Slow-Cooked Beef Pot Roast
Slow-Cooked Beef Pot Roast might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 12. One serving contains 113 calories, 22g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have brown gravy mix, pepper, eye-of-round roast, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cornstarch you could follow this main course with the Chocolate Cornstarch Pudding as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet.
Instructions
Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium-high heat.
Sprinkle roast on all sides with pepper.
Add roast to skillet, and cook until browned on all sides; place in a 3 1/2- to 4-quart electric slow cooker coated with cooking spray.
Combine 1 cup water and gravy mix; pour gravy over roast. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or on high-heat setting for 4 to 5 hours.
Remove roast from sauce; cover roast, and keep warm.
Combine remaining 1/4 cup water and cornstarch, stirring until smooth. Slowly stir cornstarch mixture into gravy in slow cooker.
Pour mixture into a 1-quart microwave-safe glass measure, stirring until blended. Microwave at HIGH 2 minutes or until thickened, stirring after 1 minute.