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French Onion Beef Roast with Rice and Homestyle Green Beans
Recipes
French Onion Beef Roast with Rice and Homestyle Green Beans
6 servings
10 hours, 20 minutes total
  • Prepare roast and begin to slow cook (25 minutes)
  • Slow cook (8 to 10 hours)
  • Twenty minutes before serving, prepare rice and green beans; serve (20 minutes)

French Onion Beef Roast with Rice

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
  • 1 boneless beef chuck roast (about 3 lb)
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 (4 oz) can mushroom pieces
  • 1 (10.5 oz) can condensed french onion soup
  • 1 (1 oz) packet dry onion soup mix
  • 2 pouches boil-in-bag rice

Steps

    1. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Place ¼ cup flour on shallow plate. Dredge roast in flour, coating both sides (wash hands).
    2. Place oil in pan, then add roast; cook 4 minutes on each side until browned. Transfer roast to slow cooker.
    3. Reduce heat on pan to medium-low. Drain mushroom pieces. Stir remaining 2 tablespoons flour into drippings in pan and cook 1 minute, stirring until smooth. Stir in soup, dry soup mix, and mushrooms; bring to a boil. Transfer soup mixture to slow cooker.
    4. Cook 8–10 hours on LOW until meat is 195°F (for shreddable).
    5. Cook rice following package instructions 20 minutes before meat cook time is done. Place rice in serving dish. Serve roast and gravy over rice.

Homestyle Green Beans

Ingredients

  • 2 (14.5 oz) cans Italian green beans
  • 1 tablespoon cooked bacon pieces
  • ⅛ teaspoon pepper
  • 2 drops liquid smoke flavoring

Steps

    1. Drain 1 can beans. Combine all ingredients (including liquid from remaining 1 can beans) in microwave-safe bowl.
    2. Cover and microwave on HIGH 6 minutes, stirring halfway through cook time, or until thoroughly heated. Stir and serve.

Serving Suggestions

  • Complete your meal with crescent rolls and carrot cake for dessert.
  • Shortcuts and Tips
  • You can also cook roast on stovetop over low heat (covered) for about 4 hours.

French Onion Beef Roast with Rice

Amount per ⅙ recipe serving: Calories 900, Total Fat 53g, Sat Fat 18g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 205mg, Sodium 840mg, Total Carb 53g, Fiber 1g, Total Sugar 2g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 50g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 4%, Iron 35%, Potassium 20%

Homestyle Green Beans

Amount per ⅙ recipe serving: Calories 25, Total Fat 0g, Sat Fat 0g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 370mg, Total Carb 4g, Fiber 1g, Total Sugar 1g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 2g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 4%, Iron 6%, Potassium 2%