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As a busy mom I find it difficult to get warm healthy meals on the table. But with a simple slow cooker pot roast dinner my troubles are gone. This really is the best method for creating cheap family meals with ease.

This is the main reason I cook with the crock pot. I know that if I just hurry and get the meal done it is going to pay off tonight when I get home.

I spend a lot of my time converting recipes to fit my family budget and time. But there are a few family favorites I would change and this Yankee Pot Roast Recipe is one of them. This is a tried and true recipe handed down in my family for decades.

It’s a simple recipe, the ingredients are basic and of course with crock pot cooking you can add and omit as to your preference but my recommendation would be to leave it alone, its that good.

Slow Cooker Yankee Pot Roast Prep Time: 10 minutes – Cook Time: 8 1/2 to 9 hours on low – Serves 10-12

Ingredients: 1 beef roast (about 2 1/2 lbs.) 3 baking potatoes (about 1 lb.) cut into quarter 2 large carrots, cut into 3/4 inch slices 2 stalks celery, cut into 3/4 inch slices 1 medium onion – sliced 1 large parsnip, cut into 3/4 inch slices (optional but even better with it) 2 bay leaves 1 tsp. dried rosemary 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/2 cup beef broth

Directions: Remove excess fat from roast, cut into serving size pieces and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine potato, carrot, celery, onion, parsnip, bay leaves, rosemary and thyme in crock pot. Place roast on top of vegetables and pour broth over it. Cook on low 8 1/2 to 9 hours or until roast is fork tender.

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