Sicilian Crock Pot Roast Recipes

SLOW-COOKER SICILIAN POT ROAST - DIABETIC FRIENDLY

Steps:

• Rinse the meat with cool water and pat it dry with paper towels. Sprinkle both sides with some of the pepper.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray and preheat over medium-high heat. Place the meat in the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until nicely browned.
• Place the mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers in a 3-quart slow cooker and top with the roast. Pour the tomatoes over the meat. Top with Italian seasoning.
• Cover and cook on high for 5 hours or on low for 10 hours, until the meat is very tender.
• Remove the roast to a serving platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil to keep warm. Add the tomato paste to the remaining slow cooker mixture and stir to mix well.
• Slice the roast across the grain and serve hot accompanied by the sauce. Serve with pasta if desired.
• Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/8 of recipe): Calories: 221, Carbohydrate: 12 g, Cholesterol: 80 mg, Fat: 5.7 g, Saturated Fat: 1.7 g, Fiber: 2 g, Protein: 29 g, Sodium: 440 mg, Calcium: 36 mg.
• Diabetic Exchanges: 3 Lean Meat, 2 Vegetable.

ITALIAN POT ROAST FOR THE CROCK POT

Steps:

• Place mushrooms and onion in the bottom of a 5 1/2 quart slow cooker.
• Sprinkle roast evenly with pepper. Brown roast on all sides in hot oil in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat. Place roast on top of mushrooms and onions in slow cooker. Sprinkle onion soup mix evenly over roast. Pour beef broth and tomato sauce over roast. Cover and cook on high for 5-6 hours or until meat shreds easily with a fork.
• Remove the roast from the slow cooker and cut into large chunks; keep warm.
• Skim fat from juices in slow cooker; stir in dried Italian seasoning and tomato paste. Stir together cornstarch and 2 tablespoons water in a small bowl until smooth; add to juices in slow cooker, stirring until blended. Cover and cook on high 20 to 30 more minutes or until mixture is thickened. Add roast pieces back to slow cooker. Cover and cook until thoroughly heated.
• Serve over hot cooked egg noodles.

SICILIAN CROCK POT ROAST

Steps:

• 1. Add onions, garlic, bullion and water to crock pot. If using BTB, I add 1 T to a mason jar with 2 cups water and heat in microwave for 30 seconds then shake well and pour in crock.
• 2. Salt and Pepper Roast on both sides.
• 3. Add roast to crock pot and set on low, cook for 6 hours or until done.

ITALIAN STYLE POT ROAST (CROCK POT)

Steps:

• Preheat your crock pot to High heat.
• In a large skillet, heat oil over med-hi heat. Add roast and brown well on all sides.
• While roast is browning, chop pancetta or bacon into small pieces.
• Chop onion, carrot and celery as well.
• Mince garlic.
• Place browned roast in crock pot.
• Reduce heat in skillet to medium and add the pancetta, onions, carrots and celery to pan.
• Saute until starting to soften. Then add garlic, salt, pepper, cinnamon stick, cloves and bay leaves.
• cook and stir for 1 more minute.
• Add tomato paste and wine. Stir and bring to a boil.
• Pour over roast in crock and turn roast to make sure it is coated on all sides.
• Cover and cook on Low for 10-12 hours or Hi for 5-6 hours.
• When meat is done, remove to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm.
• Pour sauce from crock into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until it is reduced by about 1/3. Taste for seasoning.
• Remove bay leaves and cinnamon stick and cloves if you can.
• Add olives and heat through.
• Serve sauce over meat.
• Enjoy!

BEST EVER SLOW COOKER ITALIAN BEEF ROAST

Steps:

• Place beef chuck roast into a slow cooker and scatter onion quarters around the meat. Pour the beef broth over the meat and sprinkle the au jus mix, Italian salad dressing mix, salt, and black pepper over the roast.
• Cover cooker, set on Low, and cook until meat is very tender, 6 to 8 hours.