Easy Crock Pot Dinner

Name: Easy Crock Pot Dinner
Ingredients: 1 1/2 lbs boneless beef roast (chuck, shoulder, arm, trimmed of fat); 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix or (1 1/4 ounce) envelope mushroom soup mix; 1 1/2 cups water (approximate); 1/2 cup dry sherry (kind you drink, not cooking sherry); 6 medium potatoes, peeled (waxy, not baking potatoes); 6 large carrots, peeled, cut in half (I prefer California carrots because they are sweeter); 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon low-sodium beef bouillon cube; 1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained (optional); GRAVY; 4 teaspoons cornstarch; 1/4 cup cold water

12 ingredients

13 steps

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs boneless beef roast (chuck, shoulder, arm, trimmed of fat)
1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope Lipton Onion Soup Mix or (1 1/4 ounce) envelope mushroom soup mix
1 1/2 cups water (approximate)
1/2 cup dry sherry (kind you drink, not cooking sherry)
6 medium potatoes, peeled (waxy, not baking potatoes)
6 large carrots, peeled, cut in half (I prefer California carrots because they are sweeter)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon low-sodium beef bouillon cube
1 (4 ounce) can mushrooms, drained (optional)
GRAVY
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Directions

1

Place roast in crock pot.
2

Add potatoes and carrots.
3

If using mushrooms, add them now.
4

Pour dry soup mix, black pepper and bouillon into 2-cup measuring cup.
5

Gradually add water, stirring to mix soup (breaking up lumps) and water, adding enough water to make 1-1/2 cups.
6

Add sherry until mixture reaches 2-cup mark.
7

Pour liquid over and around veggies and meat.
8

Cover and turn crock pot to desired temperature: LOW (8 hours) or HIGH (4-6 hours) or until roast is tender.
9

During the last hour of cooking, I slide the veggies from atop the roast into the hot juices so they get additional flavor.
10

To serve: Remove roast and veggies from crock pot and place on serving platter to rest.
11

To make Gravy: Put 1/4 cup water in small jar.
12

Add cornstarch and stir to dissolve.
13

Pour cold slurry into hot crock pot and stir until gravy is thickened, about 5 minutes.