Dinner for 7

Slow Cooker Mississippi Roast

Name: Slow Cooker Mississippi Roast
Total time: 370 min
Yield: 7 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 lb boneless chuck roast trimmed of excess fat; 1 tsp each onion powder; 1/2 tsp pepper; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; 5 cloves garlic; 2 cups low sodium beef broth; 2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce; 3 tbsp dried minced onions; 1 tbsp granulated beef bouillon; 2 tsp dried parsley; 1 tsp each dried chives; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; 1 bay leaf; 8 whole pepperoncini; carrots cut into thirds (optional); baby red potatoes (optional); 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup flour; 2 cups beef broth from slow cooker

$21.20for 4370 minServes 7

Chuck roast cooks slowly with garlic, pepperoncini, broth, and seasonings before becoming tender with a simple pan gravy.

Photo: carlsbadcravings.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Beef chuck roast, 4 lb$6.99/lb typical	4 lb	$27.96Typical price
	Garlic, 0.5$0.75 each typical	0.5	$0.38Typical price
	Broth, 33 oz$0.07/oz typical	33 oz	$2.32Typical price
	Onions, a little$1.29/lb typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Capers, 8 oz$0.45/oz typical	8 oz	$3.60Typical price
	Butter, 2 oz$0.40/oz typical	2 oz	$0.80Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$37.11

Swaps

Swap beef chuck roast for pork roastabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
Swap onions for red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

Dried spices (cumin, paprika, chili powder, oregano)Olive and cooking oilSoy sauceSugar and brown sugarDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsFlour

Not included in the cost.

370 minstart to table
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7servings as written
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Typical price

$5.30 per serving$21.20 for 4

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Ingredients

4 lb boneless chuck roast trimmed of excess fat
1 tsp each onion powder
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp vegetable oil
5 cloves garlic
2 cups low sodium beef broth
2 tbsp reduced sodium soy sauce
3 tbsp dried minced onions
1 tbsp granulated beef bouillon
2 tsp dried parsley
1 tsp each dried chives
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 bay leaf
8 whole pepperoncini
carrots cut into thirds (optional)
baby red potatoes (optional)
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup flour
2 cups beef broth from slow cooker

Steps

Season the roast with onion powder and pepper.
Sear the roast in oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat for 5 minutes, turning once.
Place the roast, garlic, broth, pepperoncini juice, soy sauce, dried onions, bouillon, parsley, chives, oregano, bay leaf, and pepperoncini in a 6-quart slow cooker.
Cook covered on low for 5 hours 50 minutes, until fork-tender and the center reaches at least 145 F.
Melt the butter in the skillet over medium heat, whisk in the flour, and cook for 2 minutes.
Whisk in 2 cups of slow-cooker broth and cook for 5 minutes until thickened.

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