.