Doug's Easiest Beef Pot Roast

This is my Dad's recipe and is best cooked in a ceramic pot. You can cook it in a crock pot or in the oven. I prefer the oven method, but it can be a nice meal you can put on before work in the crock and finish up when you come home.


Ingredients:

A Beef Pot Roast 5-8lbs, whatever is on sale, a cheaper/fattier cut of meat works best
A large can of Cream of Mushroom Soup (Family size 26 oz)
1/2 can (13oz) of water
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Pepper
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp onion powder
8-10 red potatoes (also works with the small red new potatoes)

1. In your crock pot, or ceramic/stone dish (whether its going in the oven or the crock pot) sprinkle salt, pepper, garlic, and onion on both sides of meat, pressing in to its sides.

2. Put entire can of cream of mushroom soup over the meat, and then the 1/2 can of water. It will look watery and gross...its fine, it will cook up wonderfully, don't mess with it! Put the lid on.

3. Step 3 IN THE OVEN, preheat oven to 350, cook for 3 hours. Carefully remove the pot from the oven, take lid off, and add your red potatoes, skin on, and quartered. (If you use the small new potatoes you can leave them whole) Be sure to press the potatoes back in to the gravy. Add another sprinkle of salt and pepper over the potatoes (1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper.) Put the lid on and back in the oven for another hour, or until potatoes are done.

3. STEP 3 IN THE CROCKPOT, set the time on your crockpot to medium, or 6 hours. At 4.5 hours take the lid off and add your red potatoes, skin on, and quartered. (If you use the small new potatoes you can leave them whole) Be sure to press the potatoes back in to the gravy. Add another sprinkle of salt and pepper over the potatoes (1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper.) Put the lid back on and let it continue to cook the additional 1.5 hours.

4. Serve over rice, and with your favorite veggie!




**My husband hates mushrooms, but has no clue I use cream of mushroom soup in this. He loves the gravy that the roast makes with this soup. This is a great comfort food, makes a ton of food, and is good leftover. Give it a try!