One Roast=Two Nights of Meals= BRILLIANT

May 16, 2013

This roast recipe is for all you frugal mama's out there. Who doesn't always have left over roast? I know we do and we never want the same meal two nights in a row. This recipe is for a delicious roast one night and then it's repurposed the next night for a totally different meal using leftovers. Brilliant if you ask me!

for night 1:
1 pot roast (bottom round etc. something appropriate for slow cooking)

2 carrots, chopped

2 celery stalks, chopped

1 small onion, chopped

1 1/2 C beef or vegetable stock (or broth)

1 T garlic, chopped

2 T worcestershire sauce

1 envelope onion soup dry mix (I used french onion flavor)

fresh thyme sprigs tied in a bundle (I used 3-4)
For night #2:
leftover pot roast and it's gravy, chopped

1 bag frozen or canned mixed vegetable (cooked to package instructions)

2 Cups left over mashed potato or freshly made mashed potato

1 T butter

for the roast: Add vegetables to bottom of a lined crock pot (slow cooker). Add half the onion soup seasoning to vegetables.Top with thyme bundle. Then top with roast. Pour the broth/stock over roast and...
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Nutritions

Calories
974

Sodium
567mg
23% DV

Fat
97g
150% DV

Protein
3g
6% DV

Carbs
13g
4% DV

Fiber
3g
14% DV