2 lb beef roast
2 tsp pepper
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 pkgs onion soup mix
2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp steak sauce
3 carrots sliced
2 celery stalks, diced
1 sweet bell pepper,chopped
1 onion,chopped
1/2 c water
1/2 c tomato juice

Cut roast into serving-sizes.
Brown beef in a bit of vegetable oil.

Slice onion and peppers,into rings.Dice carrots,and celery.
Put in crock pot,top w/beef ,sprinkle w/pepper, minced garlic and the onion soup mix.

Mix steak sauce and worcestershire w/1/2 c water and 1/2 c tomato juice.
Pour this over the meat.

Turn the crockpot to High for 30 min,then turn to Low, cover and cook for 7-9 hours.

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When ready to serve,take meat and veggies out of pot w/slotted spoon.
Use the liquid as is or turn crock pot to High and thicken liquid with a little cornstarch/water slurry.

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Hmmmm....the lack of cream of something soup is oddly suspiscious....
Looks good. I printed this one!

I am attempting to lay off everyones arteries a bit...give me some credit now!!!

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Quick question, M2M - I bought the stuff for this yesterday and plan on making it tomorrow so I was just reading it over. When you mean cut it into servings do you mean slice it up? I've never done a crock pot roast like that, so I just wanted to make sure that was what you mean.

Also I just learned that unfortunately my crock pot doesn't seem to be working on low (yes I had to throw out a whole crock pot full of Mexican chicken that just sat there all day long at room temp ). Do you think I can still make this using the high setting or would I be better off regrouping and cooking the roast in the oven? I'm not good at improvising when it comes to cooking. It doesn't come naturally to me! HELP!

okay......

first off high should be fine......I'd say 4-5 hours.......flip it once at the 3 hour point.

as far as cutting it.....I usually cut mine into 3 or 4 large chunks...this just helps it cook faster and lets the juices and flavors soak in more.

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Thanks so much. It is cooking now and it smells really good. I'll let you know how it turns out on high!

Well, I wouldn't recommend cooking it on high the whole time. It was tough! We ate it, but it didn't have that wonderful texture that a roast should have. I had to saw it with my knife! I am sad to say that I think my crockpot is headed for the garbage can. I guess I will have to break down and buy one that works on low since almost everything I like to make in it needs to be cooked slowly.

It did make a yummy gravy to put over rice.

We had this tonight! It was a hit - DH commented on how tender the beef was. We didn't have tomato juice in the house, so I used V8. And I had about a 1/2 of red wine left in a bottle that I threw in there as well.

When I pulled everything out of the crock, I asked DH to mix some water & cornstarch & put it in the crock to thicken the gravy. He was very hesitant as he's "not good at that." I just told him to put some water & cornstarch in a cup, stir it up good, pour it in, and whisk. Keep the heat on high. I'm on the sofa reading. A few minutes later I hear "it's the right color!" Then I hear "it looks like gravy!" Then, he comes marching into the living room, taking great strides & swinging his arms - he announces "I have MADE the GRAVY!" It was hysterical! Anyway, this one is a keeper. Thanks!

LOL- I wish I could of seen that!! Im glad it was a hit ... I'll have to give it a try.

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