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Celebration Roast Recipe

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Celebration Roast Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Cook: 7 hours

Yield: 16 Servings

15 420 435

Ingredients

2 beef top round roasts or beef sirloin tip roasts (3 to 4 pounds each)
2 small onions, halved and thinly sliced
3 teaspoons garlic pepper blend
2 teaspoons dried basil
1 teaspoon salt
2 packages (16 ounces each) bow tie pasta
CRACKED PEPPER GRAVY:
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper
1 teaspoon salt
5 cups milk
2 to 4 tablespoons browning sauce, optional

Directions

Cut each roast in half; place two halves in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Place the remaining halves in another 5-qt. slow cooker. Top each with half of the onions, pepper blend, basil and salt.
Cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours or until meat is tender.
Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in the flour, pepper and salt until blended; gradually add milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in browning sauce if desired.
Drain pasta; serve with beef and gravy. Yield: 16 servings.

Nutritional Facts 6 ounces cooked beef with 1 cup pasta and 1/3 cup gravy equals 529 calories, 15 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 118 mg cholesterol, 470 mg sodium, 49 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 49 g protein.

Originally published as Celebration Roast in Taste of Home April/May 2008

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Reviewed on Mar. 14, 2011 by skb cooking

really liked the cracked pepper gravy, will use that recipe for other dishes.

Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2010 by tkarinas

This recipe is absolutely delicious and one I will be making many more times. It's so easy to do, especially when you have to be at work while it cooks. It's a keeper for sure and going in my recipe box.