Hunter's Roast: Noodles and Beef with Veggies

Roast and Noodles: Ready for Next Day's Lunch

Well friends, another hit for the books and the repeat-this-meal file.

The recipe is from my cookbook Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade: Slow Cooker Recipes. The only change was we used a chuck roast instead of beef round steak--it was too expensive. All else is the same.

Hunter's Steak

• 2 1/4 lb beef round steak (other beef roast cuts, pork or venison depending on what you have)
• We used a chuck roast
• 1 28oz can whole peeled tomatoes
• 1 8oz pkg pre-sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 C. frozen loose-pack sliced carrots
• 2 ribs celery, sliced
• 1 1/2 C. reduced-sodium beef broth
• 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
• 1 packet (1.5 oz) McCormick beef stew seasoning mix
• This is a nice go-to staple now that we've tried it (kind of like Lipton Onion Soup and etc dry mixes.)
• Wide egg noodles

Cut steak into 6 serving-size portions.  For a large roast you might want to cut it into large chunks.

In slow cooker, combine undrained tomatoes, mushrooms, carrots, and celery. Place steak (or roast) on top of vegetables.

In a medium bowl, whisk together beef broth, soup, and beef stew seasoning mix. Pour over meat.

Cover and cook on low heat setting for 8-10 hours.

Serve with/over cooked egg noodles (or rice, or mashed potatoes.)

Tracy Notes:

• The gravy is not thick but is delicious. If you want it thicker you will need to do a flour or cornstarch slurry and add it in.  In this instance I would remove the chunks of meat, cover and keep them warm and then use the hot liquid from the crock to create the slurry, make sure it had no lumps and then slowly add it back in to the main crock, re-adding the roast/meat back in.
• We love old fashioned, hearty, wide egg noodles: this is what we used because it was what we had. We cooked up the noodles (boiled in water with salt and olive oil), drained them and then served them up in bowls and ladled the main dish over the noodles.
• Next time: we are planning on trying out fresh carrots, cut into circles, and doubling the quantity. We are also planning on doubling the celery. We will also add the noodles (cooked) into the crock and mix together when everything is done.
• Great served alone, or with a nice green salad and/or with crusty bread/rolls with butter.