Country Style Pot Roast

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 -3 1/2 lbs boneless beef roast (rump, chuck or round)
• 1 1/4 ounces lipton recipe secrets onion soup mix
• 2 1/2 cups water
• 4 medium potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces (about 2 lbs.)
• 4 carrots, sliced
• 2 -4 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Recipe

• 1 in dutch oven or 6-quart saucepot, brown roast over medium-high heat. add lipton ® recipe secrets ® onion soup mix blended with 2 cups water. bring to a boil over high heat. reduce heat to low and simmer covered, turning roast occasionally, 2 hours.
• 2 add vegetables and cook an additional 30 minutes or until vegetables and roast are tender; remove roast and vegetables.
• 3 for gravy, blend remaining 1/2 cup water with flour; stir into dutch oven. bring to a boil over high heat. reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• 4 slow cooker method: in slow cooker, add vegetables, then roast. add soup mix blended with 2 cups water. cook covered on low 8 to 10 hours or high 4 to 6 hours or until roast is tender. remove roast and vegetables to serving platter. blend remaining 1/2 cup water with flour and stir into juices in slow cooker. cook covered on high 15 minutes or until thickened.
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• 6 also terrific with lipton ® recipe secrets ® onion mushroom soup mix or lipton ® recipe secrets ® beefy onion soup mix.