Slow Cooker Cranberry Roast

PREP TIME 15 Min COOK TIME 8 Hrs READY IN 8 Hrs 15 Min

INGREDIENTS

• 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
• 1 (3 pound) beef chuck roast (or pork roast)
• 1 (16 ounce) can jellied cranberry sauce
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

DIRECTIONS

1. Place onion soup mix in the bottom of a slow cooker. Place roast in the slow cooker, and top with cranberry sauce.
2. Cover, and cook 8 hours on Low.
3. Remove roast, and set aside. Set slow cooker to High. Whisk together butter and flour, and slowly mix into the liquid remaining in the slow cooker to create a thick gravy. Serve with the roast. ***I strained the onions out of the gravy :)

Labels: crock pot, pork, recipe, roast

Easy Slow Cooker French Dip

INGREDIENTS

• 4 pounds rump roast
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed French onion soup (they were out of this at the store so I just used a packet of onion soup mix and water and it was great)
• 1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer (I used Guinness - Aaron's beer of choice)
• 6 French rolls (I found little mini-french rolls that were perfect sized for the kids)
• 2 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS

1. Trim excess fat from the rump roast, and place in a slow cooker. Add the beef broth, onion soup and beer. Cook on Low setting for 7 hours.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Split French rolls, and spread with butter. Bake 10 minutes, or until heated through.
4. Slice the meat on the diagonal, and place on the rolls. Serve the sauce for dipping.

Labels: cooking, crock pot, french dip sandwiches