One Roast, Many Dinners
One of my favorite cuts of beef is the boneless chuck roast. It is relatively inexpensive, easy to make and is so versatile! I stick the roast in a crock pot with some garlic, salt and pepper. I put it on the lowest setting before I head to bed and cook the roast overnight. The next morning, I have a tender, juicy roast. The only other prep work, is shredding the beef. Here are some of my favorite ways to use this yummy main ingredient:
- Roast beef hoagies: Saute red bell pepper, onion and then mix in with the beef. Line hoagie rolls with provolone cheese and top with the beef mixture.
- Good ol’ fashioned dinner: Use beef drippings to whip up some gravy. Add some steamed veggies and mashed potatoes. Viola! Sunday dinner at its finest.
- Chile con carne: Mix beef with a can of green enchilada sauce. Serve with tortillas and Spanish rice and a salad.
- Hearty pot pie: Use drippings to make gravy. Fill a premade pie crust with the beef, fresh veggies and top with the gravy. cover with the top crust. Bake and enjoy!
- Broccoli beef: Heat oil in a wok or large pan. Add broccoli, onion and a bit of soy sauce. When broccoli is tender crisp, add beef and stir for an extra minute to blend. Put this over brown rice.
- Beef stroganoff: Cook egg noddles. In a pan, combine mushrooms, white wine, heavy, cream, salt and garlic. Add cornstarch/water when almost done. Stir noodles, beef and sauce together.
- Burritos supreme: Heat refried or black beans in a pan. Mix together beef, beans and a tablespoon of taco seasoning. Fill tortillas with mixture, add garnishes like salsa, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese and avocados.
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4 opinions for One Roast, Many Dinners
marye
Jul 10, 2008 at 6:19 pm
Thse sound great Kadi! My problem is with 2 teen boys and the total number of people in the house I only get about ne meal out of a good sized roast. :/
Kadi
Jul 10, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I hear ya sister! One roast is barely enough for us too :) I stock up on them when they are on sale!
I love your new blog BTW…I just think you rock, that’s all. :)
Helen
Jul 10, 2008 at 8:41 pm
When we had roast when we were children we used to call it GROAST!! Now, as adults my brothers and I love it!!!
My father always threw in the roast, a bunch of potatoes, and some carrots, with a few herbs, a bayleaf and a cup of water. Put it on for an hour at 250 then turn it down to 200 for five hours (so 6 hours in all!). One pot meal and you end up with a great gravy.
With the left overs we always had hot Groastbeef sandwiches. simmer meat in gravy, once hot put on bread, open faced!
Brenda
Jul 11, 2008 at 8:01 am
LOVE this menu! I do the same thing, but hadn’t thought of just cooking it and dividing it into meals like you did. Just wondering how big of a roast (in pounds) you usually cook?
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