Simple slow cooked roast recipe

[tephra]

I'm mostly sticking this here so I'll remember it some months from now. Sometimes the really simple things are the easiest to forget about.

This was in the latest issue of Quick Cooking magazine (mom's a subscriber).

2 2.5 pound boneless chuck roasts (I've made this with a 3 pound brisket)
1 envelope Italian dressing mix
1 envelope ranch dressing mix
1 envelope brown gravy mix
1/2 cup water

Place roasts in slow cooker. Combine mixes with water and pour over roasts. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. The drippings can be thickened to make a very tasty gravy.

I'm wondering if it's worth the hassle of digging out the slow cooker (if hafoc hasn't gotten rid of it due to lack of use) or if I should just oven roast instead.

Hmm... perhaps I could substitute boneless skinless turkey breast and turkey gravy mix....

The best part of cooking is taking an idea and running with it. :)

Comments

[hafoc.livejournal.com]

Still have the slow cooker, I think.. the big "Presto Kettle" has a stoneware lining, so it works as a slow cooker too.

Alternatively, you could do it in the pressure cooker. It's kind of strange, but the pressure cooker is like a fast slow cooker-- whatever a slow cooker does well the pressure cooker also does well. It just takes 30 minutes or so (once you get it up to temperature, which takes longer than you'd think) instead of eight hours.