Recipe: crockpot red wine braised pot roast

beef chuck roast

🥗Healthier: lean beef cuts

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Lean beef cuts are lower in fat, while pork shoulder is often more affordable.

potatoes

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: instant mashed potatoes

Sweet potatoes are more nutritious, while instant mashed potatoes save time and money.

Heat Dutch oven to medium high heat and drizzle with 2 tbsp olive oil.

Chop onion, carrots, celery and garlic.

Season chuck roast on all sides liberally with salt and pepper.

Lightly dust both sides of chuck roast with flour.

Sear roast on all sides, approximately 5-7 minutes per side until browned.

Remove roast and set to the side.

To the same Dutch oven add veggies and soften for 7 minutes.

Add salt and pepper, thyme and sage and cook for 5 minutes.

Add tomato paste and cook for 5 minutes.

Add red wine and stir well. Add beef broth.

Simmer for 5 minutes.

Add roast to crockpot along with any juices.

Add veggie/wine/broth mixture on top of roast.

Add 2 cups beef broth.

Cover with lid and set crockpot to low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours.

Before serving remove thyme sprigs.

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