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Beef Roast for Company

February 16, 2010 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 4 Comments

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beef roast for company

Company is coming for dinner. And all you can think about is…do I have enough $$$ in this week’s budget to make a nice meal for our dinner guests??!!??

If you’re on a tight budget, but want to splurge a bit…to make a nice meal for your friends…but not without compromising your budget! Here you go…

This could be a meal in and of itself…but with a side salad, it’s complete!

How to Make Beef Roast for Company

  • Place beef roast in roasting pan with fat side up. (I did not sear this roast, but would highly recommend that for a more moist beef.) Add quartered potatoes, onions and carrots around the roast. Sprinkle with green spice, garlic powder, salt and pepper.


  • Insert oven-safe meat thermometer.

  • Pour can of petite diced red tomatoes over the roast. Place lid on roasting pan.

  • Roast at 325 for 2-2.5 hours, or until meat thermometer reads how you want your roast done.

140 degrees – Rare

150 – Medium Rare

160 – Medium

170 – Well done

  • Prepare salad.
  • Serve Beef Roast, Potatoes, Carrots with Side Salad.
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Beef Roast for Company

Impress your guests with this delightful roast!
Prep Time10 minutes minutes
Cook Time2 hours hours
Servings - 6 servings

Ingredients 

  • 2.7 lb beef round roast
  • 6 medium white potatoes
  • 2 onions, cut into quarters
  • 4 large carrots
  • 1 tsp green spice...basil or oregano or Italian seasonings or combo
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 can of diced tomatoes
  • Side salad with tomatoes and dressing

Instructions

  • Place beef roast in roasting pan with fat side up. (I did not sear this roast, but would highly recommend that for a more moist beef.) Add quartered potatoes, onions and carrots around the roast. Sprinkle with green spice, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
  • Insert oven-safe meat thermometer.
  • Pour can of petite diced red tomatoes over the roast. Place lid on roasting pan.
  • Roast at 325 for 2-2.5 hours, or until meat thermometer reads how you want your roast done.
  • 140 degrees – Rare
    150 – Medium Rare
    160 – Medium
    170 – Well done
  • Prepare salad.
  • Serve Beef Roast, Potatoes, Carrots with Side Salad.

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Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Budget Friendly Recipes, One Dish Dinners Recipes, Potato Recipes

Comments

  1. Megan says

    February 17, 2010 at 10:18 am

    That looks great. I cook mine like that but I put it in the crockpot and instead of diced tomatoes and seasonings, I blend up a can of beef stew with a little water to thin it out and pour that on top. It turns into this wonderful gravy. I’ll have to try it your way next time,

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  2. Alta says

    February 17, 2010 at 11:03 am

    Wow, you found beef roast on sale for less than $3/lb? I would’ve made that for company too – that’s cheap for beef. Sounds yummy!

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    • Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom says

      February 17, 2010 at 1:19 pm

      @Alta,

      I know it! It’s a rare price, so I jumped on it!

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  3. Leticia says

    February 17, 2017 at 4:29 pm

    Do you have a recommendation on how to make this in an InstaPot? Would the vegetables go in with the meat or later?

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