pot roast, the ultimate comfort food, a family favorite.

There are two smells that will always remind me of my mama. The first is the smell of pine sol. Ask any of my cousins, I think we all think of the house I grew up in when we small that! The other is pot roast. For me it's the ultimate comfort food because there was nothing I loved more growing up than walking in the door and smelling that mom had put a roast in the oven. It's so funny because if you've never made a roast it seems a little intimidating but truly there isn't much that is easier to prepare! It was the third thing my mom taught us to make. The first was how to heat up campbell's soup, the second was kraft mac n cheese, and the third was pot roast. See! That's not so intimidating now is it? :) And what's fabulous is that it's a one pot meal so dinner is done and out of the way with only 1 pot to clean up after dinner! It's such a cozy thing to make in the winter! Discovering the flavor of adding fresh rosemary, red wine, and fresh thyme to the roast rocked my world and took this home cooked meal from ordinary to extraordinary!

For the roast you will need:

1 chuck roast. I truly never worry about the size. I've just always bought the one I can afford.
1 large bunch of carrots cut into large chunks
Your favorite type of potatoes cut into chunks (I used red this time)
1 large onion cut into large chunks
3-5 cloves of garlic depending on taste- just place in whole.
2/3- 3/4 cup red wine
2/3- 3/4 cup beef broth
1 fresh sprig of rosemary
2 fresh sprigs of thyme
freshly ground pepper and salt to taste

Place your roast into your roasting pan. (my mom just always used a 3x5 cake pan)
Salt and pepper your meat. Place the carrots, potatoes, onion, and garlic around your meat. Pour the wine and beef broth over the top. Place the rosemary and thyme on top of your meat. Cover with a lid or foil.

Cook at 325 degrees for 4 hours.

That's it! It doesn't get much easier than that!!

Enjoy!!

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