How to Cook Appetizing Classic Pot Roast

Classic Pot Roast.

You can have Classic Pot Roast using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Classic Pot Roast

1. Prepare 3 lb of chuck roast (about 2" thick).
2. You need 1 tsp of salt.
3. You need 1 tsp of black pepper.
4. Prepare 3 tbsp of olive oil, divided.
5. You need 2 1/2 cup of thinly sliced yellow or white onions.
6. Prepare 3/4 cup of diced carrots.
7. Prepare 3/4 cup of diced celery or celery root.
8. It's 1 of parsnip, peeled and diced.
9. You need 8 of garlic cloves, chopped.
10. It's 1 lb of shiitake or portabello mushrooms, sliced.
11. It's 1 tsp of chili powder.
12. You need 1 1/2 cup of reduced-sodium, low-fat beef broth.
13. Prepare 8 oz of tomato sauce.
14. It's 1 1/2 cup of red wine.
15. It's 1 1/2 tsp of dried thyme leaves.
16. It's 2 of bay leaves.
17. Prepare 1 tbsp of cornstarch.
18. You need 2 tbsp of cold water.

Classic Pot Roast step by step

1. Preheat oven to 300°F F. Trim beefof all visible fat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper..
2. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large Dutch oven. Add beef and brown on all sides. Remove from pan..
3. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, onions, carrots, celery and parsnip to pan. Saute' until lightly browned, about 8 minutes..
4. Add garlic, mushrooms, chili powder and cook 3 minutes..
5. Return meat to pan, and add broth, tomato sauce, red wine, thyme and bay leaves. Bring to a boil. Place in oven and cook 3 to 3 1/2 hours, until beef is fork tender. (There will be lots of liquid.).
6. Dissolve cornstarch in cold water. Pour cornstarch mixture into pan, stirring constantly. Return to oven and cook 15 minutes or until sauce has thickened..
7. Per serving: 440 calories, 19g fat, 18mg chol, 42g prot,18g carbs, 3g fiber,510mg sodium.