No Time to Slave "potroast"

I made this for my brother and Jennifer the day they brought home Alyssa from the hospital.  It was mother's Day AND Alyssa's coming-home day, so I wanted to make something delicious and comforting.


Sautee small mushrooms till browned, in butter- If you only have large mushrooms, that is fine, just slice them.  Add one chopped onion, one green pepper, one red pepper and cook until the peppers are very bright in color.

Put it all in a crock pot.

Add one envelope of brown gravy.

I really dont like pot roast because of the irregular veins of cartilidge and fat (this is why I actually don't eat red meat more than 3/4 times a year. Cartiledge).

London Broil was $4 for a pound, so I got that, trimmed all fat, and cut into thin strips that would be manageable for 3 year old Taylor.

Throw into pan to give it a little color along with Thyme, basil, parsely, Cavendar's seasoning and a little pepper.  Deglaze pan, after there is some color on the steak (I hate saying meat, there is this one lab we run for the nursing students... shudder) with some beef stock or water.

Throw that into the crock pot.

In the pan heat carrots, celery and 3 sliced potatoes till they have some color.

Throw that into the crock pot.

Add 2 cans beef consumme soup

Add a bay leaf on top to fool everyone that you are making pot roast.



Let it cool all day on low.

I told my brother to make egg noodles or instant potatoes to serve this atop.  He did the potatoes and they said it was divine.

I also made yeast rolls and nutella-stuffed cookies for them.

It made Jennifer cry.  No lie.  THAT is a good meal.