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    Saucy Roast Beef

    April 4, 2012 by Erin, The $5 Dinner Mom 9 Comments

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    Roast Beef

    When beef roasts go on sale I always make sure to pick one up to make this delicious roast. It’s incredibly simple, allergy friendly, and sure to please your family.

    This recipe takes a little bit of forethought as it takes a few hours to roast, but it’s worth it. As it cooks, it makes a lovely gravy that you can pour on some mashed potatoes when you serve up dinner.

     

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    Saucy Roast Beef

    Yield – 8 servings

    Preparation Time – 15 minutes

    Cooking Time – 4 hours

    Ingredients

    • 4 lbs. beef roast, whatever cut is on sale is fine
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 3/4 water
    • 1 packet Zatarain’s Cajun Brown Gravy Mix (or sub a homemade gravy mix)
    • 1 packet Italian Dressing Mix (or sub a homemade mix)
    • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
    • 2 teaspoons parsley
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    Directions

    • Preheat your oven to 325F.
    • In a dutch oven, heat up the olive oil over medium high heat.
    • Sear the roast on all sides until browned.
    • Fill a measuring cup with the water and then add in all of the packets and spices. Mix it well.
    • Pour water mixture over the top of the roast.
    • Pop the roast in the oven for 4-6 hours. You’ll know it’s done when it simply falls apart at the touch of a fork. If it hasn’t made it to that point, roast it a little longer and check again.

    You could also, if you need to, put all of the ingredients in a crock pot in the morning and let it cook all day on low. Pop some potatoes in there as well and you’ll have most of a dinner when you get home from work.

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    Filed Under: Beef Recipes, Budget Friendly Recipes, Dairy Free Meal Ideas, Food Allergies on a Budget, One Dish Dinners Recipes

    Comments

    1. Danielle Hull says

      April 5, 2012 at 12:26 pm

      I can’t save the recipe to ziplist! I get the “gnarly 404” page 🙁 I tried this in both Chrome and Firefox.

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    2. Jackie S says

      April 9, 2012 at 7:10 pm

      I can’t find Cajun brown gravy anywhere. Do you know if I can just add creole seasoning or something like that to my brown gravy mix?

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    3. Amy says

      February 9, 2014 at 6:44 pm

      I followed your recipe exactly and after 2 hours, it was black. Should I have covered it in the oven? I thought about it, but the recipe didn’t specify. I have the worst luck with pot roasts, I have tried them in both the crock pot and the oven, and they never come out like my mom used to make. I give up!!

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    4. Natalie says

      February 19, 2014 at 7:52 pm

      I cooked it at 300F for about 5 hours. The gravy was pretty much evaporated by the time it was cooked, so I made another pack and threw it in a few minutes before I pulled it out. It was a bit dry so I think I’ll defiantly use more liquid next time.

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    5. Step says

      May 23, 2014 at 12:21 am

      This temp or cook time must be wrong. No way you can cook a roast that high for that long. a large chuck roast only takes 2 hours at that temp and time….a rump roast depending on size only 2 – 3 hours. But the seasoning combo sounds good…..

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    6. Jessica Eaves says

      April 17, 2015 at 11:39 am

      I’ve never cooked this in the oven, I use my crockpot on low and turn the roast halfway through.. I havent had the roast dry out on me that way. My family really loves this recipe though!

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    7. Roxie says

      May 26, 2015 at 2:32 pm

      Tried this cooking in slow cooker and in the oven, it was dry and terrible both times. I have never had a bad roast before this recipe.

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    8. Chrissy C says

      September 22, 2015 at 3:22 pm

      I’ve made this and this is one of my husband’s favorites. I did add 1/2 cup of water every 45 minutes or so and kept it covered.

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