Pot Roast With Noodles

This is one of the recipe that I haven't tried yet, but it sounded simply delicious - It's another one on my to-do list -

• Ready In: 12 hrs
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 -2 1⁄2 lbs  beef  chuck roast
• 1  tablespoon  cooking oil
• 2  medium carrots, corasely chopped
• 2  celery ribs, sliced
• 1  medium onion, sliced
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
• 1  tablespoon quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 (14 1/2ounce) can Italian-style stewed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can Italian-style tomato paste
• 1  tablespoon brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
• 1  bay leaf
• 1 (12 ounce) package  dried  medium noodles

Directions

1. Trim fat from roast. Cut roast, if necessary, to fit into a 3 1/2 - 4 quart Crockery Pot. Heat oil in a large skillet. Cook roast in hot oil until brown on all sides. Drain off fat.
2. Meanwhile, place carrots, onion, and garlic, in cooker. Sprinkle tapioca over vegetables. Place roast on top of vegetables.
3. Combine the undrained tomatoes, the tomato paste , brown sugar, salt, pepper, and bay leaf in a medium bowl. Pour over roast.
4. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours (high 4-5 hours). Discard bay leaf. Skim off fat.
5. Cook noodles according to package directions. Serve mear and vegetables with noodles.