Quick Prep Slow Cooker
Root Beer Pot Roast
Creamy Grits and Petite Peas
Ingredients
- ½ onion, thinly sliced
- 1½ to 2 lb boneless eye of the round roast
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- ¾ cup root beer soft drink (or use Coke or Dr. Pepper)
- ¾ cup chili sauce
Instructions
- Place onion in a greased 3- to 4-quart slow cooker.
- Rub roast with oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place over onion in slow cooker.
- Stir together root beer and chili sauce; pour over roast.
- Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours or until beef is tender. Slice roast (reserve half of slices for Open-Faced Beef and Swiss Hoagies recipe.) Serve remaining roast with sauce.
Side Dish Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup milk
- ¾ cup uncooked quick-cooking grits
- ½ (16-oz) pkg frozen petite peas
Side Dish Instructions
- Bring water and milk to a boil in a saucepan; slowly whisk in grits. Reduce heat, and simmer, stirring frequently, until thickened.
- Cook peas according to package instructions.
Nutritional Information
| Main | Side | Total | |
| Servings | 3 | 3 | |
| Calories |
258
|
237
|
495
|
| Fat (g) | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Sat. Fat (g) | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Protein (g) | 24 | 10 | 34 |
| Carb (g) | 13 | 44 | 57 |
| Fiber (g) | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Sodium (mg) | 552 | 117 | 669 |
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