Sunday, November 7, 2010

Healthy Recipe Alert - Slow Cooker Italian Pot Roast

I got this one from the Primal Blueprint Cookbook.  I made alterations to it and it has fast become a weekly staple in our house!  In fact, I am leaving Monday morning, SUPER early, so whipped this up real quick and put it in the crock pot so Matt will have a nice home cooked meal for the entire week while I'm gone! Its funny though, when I was a kid I would have thrown a fit if I had to eat this for dinner. 
Ingredients

4 lbs chuck roast, removed from refrigeration 1 hour before cooking (I've been using 3-3.5 lbs)
1 large onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, crushed (I buy canned, minced garlic, so much easier!)
4 inch sprig fresh Rosemary (I use more because I love Rosemary!)
1 cup beef or chicken stock (I've used both, I add more if I am going to add red potatoes to the pot)
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
2 cups finely chopped tomatoes (I use 2 cans)

Put everything in the crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours.  That's it!

I have added potatoes that past two times and I put them on the bottom/around the side of the meat.  I usually add a bit more chicken/beef stock when I do to ensure nothing burns.  You can't ruin this though, the longer it cooks the better it tastes!  Enjoy!!


Everything in the crockpot, now just have to wait 8 hours!


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