Zesty Slow Cooker Italian Pot Roast Recipes

ZESTY SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Place the potatoes, carrots, celery and tomato into a 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Season the beef with the black pepper. Place the beef into the cooker.
• Stir the soup, water, garlic, basil, oregano, parsley and vinegar in a small bowl. Pour the soup mixture over the beef and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on LOW for 10 to 11 hours** or until the beef is fork-tender and the vegetables are tender.
• *To roast garlic, place 1 whole garlic bulb onto a square of aluminum foil. Drizzle with vegetable oil. Wrap the foil tightly around the garlic. Roast at 350 degrees F. for 45 minutes or until the garlic is soft. Peel and chop the garlic.
• **Or on HIGH for 5 to 6 hours.
• Tip: For thicker gravy, mix 1/4 cup all-purpose flour and 1/2 cup water in a small bowl until the mixture is smooth. Remove the beef and vegetables from the cooker. Stir the flour mixture into the cooker. Cover and cook on HIGH for 10 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens.

BEST EVER SLOW COOKER ITALIAN BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• Place beef chuck roast into a slow cooker and scatter onion quarters around the meat. Pour the beef broth over the meat and sprinkle the au jus mix, Italian salad dressing mix, salt, and black pepper over the roast.
• Cover cooker, set on Low, and cook until meat is very tender, 6 to 8 hours.

SLOW-COOKER ZESTY ITALIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Heat dressing in large deep skillet on medium-high heat. Add roast; cook 5 min. on each side or until evenly browned on both sides.
• Place browned roast in slow cooker sprayed with cooking spray; top with carrots, onions and bay leaves.
• Mix remaining ingredients until blended; pour over ingredients in slow cooker. Cover with lid.
• Cook on LOW 8 to 10 hours (or on HIGH 5 to 6 hours).
• Remove and discard bay leaves. Transfer roast to platter; top with vegetables and sauce.

ZESTY SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Place potatoes, carrots, and celery in bottom of slow cooker.
• Season roast with pepper and place on top.
• Mix soup, water, oregano, and thyme.
• Pour over roast and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours.

ZESTY SLOW COOKER ITALIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Place potatoes, carrots, and celery in bottom of slow cooker.
• Season roast with pepper and place on top.
• Mix soup and water.
• Pour over roast and vegetables.
• Cover and cook on low 8-10 hours.
• •For a thicker gravy: Combine 1/4 cup flour and 1/2 cup water until smooth. Remove beef and vegetables and keep warm. Stir into cooking juices. Bring to a boil for 2 minutes or until thickened.

SPICY ITALIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper. In a large heavy skillet on medium, heat oil. Add roast and cook until browned on both sides, about 6 minutes. Transfer roast to a 6-quart slow cooker. Add potatoes, carrots, onions, broth, tomatoes, pepperoncini with reserved liquid, Italian seasoning, paprika, cayenne (if using), garlic and bay leaf. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours or on high for 4½ to 5 hours. Discard bay leaf. Use a slotted spoon to transfer meat and vegetables to a platter; drizzle with cooking liquid and sprinkle with parsley. Note: This roast can also be served as a stew. Simply break up the cooked roast into smaller chunks. Divide the roast, vegetables and cooking liquid among bowls and sprinkle servings with parsley. We independently source all of the products that we feature on cleaneatingmag.com. If you buy from the links on our site, we may receive an affiliate commission, which in turn supports our work.

ZESTY SLOW-COOKER ITALIAN POT ROAST

Steps:

• Place potatoes, carrots, celery and tomato in 3 1/2-quart slow cooker. Season roast with pepper and place on top.
• Mix soup, water, pepper, garlic, basil, oregano, parsley and vinegar. Pour over all.
• Cover and cook on LOW 10 to 12 hour or until done.**