Italian Crumb-Crusted Beef Roast

Name: Italian Crumb-Crusted Beef Roast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 beef sirloin tip roast (3 pounds); 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup Italian-style panko (Japanese) bread crumbs; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 3 tablespoons dried minced onion; 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning; 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Italian-style panko crumbs and seasoning give this roast beef a special touch—it's a nice, effortless weeknight meal. That way, you can put your energy into relaxing. —Maria Regakis, Somerville, Massachusetts

Ingredients

1 beef sirloin tip roast (3 pounds)
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup Italian-style panko (Japanese) bread crumbs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
3 tablespoons dried minced onion
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°. Place roast on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; sprinkle with salt. In a small bowl, mix remaining ingredients; press onto top and sides of roast.
Roast until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium well, 145°), 1-3/4 to 2-1/4 hours. Remove roast from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

Nutrition Facts

5 ounces cooked beef: 319 calories, 15g fat (3g saturated fat), 111mg cholesterol, 311mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 35g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Italian Seasoned Panko Crusted Roast Beef in Simple & Delicious December/January 2014