Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast

Ingredients:

• 3 to 4-pound chuck pot roast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3 to 4 medium potatoes, quartered
• 3 to 4 carrots, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 2 medium onions, quartered
• 1/2 cup beef broth

Directions:

1. Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper.
2. Place half of vegetables in bottom of slow cooker crock, top with roast, then add remaining vegetables and liquid.
3. Cover and cook 5 hours on HIGH or 8 hours on LOW.

Serves: 6-8

Test Kitchen Tip: Half of a 1 lb. bag of baby carrots can be used instead of 3-4 medium carrots. A long cooking time in moist heat will tenderize a tougher cut of meat. Therefore, using a lower-priced cut, such as chuck, is economical as well as delicious.