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Pantry Pot Roast & Gravy

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Very easy and super scrumptious pot roast. Uses all those spice packets you have just sitting in your pantry. It’s what’s for dinner!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE POT ROAST:
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 4 pounds Beef Pot Roast
  • 1 package (about 1 Oz. Packet) Ranch Dressing Mix
  • 1 package (about 1 Oz. Packet) Brown Gravy Mix
  • 1 package (about 1 Oz. Packet) Onion Soup Mix
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 1 cube Chicken Bouillon
  • 1 cup Chicken Or Beef Stock
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • FOR THE GRAVY:
  • 2 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1 Tablespoon Flour
  • 1 cup Meat Drippings, Strained
  • 1 cup Milk Or Cream
  • 1 Tablespoon Cornstarch

Preparation

This can be prepared in a pressure cooker, slow cooker or in a pot in the oven.

For the pot roast:

Heat olive oil in a skillet or your roasting pan if large enough. Sear all sides of the roast.

Place roast in the pan of your choice. Dump all the mix packets on top of the roast, add pepper, bouillon, stock and Worcestershire to the pan (If cooking in the oven, increase stock to 2 cups).

Cover and cook in a pressure cooker for 2 hours at high pressure, in a slow cooker for 8 hours on low, or in an oven for 8 hours at 275ºF.

Remove roast from pan and place in a covered dish to let it rest for a few minutes. Strain the drippings and set aside about 1 cup for the gravy. Pour the remaining drippings back on the roast to keep it moist.

For the gravy:

Melt butter in a skillet. Add flour. Cook while whisking about 2 minutes.

Add drippings, heat to simmer. Stir together milk and corn starch in a separate cup and pour into the pan while whisking. Continue to cook for another 2-3 minutes until it thickens.

Slice and serve pot roast with a side of potatoes and vegetables or salad. Use gravy on both pot roast and potatoes, it’s full of flavor! Enjoy!

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CindyG on 12.29.2012

This sounds awesome…will be trying it for Sunday dinner. Thanks for sharing!

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iwoods96 on 10.17.2011

Is that right? Cook in oven for 8 (eight) hours? Or is it supposed to be 3 hours? Just checking. It sounds delish and I want to give it a whirl. :)

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Carol G. on 1.20.2013

This made an incredible beef hotshot.

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Cookin' Army Wife on 1.5.2013

A-MAZ-ING!! I didn’t have any ranch packets, so I left that out and it still turned out wonderful.

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natashajparker on 7.18.2012

Oh My Word! Best roast ever!

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joy on 11.17.2011

I’m not a big cooker of Roasts and this was so easy and delish!!!

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plumpchef on 11.11.2011

Oh.My.Goodness. This was AMAZING!!!!!! This is now my official go-to recipe for pot roast – forever!

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