Slow Cooker Beef Pot Roast
6 Green, 6 Blue, and 5 Purple points per serving.
Makes: 6 servings
Calories: 329
Ingredients
- 1 pound top round steak, trimmed of fat and cubed
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- Cooking spray, optional
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup V-8 juice
- 2 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound potatoes, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 4 medium carrots, chopped into 1-inch pieces
- 1 large or 2 small onions, cut into 1-inch wedges
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, toss steak with flour until all of the steak pieces are well-coated with flour.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, warm the oil. Cook the garlic in the oil for 30 seconds. Add the flour-coated steak to the skillet and cook until the meat is slightly browned on the outside, about 4 minutes. Spray with cooking spray if there is not enough oil in the skillet.
- In a slow cooker, mix together the water, V-8 juice, ketchup, cider vinegar, sugar, salt, and pepper.
- Add browned steak, potatoes, carrots, and onions to the slow cooker and mix into the sauce.
- Cook for 3-4 hours on HIGH or 6-8 hours on LOW.