Savory Pot Roast

Submitted by Satisfied Kris

"Easy! Easy! Easy! Add the word "Delicious" and you've described this recipe. The recipe is so old - I have no idea where it came from. Served it at a small dinner party for 6 people. Served with a nice Merlot. It was a huge it! AND it's Easy! Easy! Easy! I was able to work around the house while it was simmering away on the stove. Did I mention it was Easy?"

 

• Ready In: 3hrs 5mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 1⁄2 - 4 lbs beef round steak or 3 1/2-4 lbs chuck roast
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 package dry onion soup mix
• 1 1⁄4 cups water
• 6 medium potatoes, quartered
• 6 carrots, cut into 2 inch pieces
• whole mushroom, to taste
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

directions

1. In a 8 quart saucepot, in the hot vegetable oil, brown roast on all sides.
2. Spoon off fat.
3. Stir in mushroom soup, onion soup mix and 1 cup water.
4. Reduce heat to just above low.
5. Cover, cook 2 hours.
6. Add vegetables.
7. Cover again, cook 45 minutes or until roast and vegetables are fork-tender.
8. Remove roast and vegetables and keep warm.
9. Stir together the flour and remaining 1/4 cup water until smooth.
10. Gradually stir into soup mixture.
11. Cook until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly.
12. Serve the roast& veggies with the gravy on the side.

Reviews

[strawberryjane]

This was soooooo good! I loved the fresh mushrooms in it..really easy to make! This is a keeper! Thanks Kris for a great recipe!

 

[Hey Jude]

This is Easy! And very delicious. We wanted pot roast today and I didn't feel like doing it my usual, time-consuming, way. I found Kris' recipe and we had a wonderful dinner tonight. I made her recipe as is, adding a couple more potatoes and carrots and a package of fresh wild mushrooms. The soup mixture made a great gravy without me having to add the flour/water mixture at the end. Wonderful, we all loved it! Thanks Kris, this is definately a keeper!

 

[Kendra*]

This is the roast recipe I've used for years and years. I believe I originally got the recipe from a Campbell's Soup ad. I like to make this recipe using Cream of Mushroom Soup with Roasted Garlic. I also usually sprinkle the roast with garlic salt before browning it, and sometimes add 1 packet of Ranch Dressing mix, about 2T of red wine vinegar, or 2 - 3 drops of pepper sauce (like Cholula) to the soup mixture. It's a wonderfully tasty recipe for roast beef. Thanks for posting!

 

[Divalicious 808]

The family loved it. They couldn't believe that a roast cooked on the stovetop could be so tender! I used chicken stock for the water and seasoned the roast with a steak seasoning before searing. Finished off the gravy with some worcestershire. Yummy! Thanks for a delicious and simple recipe.

 

[Lydias Mama]

This was pretty good. I usually slow cook my roast in a crock pot, but I wanted to serve roast for an impromptu family dinner, and didn't have all day to let it cook. I am impressed with how easy it was, but the roast was a little dry, and not as tender as it usually is when I do it in the crock pot, BUT I may not have used a very good cut of beef. I liked the gravy, and it was easy to make. All in all a great recipe. I'm sure I will use it again. Thanks!