INA’S COMPANY POT ROAST aka  My Fancy Pot Roast

Servings: 8

Here I go again, ANOTHER delicous Ina Garten recipe! I was looking for something fancy to serve for a family dinner and while looking through Ina’s collection I found this and well with all the delicious ingredients in this pot roast, I thought “how bad can it be?”   I was not dissapointed! I served it with a Ina’s baked potatoe recipe that will follow! Enjoy!

*Ina calls for the use of a dutchoven, since I do not have one yet I used my handy dandy slow cooker instead! *

INGREDIENTS:

1 [4-5lb] boneless beef chuck roast, tied

4 carrots

2 yellow onions

4 celery stalks

2 leeks

5 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed

2 cups red wine

1 [28oz] can whole plum tomatoes

1 cup chicken stock

1 chicken bullion cube

3 branches fresh thyme

2 branches fresh rosemary

1 tbsp. unsalted butter at room temperature

all purpose flour

salt and pepper

olive oil

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CHILI MAC

Servings: 4

CHILI MAC is an all American one pot hearty meal that will satisfy even the pickiest eater out there! Its hearty enough to serve alone but also pairs well with a big green salad or steamed green beans.

Ingredients:

1lb. ground beef *

1 medium onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 [14.5oz can] stewed tomatoes

1 1/4 cup canned tomato sauce

3 tbsp canned green chili peppers

3 tsp chili seasoning

2 cups of whole-wheat elbow macaroni*

1 [150z] can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

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SPICED BEEF WITH POTATOES

Servings: 4

I found this delicious crock pot meal while browsing the web for an EZ but hearty weekday meal. 

Ingredients:

1.5 lb beef chuck roast

3 medium yukon or golden potatoes

1 [28oz] can of whole peeled tomatoes

1 large red onion

1/2 cup dried apricots

1/2 cup beef stock 0r water

2 tsp. each cumin, garlic powder and ginger

1/2 tsp. each cinnamon, cayenne and salt

1 [15oz] can garbanzo beans, rinsed

2 cups baby spinach leaves

2 tbsp. olive oil

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EZ TACO SALAD

Servings: 4

Ingredients:

1 lb. quality ground beef

1/2 white onion

3 vine ripe tomatos

2 tbsp. corn oil

2 tsp. minced garlic

salt + pepper

1 [15oz] can of beans [your favorite variety]

4 flour tortillas, burrito size

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SOPES

Serves: 4

Ingredients:

1 1/2lb beef stew meat*

1/2 onion, minced

2 Roma tomatoes, chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

1 16oz can low sodium pinto beans

2 tsp. chipotle sauce

12 sopes

1 cup lettuce, chopped

Queso Fresco

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