This is the main reason I cook with the crock pot. I know that if I just hurry and get the meal done it is going to pay off tonight when I get home. If I haven’t convinced you yet then here we go again, CROCK POT COOKING is truly the most affordable way plan cheap meals for your family.
When I do make the time, it is usually spent finding free recipes and breaking them down to be cost effective cheap meals that are easy to prepare. But I do have a few old time favorites that I wouldn’t dare dream of converting. This traditional Yankee Pot Roast Recipe is one of those. I have prepared my Pot Roast Dinner with this exact recipe since, well the beginning of time – lol okay since I got married and decided I better learn to cook or at least make the attempt anyway. It’s a simple dinner recipe, the ingredients are basic and of course with crock pot cooking you can add and omit as to your preference but my recommendation would be to leave it alone, its that good.
And for those you need a little guidance with the homemade gravy recipe after the Yankee Pot Roast is done, I have just the article for you. I myself faced this dilemma with my first Pot Roast and Potato meal.
This is a great step-by-step guide on How To Make Gravy.
How to Make Gravy – Homemade Gravy Recipe That Is!
(just click the link, it will open in a new window)
Crock Pot Pot Roast – Yankee Pot Roast Recipe
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Crock Pot - Pot Roast
Prep Time: 10 min
Cook Time: 8 1/2 to 9 hours on Low
Serves: 10-12
Cheap Cooking Ingredients:
- 1 beef chuck roast (about 2 1/2 lbs.)
- 3 unpeeled baking potatoes (about 1 lb.) cut into quarter
- 2 large carrots, cut into 3/4 inch slices
- 2 stalks celery, cut into 3/4 inch slices
- 1 medium onion – sliced
- 1 large parsnip, cut into 3/4 inch slices (optional but even better with it)
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tsp. dried rosemary
- 1/2 tsp dried thyme
- 1/2 cup beef broth*
Easy Dinner Directions:
- Trim excess fat from beef and discard, cut beef into serving size pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Combine potato, carrot, celery, onion, parsnip, bay leaves, rosemary and thyme in crock pot.
- Place beef on top of vegetables and pour broth over beef.
- Cook on low 8 1/2 to 9 hours or until beef is fork tender.
*Use reduced sodium beef broth heart healthy crock pot recipe.
Looking for some different quick dinner recipes? Take a look at these:
7 Quick Dinner Recipes With Chicken
Now this is what I’m talking about.
A nice home cooked meal.
heres a snack:
Roasted Chickpea Snacks
1 15-ounce can chickpeas
1 tablespoon olive oil
1-2 Tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon kosher salt or half as much table salt
Preheat the oven to 400. Drain and rinse the chickpeas, then drain again and spread out onto towels to dry.
Heat the oil in a small pan over low heat. Add the garlic and onion powders, Worcestershire sauce and salt, and stir until fragrant. Turn off the heat, pour in the chickpeas, and stir gently with a rubber spatula until they’re coated with the oil mixture.
Spread the chickpeas in a foil-lined rimmed baking pan and bake for 45-55 minutes, stirring the pan every ten minutes or so. When they’re done, they will be brown and crunchy.
That is a great snack idea…thanks for the recipe!!
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Ah there is nothing like a nice crock pot roast beef
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Yummy, thanks for the recipe. I just love beef in all possible ways ;)
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Your post is really wonderful..thanks for posting
My mum is in for some cooking now. I am actually instructing her step by step using this post as a guidance. Thanks for such a wonderful recipe. Will let people know how it ends up. At the moment though it looks awesome.
The recipe seems to be very interesting and quick. Perfect for dinner. I will try making it soon.
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Thank you for the recipe. My son was looking for a good recipe for pot roast. Ihope it taste better that it looks on paper.
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The secret to Yankee Pot Roast is a rich brown dark gravy full of the concentrated vegetable taste. The crock pot provides this.
Just add one or two envelopes of instant gravy mix (depending on amount you are making) to the crockpot before adding the beef broth which I increase by a 1/3 of a cup.
I also add a cap full of Gravy Master to get a really dark color.
If I have some turnips or rutabaga I add just a small amount to the crockpot also for flavor.
Enjoy.