Firehouse Beef Roast
Recipe from Midwest Living

This hearty, slow-cooked beef makes its own gravy as it roasts in the oven. Potatoes and baby carrots cook alongside the beef to make this dish a complete meal.


Firehouse Beef Roast


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Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 55 mins
Servings: 6 to 8 servings
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Ingredients
 
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  • 1  3-/2- to 4-pound  boneless beef chuck pot roastOn Sale
  • 1  cup  waterOn Sale
  • 6  medium  potatoes, peeled and quarteredOn Sale
  • 1  16-ounce package  peeled baby carrots or medium carrots, halved lengthwise and cut into 2-inch piecesOn Sale
  • 1  medium  onion, cut into wedgesOn Sale
  • 1  envelope  (1/2 of 2-ounce package) onion soup mixOn Sale
  • 1  10-3/4 ounce can  condensed cream of mushroom soupOn Sale
  • 1/2  teaspoon  bottled hot pepper sauce (optional)On Sale
  • 1/4  teaspoon  ground black pepperOn Sale
  • 1  clove  garlic, mincedOn Sale

Directions
1.
Trim fat from meat. In a 5- to 6-quart Dutch oven, add water. Add in this order: meat, potatoes, carrots and onion. Sprinkle onion soup mix over mixture; add mushroom soup. If you like, add hot pepper sauce. Top with black pepper and garlic.
2.
Bake, covered, in a 350 degrees oven for 2-1/2 to 3 hours or until meat is falling apart tender (or until you get back from the fire run). Serves 6 to 8.

Nutrition information
Calories 589, Total Fat 14 g, Saturated Fat 5 g, Monounsaturated Fat 5 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 1 g, Cholesterol 116 mg, Sodium 998 mg, Carbohydrate 49 g, Total Sugar 7 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 63 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 31%, Calcium 9%, Iron 36%. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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