Sometimes a girl needs a fantastic dish that she can whip up in no time and look like a superstar in the kitchen. I dusted off some old recipes and remembered this delicious pot roast I had for just such an occasion. My grandparents were visiting from Florida and my husband was out of town for the day so I knew I would need to come up with some that would be easy and impressive enough to showcase my cooking skills.
My Pot Roast Italiano is guaranteed to knock your socks off! At the end of the cooking, you whisk in a can of tomato paste, which finishes off the delicious gravy. I served the roast with my favorite cheesy orzo pasta, my lemony roasted green beans, and my fast peanut butter cookies.
Instead of spending the day in the kitchen, the kids & I decided to spend the day at our dollar movie theater and caught a movie together instead. I love when I can spend more time with my kids and less time in the kitchen! This dish will do just that for your family- I promise!
Pot Roast Italiano
3 pounds beef chuck roast
1 can diced tomatoes – drained
1 can tomato sauce – 12 oz
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 medium onions- sliced (I omitted these because of personal taste)
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon basil
6 oz. can tomato paste
Grated parmesan cheese
Salt and pepper
Place sliced onions on bottom of crock pot. Place roast in crock pot. Season with salt and pepper. Pour diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, vinegar, and spices over roast. Cook on high for 1 hour, and then low for 8 hours. Transfer meat to cutting board and cut into chunks. Meanwhile, whisk tomato paste into the gravy in the pot roast and add parmesan cheese to taste. Gravy will get thicker after a minute or two. Add meat back to gravy and serve.
Leftover Tip- If you have any meat leftover (which will be highly unlikely), shred it for sandwiches. Serve the shredded meat on hoagie rolls with chips and fresh veggies. Yum!
Sounds tasty! And I love the fact that it's easy.
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This looks scrum-dilly-icious! I love the fact that all the ingredients are whole foods. I get tired of the plethora of slow cooker recipes with "cream of something" soup and dried onion soup mix in them.
This looks delicious, easy and fabulous! I'll be making some this week for company when we enjoy the season premiere of "The Office." Thanks, Amy…you're always a trusted and reliable source for great recipes!
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Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
~Liz
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Seattle Coffee Girl- I know what you mean! It is so difficult to find recipes that don't use those types of ingredients for the slow cooker! I have a hard time finding them myself.
If you aren't a fan of the acidic taste of the tomatoes, you can add a little sugar to the sauce to sweeten it at the end. This one was a hit with the kiddos because you could do "spaghetti" on the side.
Hope you guys like it!!
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I'm so with Seattle Coffee Girl – I don't do "cream of…" soups in crockpot dishes. This looks like a great crockpot recipe that will have flavor, be fast, and look classy. Thank you, Amy!
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This sounds perfect! A definite to-do next time we have company!
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Looks REALLY good. Like I may change my mind about slow-cooker dishes after trying this.
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I'm looking forward to making this next week. I will have to add it to my menu plan! Can't wait!
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I have yet to find a slow cooker pot roast recipe that I actually like, but yours looks so wonderful! I will definitely be trying it next week! Thank you for the recipe : )
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Amy, I just had to come back and give you some serious snaps on this recipe. It was A-MA-ZING. So easy. So few ingredients. Soooo delicious. My DH licked the plate and nearly at 1/2 the roast by himself. I don't love onions in the slow cooker, so I took your lead and left them out. Ran out of red wine vinegar, so I used balsamic instead. All I can say is WOW…this is so easy and delicious! Raves all around at our house, we'll be adding this to regular rotation. YOU ROCK!!! Buon appetito, thank you for an amazing recipe!
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OMG………this looks wonderful. I love using my crockpot and use it 4 nights out of the seven. I do everything from lasagna to roasts, to side dishes in it. Can't wait to try this though
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Seattle Coffee Girl- Oh, thank you so much for coming back to tell me that you liked it!! I am so glad the recipe was a hit!! I hope that your family enjoys it many, many more times!
Thank you again for the great feedback!!
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Will try it tonight… Love your blog. I am an artist trying to learn how to best set up my blog. Looks like you are a very smart lady!!!!
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I made this for dinner when we had some guests over and everyone thought it was just DELICIOUS! Thanks so much for the recipe! I put the leftover roast on hoagies, topped it with slices of provolone cheese, and broiled them for a few minutes to make some delicious sandwiches.
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Making this tonight (everything)….can’t wait…keep those awesome recipes coming…love your blog…
Christy
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I can’t wait to give this recipe a try. Just testing comments today!
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