Sweet 'n' Tangy Pot Roast Recipe

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I fixed this roast the first time I cooked for my husband-to-be more than 20 years ago. For dessert, I made chocolate pudding spooned over marshmallow. He thought he'd died and gone to heaven!"

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Sweet 'n' Tangy Pot Roast Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Cook: 9-1/2 hours
  • Yield: 8 Servings
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Ingredients

  • 1 boneless beef chuck roast (3 pounds)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 1/4 cup red wine or beef broth
  • 1 envelope brown gravy mix
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 cup cold water

Directions

  • Cut meat in half and place in a 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a bowl, combine the water, ketchup, wine or broth, gravy mix, mustard, Worcestershire sauce and garlic powder; pour over meat.
  • Cover and cook on low for 9-10 hours or until meat is tender.
  • Combine cornstarch and cold water until smooth. Stir into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 30 minutes or until gravy is thickened. Remove meat from slow cooker. Slice and serve with gravy. Yield: 8 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3 ounces cooked beef with 1/2 cup gravy) equals 249 calories, 8 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 89 mg cholesterol, 748 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 30 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch.

Originally published as Sweet 'n' Tangy Pot Roast in Light & Tasty December/January 2005, p31

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Reviewed on May. 06, 2011 by shessuchariot

This was pretty good. At first when I tasted the pot roast, I didnt think much of it. But with the sauce it was really good! I'll prob. make this occasionally but still prefer my tradition New England pot roast :)


Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2011 by lsal86

Very good! made it w/ red wine, added mushrooms and it turned out delicious. The gravy was a lot thicker than pictured.


Reviewed on Feb. 28, 2011 by Regina815

I started this dish 6:00 this morning and the smell in the house is great. I can't wait to taste the whole thing. The gravy taste sooo good with the Garlic mash potates( just a lil test try)lol and colorful veggie.Thanks I'm keeping it


Reviewed on Feb. 22, 2011 by EEJJ

I have made this recipe several times over the past few years. It is the BEST & easiest roast beef.


Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2009 by Joscy

This sounds great. Will be making this soon for my meat and potatoes husband.

Thank you for sharing!


Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2008 by mary2171

Sounds really good!! Have to try this recipe!!  TY


Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2008 by badkitty

delicious....easy and plenty of thick, wonderful gravy! Even my 5 year old( who doesn't eat much meat),loved this.

 
 
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