Mock Pot Roast Recipes

MOCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Place ground beef in the center of the cake pan, molding it into whatever shape you'd like your roast to be. I'm a traditionalist, so I go with a rectangle-like lump.
• Peel the onion and slice it, placing it around the meat.
• Wash and slice the potatoes and carrots.
• Allow them to drain before placing them in the pan around the meat, on top of the onion.
• Open the cans of mushrooms and drain them, placing them over the other veggies.
• Sprinkle the garlic and seasonings over veggies and meat.
• Cover all completely with foil.
• Bake it in the oven for approximately an hour and a half. Depending on your oven, this may take longer. Mine cooks pretty fast, so keep that in mind.
• Remove from oven and allow it to rest for no less than 5 minutes.
• Eat, eat, eat. It's so good, you probably won't have leftovers...

PERFECT POT ROAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
• Generously salt and pepper the chuck roast.
• Heat the olive oil in large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the halved onions to the pot, browning them on both sides. Remove the onions to a plate.
• Throw the carrots into the same very hot pot and toss them around a bit until slightly browned, about a minute or so. Reserve the carrots with the onions.
• If needed, add a bit more olive oil to the very hot pot. Place the meat in the pot and sear it for about a minute on all sides until it is nice and brown all over. Remove the roast to a plate.
• With the burner still on high, use either red wine or beef broth (about 1 cup) to deglaze the pot, scraping the bottom with a whisk. Place the roast back into the pot and add enough beef stock to cover the meat halfway.
• Add in the onions and the carrots, along with the fresh herbs.
• Put the lid on, then roast for 3 hours for a 3-pound roast. For a 4 to 5-pound roast, plan on 4 hours. The roast is ready when it's fall-apart tender.

MOCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into a loaf in a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Brush with steak sauce. Arrange carrots, potatoes and onions around loaf. , Cover and bake at 375° for 40 minutes. Add peas. Cover and bake 30 minutes longer. Uncover; baste with pan juices. Bake 5 minutes more or until the meat is no longer pink and a thermometer reads 160°.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle the roast all over with 2 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper. Coat in flour and shake off any excess. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the roast to the skillet and cook until golden brown on all sides, about 8 minutes, turning as needed. Transfer the roast to the insert of a 6-quart slow cooker, along with the carrots, celery, onions and garlic.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet over medium heat. Add the tomato paste and stir until the oil begins to turn brick-red, about 1 minute. Add the flour and wine and whisk until thick (it's OK if there are some lumps). Add the beef broth, bay leaves, thyme, allspice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper and bring to a simmer, whisking, until the gravy is smooth and thickens slightly, about 4 minutes.
• Pour the gravy into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. The roast and vegetables should be tender.
• Remove the roast and let rest for a few minutes. Discard the thyme stems and strain the vegetables, reserving the gravy. Toss the vegetables with half the parsley and season with salt and pepper. Stir the remaining parsley into the gravy and season with salt and pepper. Slice the roast against the grain. Serve the meat and vegetables on a platter, moistening them with some of the gravy; serve the remaining gravy on the side.

SLOW COOKER MOCK-ROAST

Steps:

• Sprinkle the beef with seasoned salt and black pepper to taste. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, and brown the roast on all sides, about 3 minutes per side. Place the browned roast into a slow cooker, and sprinkle the onion, chopped carrot, and celery over the meat. Scatter the potatoes and carrot pieces over the other ingredients, sprinkle on the Italian seasoning, parsley, and celery salt, and pour the can of soda over everything. Sprinkle the steak sauce on top.
• Cover, and cook on Low setting for 8 hours.

SLOW COOKER POT ROAST

Steps:

• Spray the inside of a slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread the onion slices out into the bottom of the cooker.
• Spread the flour out onto a work surface. Sprinkle the chuck roast with salt and black pepper, and roll the roast in the flour to coat all sides. Using the edge of a small, sturdy plate, pound the flour into the meat. Place the floured roast into the cooker on top of the onions. Whisk together beef gravy mix, ranch dressing mix, and Italian dressing mix in a bowl, and whisk the mixes with water until smooth. Pour over the chuck roast. Distribute carrots around the meat.
• Cover the cooker, set to Low, and cook until the roast is tender and the gravy has thickened, about 8 hours.

MOCK POT ROAST AND VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Mix ground beef and pork together with rolled oats.
• Mix in eggs, ketchup, dry mustard, 2 teaspoons salt, and pepper.
• Shape into a loaf in a shallow greased baking pan large enough for meat loaf and vegetables.
• Brush with gravy browning sauce, if using.
• Arrange carrots, potatoes, and onions around meatloaf.
• Sprinkle with remaining teaspoon of salt.
• Cover pan with foil; bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40 minutes.
• Uncover and add peas.
• Replace cover and bake for another 30 minutes.
• Uncover and baste meat loaf with pan juices.
• Bake 5 minutes longer, or until vegetables are tender.