The Best Sunday Crockpot Roast

I love my crockpot. Even though I work from home I still use this handy little piece of electric ingenuity fairly often. Especially on Sundays. We used to eat out after church but lately we've just been doing a lot more "nesting". Coming home, kicking off our shoes, getting comfy and enjoying a home cooked meal with the kids on Sunday afternoon is a joy. It's the simple things in life that mean the most. This roast recipe is one of them. It just exudes homey. Hubby told me he couldn't sleep the night I plugged this in because the delicious aroma kept waking him up. It smelled divine. I knew from the smell it would be a keeper. The menfolk loved this. It's so simple it's embarrassing! The gravy is incredibly delicious. Get a really large roast, because you can do po-boys with au jus or barbecue sandwiches with the left overs. ​I originally saw a similar recipe on Pinterest but decided to tweak it to what I knew our family would like. Besides we sure don't need a whole stick of butter on top of that gravy!

 

 

Here are the humble ingredients that made our Sunday fabulous even though our Saints lost!​

Ingredients:​

​1- 4 to 5 pound beef roast any kind. Chuck is best tho!
1 packet Italian Dressing​
1 packet Ranch Dressing​
​1-2 packets brown gravy mix
1 onion, chopped into quarters​
3-4 large russet potatoes peeled and quartered​
4 carrots​, peeled and chopped in 2 inch rounds
​1 cup water
Rinse off the roast and pat dry. Mix up your seasoning packets in one cup of water, til well blended. Peel and quarter your​ potatoes, carrots and chop the onion. Place the roast on the bottom of the crockpot. Pour the seasonings with water over the roast. Place the veggies on top of the roast. Cover and cook in the crockpot on low overnight or until roast is falling apart.
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Here are some step by step photos to show exactly how easy this is! This will catch a man girls! Just thought you might like that info! ;)​

Rinse your roast, place in crock pot. Pour the seasonings in a bowl and mix with one cup water. Get out the lumps! Whip it! Whip it Good! ah Devo moment sorry! Peel your veggies, and quarter.

 

Now pour the gravy blend over the roast and arrange all the veggies on top of the roast. Some people prefer to put them in the last 3-4 hours of cooking but I've always just thrown them in from the get go. No problems there! ​

Now plug up your crockpot and put it on the low setting. Make sure the lid is on tightly. I start mine about midnight the night before if we are going to eat it for lunch the next day. If you want it for supper start it at 9 am or so and it should be perfect. WARNING! THE SMELL OF THIS COOKING IS TORTURE. SERIOUSLY!! ​ Shred the roast, and place it all on a beautiful platter. Pour up the gravy in a bowl and serve. I made some white rice and rolls and this was a perfect meal! Please pin this post on your FB wall or Pinterest by using the buttons at the bottom of this post! Big hugs!