The Easiest 3 Ingredient Crock Pot Roast Ever! (slowcooker)

Total Time: 8 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• 3 lbs pot roast (use the cheapest cut of beef you can find)
• 3/4 ounce onion soup mix
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard (more or less to taste)
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons water

Recipe

• 1 place roast in a large crock pot.
• 2 squirt or spread a thin layer of mustard over the roast.
• 3 sprinkle onion soup mix on top.
• 4 cook 8 hours on low (8 hours on high if roast is frozen).
• 5 optional gravy: strain the fat off the liquid and discard fat.
• 6 place reserved liquid in a sauce pan and bring to a slight boil.
• 7 add cornstarch to the water and make a paste.
• 8 add paste to the reserved liquid and whisk until thickened.
• 9 note: do not add water to this - it will effectively "steam" the roast and make it tougher. believe it or not, this will make its own liquid.