Slow Cooker Spiced Pot Roast

Serves 8
Time 4 hrs 30 min
Slow Cooker Spiced Pot Roast

The combination of cinnamon sticks and fresh mint give this easy pot roast a wonderfully deep and unexpected flavor. Add extra veggies to the slow cooker if you like and serve over whole wheat orzo. Watch our how-to video.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Gluten FreeGluten Free

Ingredients

    2 teaspoonscanola oil
    2 1/2 poundsbeef chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat
    1 teaspoonfine sea salt, divided
    1/2 teaspoonground black pepper, divided
    2yellow onions, roughly chopped
    3 clovesgarlic, sliced
    1 can (28-ounce)diced tomatoes
    3 to 4 cinnamon sticks
    1/4 cupfinely chopped fresh mint or parsley

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Method

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.


Sprinkle beef with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper; cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer beef to a slow cooker.


Add onions to the skillet and cook, stirring until browned, about 6 minutes. Stir in garlic and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.


Transfer onion mixture to the slow cooker. Add tomatoes with their juices and nestle in cinnamon sticks.


Cover and cook until meat is fork-tender, 8 to 10 hours on low or 4 to 5 hours on high.


Remove meat from the pot and slice it thinly against the grain.


To serve, spoon sauce over meat and sprinkle with mint.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

530

Total Fat

37g

Saturated Fat

14g

Cholesterol

145mg

Sodium

550mg

Total Carbohydrate

8g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

4g

Protein

39g

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