Balsamic Pot Roast with Onion, YUM!

So, this week has been so crazy busy I don't even know where to start. Family Christmas gatherings have started, school is kicking my butt, and Van started a new job yesterday! He is finally on first shift and we can live a normal life for the first time ever. We have decided to get on a "healthy kick" and are trying to save money to pay off the rest of our debt and save for a HOUSE! :) Nothing makes me more excited than thinking about decorating my own home!! So last night we made our famous yummy fajitas. I forgot to take pictures, so I will post that recipe later! Tonight we had left overs, but went to the store for ingredients for dinner the rest of the week. We decided on Balsamic Pot Roast and Onions. (not sure how healthy it is, so lets call this 'easing in' haha). We have been trying to save money, so meal planning has been a priority for us.  So, imagine my joy when we walked up to the meat counter, and chuck roast was buy one get one FREE. FREEEEE!!! I literally jumped up and down, and I think in the process embarrassed Van. Pathetic maybe, but I was really excited. One went in to the freezer, and the other went in to prep work! Here is what you need!

3-4 lb Chuck Roast

2-3 Onions

Balsamic Vinegar

Beef Stock

Tomato Sauce

Dry Rub of Your Choice

We decided to prep this the night before to make for an easier morning, now that we are both up at 6 am and are not morning people. (coffee pot also went on a timer tonight)

Step one: 

Cut your onions thick, like massive onion rings:

Step Two:  (Sorry, No picture of this part) Put a dry rub of your liking on your roast (we used a gravy packet, because that is what we had)

Step Three: (Also no picture)

Mix 1 cup of Beef Stock, 1/2 cup Tomato Sauce, 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar together in a covered bowl.

You are done for now if you want to finish this in the morning, OR put it in the crock pot now and cook. I read somewhere not to put everything in the crock pot bowl dish thingy beforehand (anyone know why?) So I put everything in separate containers for overnight in the refrigerator.

In the MORNING at 6am when all you want to do is go back to sleep, get all of your ingredients out of the refrigerator. Put the Onions down in a layer on the bottom of the crock pot.


Then, put the meat on top, and cover with remaining onions. Pour the sauce mixture over top of the meat and onions.

 Cook on low for 6-8 hours while you are at work or whatever it is that you may do during your day! 

There are many ways to serve pot roast. Van and I decided to shred the meat and serve it with mashed potatoes and the onions. We used some of the juicy yummyness in the crockpot to make a gravy/sauce to serve over ours to keep it moist!

May not be pretty, but it tasted good!

Hope you like this, we did!

-Megan