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Slow-cooker Roast and Gravy

Remember, don't lift the lid. Each time you do, heat is lost, and you'll need to cook 20 to 30 more minutes.

Slow-cooker Roast and Gravy

Ingredients

  • 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can cream of mushroom with roasted garlic soup
  • 1 (10 1/2-oz.) can condensed beef broth
  • 1 (1-oz.) envelope dry onion-mushroom soup mix
  • 1 (3 1/2- to 4-lb.) eye of round roast, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Preparation

1. Stir together first 3 ingredients in a 5 1/2-qt. slow cooker.

2. Sprinkle roast evenly with flour, salt, and pepper. Brown roast on all sides in hot oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Transfer roast to slow cooker.

3. Cover and cook on LOW 8 hours.

4. Remove roast from slow cooker; slice to serve. Skim fat from gravy in slow cooker, if desired. Whisk gravy; serve over roast.

Southern Living JANUARY 2007

Sautéed Broccoli Spears

One (16-oz.) package frozen broccoli spears may be substituted for fresh in this recipe--you don't even have to thaw or change the cook time.

Sautéed Broccoli Spears

Ingredients

  • 1 pound fresh broccoli crowns, cut into spears*
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 (2-oz.) jar diced pimiento, drained (optional)

Preparation

1. Cook broccoli spears in boiling water to cover 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp-tender. Plunge broccoli into ice water to stop the cooking process, and drain.

2. Melt 2 Tbsp. butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; stir in broccoli spears, and sauté 2 minutes. Stir in fresh lemon juice, salt, pepper, and, if desired, diced pimiento; sauté 1 minute. Serve immediately.

*1 (16-oz.) package frozen broccoli spears may be substituted for fresh.

Southern Living JANUARY 2007

Noodles, mashed potatoes or rice

Italian-seasoned cloverleaf rolls (Find these rolls alongside other frozen bread and biscuit products.)

Blackberry Dumpling Cobbler

This is just as tasty prepared with frozen peaches or cherries. Serve with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream and a sprig of fresh mint.

Blackberry Dumpling Cobbler

Ingredients

  • 2 (16-oz.) packages frozen blackberries
  • 2 cups sugar, divided
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 (8-oz.) packages 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
  • 2/3 cup fat-free milk
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose baking mix
  • 3/4 cup uncooked oats

Preparation

1. Bring blackberries, 1 1/3 cups sugar, and butter to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat, stirring gently until butter is melted and sugar dissolves; remove blackberry mixture from heat.

2. Beat cream cheese and remaining 2/3 cup sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy; add 2/3 cup milk, and beat until smooth. Stir in baking mix and uncooked oats. Spread two-thirds of the cream cheese mixture (about 3 cups) onto bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish; spoon blackberry mixture evenly over cream cheese mixture. Dollop remaining cream cheese mixture evenly over blackberry mixture.

3. Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Bisquick All-Purpose Baking Mix.

Southern Living JANUARY 2007

Formal Menu Top A Comfy Busy-Day Dinner Menu

Slow-cooker Roast and Gravy

Sautéed Broccoli Spears

Noodles, mashed potatoes or rice

Italian-seasoned cloverleaf rolls (Find these rolls alongside other frozen bread and biscuit products.)

Blackberry Dumpling Cobbler

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Shopping List for A Comfy Busy-Day Dinner Menu

Let the slow cooker handle the main dish for this meal.

Shopping List:

Baking

  • 2 cups sugar, divided

Canned

  • 1 (10 3/4-oz.) can cream of mushroom with roasted garlic soup
  • 1 (10 1/2-oz.) can condensed beef broth
  • 1 (1-oz.) envelope dry onion-mushroom soup mix

Dairy

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 3 (8-oz.) packages 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened

Frozen

  • 2 (16-oz.) packages frozen blackberries

Meat

  • 1 (3 1/2- to 4-lb.) eye of round roast, trimmed

Produce

  • 1 pound fresh broccoli crowns, cut into spears*
  • 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Recipe List

Slow-cooker Roast and Gravy

Sautéed Broccoli Spears

Noodles, mashed potatoes or rice

Italian-seasoned cloverleaf rolls (Find these rolls alongside other frozen bread and biscuit products.)

Blackberry Dumpling Cobbler

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