Pot Roast

Pot Roast

For the crock pot:                                        For the dry rub:

2 cream of mushroom soup recipe               2 tsp Parsley, 2 tsp Oregano               

2 bay leaves                                                   ¼ tsp Thyme, ¼ tsp Rosemary

½ cup water                                                  ½ tsp Dill Weed, ½ tsp Basil, ½ tsp salt

3 large potatoes, chopped                             1 tsp Garlic Powder

2 stalks celery, chopped                                 ¼ cup flour

6 carrots, chopped                                      

1 large beef chuck roast                               

Directions:

1.   Prepare your ingredients: If you haven’t already, make up 2 recipes of the cream of mushroom soup. (If preservatives don't bother you, you can also just use 2 cans of cream of mushroom soup from the store). This is also a good time to chop all your veggies, as it is simmering.

2.   Make a dry rub: Mix the parsley, oregano, thyme, rosemary, dill, basil, garlic powder, salt and flour together in a small bowl.

3.   Sear the meat: Rub as much of the mix as you can onto the meat, and then sear it in a skillet over medium heat.

4.   Mix up the sauce and veggies: Mix up the cream of mushroom soups, bay leaves, water, and any of the left over dry rub together in a large bowl. Add the veggies to the bowl and mix well.

5.   Prepare crock pot: Spray crock pot with non-stick spray. Pour veggie/soup mixture into the crock pot. Put roast in crock pot. Spoon any leftover soup from large bowl on top of roast. Cook on low for 8-9 hours. Enjoy J 

Notes: I am still perfecting my cream of mushroom soup recipe. So for now, you could just use the cream of chicken soup recipe. Just saute 1/2 cup of mushrooms and add them to the cream of chicken soup recipe and you should be good to go! I would omit some of the extra spices in that recipe though, because there is plenty of flavor with all the spices I added. I would also love to try just putting all the stuff for the cream of mushroom soup into the crock pot and see if it would still work. I just wasn't brave enough to try it my firs time. Does anyone know if that would work?