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So, I am going to put a beef roast in the crock pot for Sunday. I was just going to put in some water and french onion soup mix along with carrots, onions, celery and potatoes.

Well, my mom says I should cook the roast in beer, but I didn't know if I just do it in lieu of the water and if I could still add the veggies in with it.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I normally do my roast in the oven with one of those McCormick pot roast bags, so this is totally new to me. I just know I won't have time to be in the kitchen all day on Sunday before my family arrives. If I'm home, I'll have lots of cleaning to do.

Well I have a recipe that isn't very glamourous, but it tastes good. I usually use an eye of the round roast. My recipe is done slow in the oven, but you could probably do it in a slow cooker. Put the roast on top of some heavy foil wrap. Mix together cream of mushroom soup (1 or two cans, depending on how much gravy you want and how big the roast is), one or two packets of Lipton onion soup and a tablespoon or two of water. Spread the soups over the beef. The recipe says to put potatoes and carrots in with the beef too and then seal up the foil. I usually just wrap the beef and soups with the foil, put that in a pan and then throw in the potatoes and carrots with some butter and a bit of water.

This sounds like the kind of thing my Mom makes. We eat it up! Campbell's mushroom soup and Lipton onion soup, it's so bad but it tastes so good.

Cheers, RickG

Be careful, Lulu, the guys will tell you to stick a beer can up it's butt. Oh wait, that's a chicken. Never mind.

Okay...in the vein of being helpful instead of just being a smart alec, your guess is a-ok. You can substitute the beer for the water, or do 1/2 and 1/2. Put your veggies in just like you would if it was just water. I have never actually done this, but have read it before. Let me know how it turns out. I might have to try it sometime!

Thanks for all the great ideas. I think whatever I make will be delicious. If not, I have pizza hut set up for text ordering. (Yes, I know that's sad!)

Vicki, I've been meaning to try this chicken butt beer can thing, but I just never have time to make that happen!

Lulu, this is dinner a week from Sunday. Thanks for the reminder.

Cheers, RickG

RickG wrote:Lulu, this is dinner a week from Sunday. Thanks for the reminder.

Cheers, RickG

Rick,

The chicken butt beer can thing? Or the pot roast?

Either one sounds pretty good. I have a whole chicken in my freezer, I just haven't had the time to try it.

Hi Lulu,

Here is a recipe that is a huge hit with some folks on another board that I talk about food with. It has been made by tons of people and everyone universally loves it. I have not made it myself because I don't eat red meat and a roast is too much meat for John, but I figure with so many good reviews it must be tasty, right? Plus it is definitely easy.


2 boneless chuck roasts (2.5 pounds each)
1 envelope Ranch dressing mix
1 envelope Italian dressing mix
1 envelope brown gravy mix
1/2 cup water

Place roasts in a slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine mixes and water. Whisk together. Pour over roasts. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours until tender.

Add some carrots and onions with this.

I did the roast with potatoes, celery, carrots and onion, a pack of french-onion soup mix and a can of Michelob light that my roommate left in the fridge.

It was pretty delicious. Thanks for all your help. I have lots of new crock pot ideas now.

I love the convenience of the crockpot - nothing like doing a little prep work in the morning/the night before and coming home to a house that smells like dinner!

But I don't do it as often as I'd like because it's hard to come up with a lot of variety - especially for the picky eaters in the house.

This lady has a blog where she cooks something different in her crockpot each day for a year. Some of them I don't even want to try, but there are some great recipes and ideas there.

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/