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Slow Cooker French Onion Roast with Squash and Broccoli

Slow Cooker French Onion Roast

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Cook Time 4 hours
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 Crock Pot
  • 1 Measuring Cups & Spoons
  • 1 Small Mixing Bowl
  • 1 Cutting Board & Knife

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lb. Chuck Roast
  • 1 Large Yellow Onion
  • 2 tsp. Salt
  • 1 tsp. Pepper

Sauce

  • 1/2 cup Diced Tomatoes
  • 1 cup Vegetable or Beef Broth
  • 2-3 large cloves Minced Garlic
  • 1 tbsp. Vinegar (Champagne, White Wine or Balsamic)
  • 1 tsp. Thyme
  • 1 tsp. Rosemary
  • `1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 tbsp. Cornstarch

Instructions
 

  • Dry the roast with paper towels. Rub salt and pepper on each side.
  • Slice large onion and layer half on bottom of the crock pot.
  • Mix diced tomatoes, broth, garlic, rosemary, thyme, vinegar and Worcestershire sauce in a small bowl. Dump half of the sauce mixture over onions in the crock pot.
  • Lay the roast on top on the onions and sauce.
  • Top with remaining onions.
  • Cover with remaining sauce.
  • Seal crock pot with cover and cook on high for 4 hours.
  • When roast is done, remove to a plate and cover with foil. Leave sauce in the crock pot on high setting.
  • Skim oils from surface of sauce in the pot. Put two tablespoons of corn starch into a cup. Add 1/3 cup of the skimmed sauce and stir until smooth. Add this mixture back into the sauce in the crockpot and stir until mixed thoroughly.
  • Using two forks, shred the beef that you have set aside. It will come apart easily. Remove any stringy pieces of fat or gristle. Return tender, shredded beef to the crock pot. Put lid back on and leave at high setting for another 10 or 15 minutes while prepping sides.
  • Serve Slow Cooker French Onion Roast with sides of your choice. I chose butternut squash and roasted broccoli. Garnish with chopped parsley, chives or scallion.