I remember when I received my first crock pot (I now own three). It was during college and I was in my first apartment. My family raved that it was a great way to make a homecooked meal without much work (they knew that I was a nightmare in the kitchen and that simplicity was key). But after my first few disasters with it, I gave up. And until recently with my new desire to master the kitchen I really hadn't used it to its full potential. Until I discovered pot roasts. We've used roasts mostly for delicious sandwiches, but never for just having roast alone. Until this recipe.
Oh.
My.
GOODNESS.
This was incredible! Easy, delicious, and filling.
Sidenote - I don't know where I read it, but I stumbled upon interesting information regarding crockpots and "peeking" at the dinner you're making.... Every time you peek (meaning, lift off the lid) you lose 20 minutes of cooking time. So as hard as it may be when your house is filling with an amazing aroma, keep your hands off and let your crockpot work!
Ingredients:
- Roast (ours was 4.5 pounds)
- 2 cans Cream of Mushroom soup
- 1 and 1/4 cups of water
- 1 package of dry onion soup mix
- 1 can of mushrooms
- Salt and pepper
Directions:
- Heat up a pan over high heat. Add a little bit of oil to the pan too.
- Salt and pepper all sides of your roast. Quickly sear all sides of the pot roast and remove from heat
- Mix the rest of the ingredients all together in a seperate bowl. This will look completely wrong, by the way. It's chunky and awkward but trust me, it works beautifully!
- Add the roast and the soup mixture to the crockpot.
- Heat on low for 8-10 hours or high for 5-6.
- Slice roast and place on plate. Spoon gravy over roast and enjoy!
That's it! The soup mixture seasons the meat while reducing to a delicious gravy. My husband raved about this dinner calling it my "best one yet"!
And I agree. This was THE BEST roast we have made yet. Although I've found another barrier to my food blog. Photography. My photography skills (especially up close) are lacking severely. So although my pictures might not be the most beautiful thing to look at, your family will thank you for making this meal. I promise!
Source: Allrecipes.com
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8 comments:
That does look good. My absolute fave is a pot roast, one packet of lipton onion soup mix and 1 envelope dry italian seasoning. Cook on low for 9 hours. Cant beat it.
Wow thanks for the tip about the crockpot and peeking! I had NO IDEA it would add 20 minutes! Thats alot of time!
Also this pot roast sounds delicious! I will be trying this out next week!
Sounds great! I didn't know you would lose that much time by peeking! Thanks for the info!
looks delish! maybe i will make that for the hubs this week.
That is a good combo for pot roast. Thanks for the tip about lifting the lid. Good thing most of them are glass...lol!
This is so similar to the one my DH found awhile ago, but we only use 1 can of cream of mushroom soup and add carrots and potatoes to it with an hour left. It is the BEST pot roast recipe out there!!!! I can't agree with you more!!! The flavors are great! Your picture is really making me want to go buy a roast now and make one this week!! Haha!
I don't like pot roast in the summer, but I am saving this one for the fall!
Don't worry about your photo, your description pf this pot roast more than makes up for it!
I love your blog. I actually have a similar one where I document what a dumb blonde I am in the kitchen. My crockpot is a life saver! check out my blog at http://winenot69.wordpress.com/ and we can commiserate on scary cooking adventures!
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