Slow Cooking Pot Roast with Vegetables

Hello Fit-NOW Friends!

I found a delicious slow cooker recipe on The Six O’Clock Scramble website. This is an easy, plan ahead, meal with little to no tending too. The delicious tender and wholesome meal will be a wonderful treat for you and your family! I love that this website shares suggested side dishes and how to make those side dishes.  In addition, it provides the nutritional values; in case you are keeping a dairy of your intake or would just like to be conscious of what you are eating. Enjoy!

SLOW-COOKING POT ROAST WITH VEGETABLES

Servings & Prep Time Prep time: 15 minutes. Cook time: 480 minutes Servings: 8 Main Dish Special Features Nut-free Low-Sodium Kosher-style or Kosher Alternative Dairy-free Wheat/Gluten-free Low-Sodium Slow-Cooker/Crock-Pot Scramble Express (30 minutes or less total) Make ahead

Ingredients for main dish

• 2 1/2 lbs. boneless chuck roast, fat trimmed
• 8 oz. frozen pearl onions, (or use 1 large onion, halved and sliced)
• 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
• 1 Tbsp. honey or agave nectar
• 3 bay leaves
• 1/4 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 4 oz. canned chopped green chilies, with their liquid
• 3 white potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 1/2- 3/4 cups barbecue sauce, for serving (optional)

Ingredients for side dish - BAGUETTE

• 1-2 baguettes (s)

Ingredients for side dish - ROASTED BEETS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

• 1 lb. beets, peeled and cut into 1 - 1 11/2-inch chunks (s)
• 1/4 cup orange juice (s)
• 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup (s)
• 1 Tbsp. butter (s)
• 1/8 tsp. salt (s)
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger (s)

Put the meat in the bottom of the slow cooker, add the remaining ingredients, except the barbecue sauce, and set it on low for 8 - 10 hours until the meat is tender and pulls apart easily with a fork.  (About an hour and a half before dinnertime, prepare the beets. About 15 minutes before dinner, warm the baguette(s).) Serve it on or with the warm baguettes, and topped with a little barbecue sauce, if desired.

Do Ahead or Delegate:  (Prep can be done the night before, if necessary.) Halve and slice the onion if necessary, peel and cut the potatoes and refrigerate them in a bowl with water, chop the carrots.

Scramble Flavor Booster:  When serving the meat, use the optional barbecue sauce and a little hot sauce.

Tip:

If you don't own a slow cooker, you can cook it in a Dutch oven with a tight fitting lid in the oven at 300 degrees for about 4 hours or 200 degrees for about 8 hours until it is tender and falling apart.

SERVE WITH BAGUETTE & ROASTED BEETS WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees and warm the baguette(s) for 5 - 7 minutes. Alternatively, brush thin slices of the baguette with olive oil and toast or broil them for a few minutes until they are lightly browned and crispy.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Peel 1 lb. beets and cut them into 1 - 1 1/2-inch chunks. Spray a round or square baking dish that is big enough to hold the beets in a single layer with nonstick cooking spray. Put the beets in the dish. In a measuring cup, combine 1/4 cup orange juice, 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup, and 1/4 tsp. ground ginger and pour it over the beets. Cut 1 Tbsp. butter into pieces and scatter it over the beets, then season them with salt and black pepper to taste. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake the beets for 60 - 70 minutes until they are tender when pierced with a fork.

Nutritional Information per serving (% based upon daily values)
Calories: 258; Total Fat: 7g, 11%; Saturated Fat: 3g, 15%; Cholesterol: 90mg, 30%; Sodium: 348mg, 15%; Total Carbohydrate: 18g, 6%; Dietary Fiber: 3g, 11%; Sugar: 8g; Protein: 32g

Nutritional Information per serving with sidedish (% based upon daily values) (1/4 of baguette & 1/4 of beets)
Calories: 555; Total Fat: 13g, 19%; Saturated Fat: 5g, 24%; Cholesterol: 104mg, 35%; Sodium: 849mg, 36%; Total Carbohydrate: 75g, 25%; Dietary Fiber: 7g, 29%; Sugar: 24g; Protein: 42g


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♥Fit~NOW~Girl♥