Delicious Oven Pot Roast

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3 -4 tablespoons oil
• 1 (4 -5 lb) beef chuck roast or 1 (4 -5 lb) blade roast
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt (or use salt) (optional)
• 1 -2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 2 (10 3/4 ounce) cans cream of mushroom soup or 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1 medium onion (sliced or chopped)
• 4 large carrots, cut in large pieces
• 1 (1 ounce) package lipton dry onion soup mix (you can use 2 packages if desired)
• 1 cup low sodium beef broth (or use water or beer)
• 1 lb small button mushrooms
• 6 -8 small whole potatoes, peeled
• 4 large carrots, peeled and cut into thirds
• 2 -3 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 season the roast with seasoned salt, black pepper and garlic powder.
• 2 heat oil in a dutch oven.
• 3 add in the roast and brown on all sides; drain fat.
• 4 in a large bowl combine the 2 cans mushroom soup, worcestershire sauce, fresh garlic, sliced onion, dry onion soup mix and 1 cup low-sodium beef broth (or water or beer) add to the roast; bring to a boil and cook stirring a couple of times for about 20 minutes.
• 5 add in the fresh mushrooms, whole potatoes and carrot chunks.
• 6 reduce the heat to medium-low then cover and cook until the roast is tender or you may cook in the oven at 350 degrees f (cooking time will vary it may take from 3-5 hours depending on the size of roast you are using, cook until tender).
• 7 check the veggies after 1 hour of cooking if they are done then remove to a large bowl and continue to cook the roast.
• 8 remove the roast from the dutch oven (leave the juice in the pot and simmer on low heat).
• 9 stir together the flour and 1/4 cup water until smooth.
• 10 stir the flour/water mixture in with the simmering liquid in the pot; cook stirring until mixture boils and thickens.
• 11 serve the roast with veggies and gravy.