Italian-Style Pot Roast
7
Points®
Total time: 4 hr 40 min • Prep: 40 min • Cook: 4 hr • Serves: 8 • Difficulty: Easy
In Italy, slow-cooked pot roast is called stracotto, which means “overcooked.” Serve it up the way Italians do with a side of soft-cooked polenta. Not sure what “fork-tender” means? When it comes to pot roast or poultry, as well as potatoes and other hard vegetables, it’s that point when a fork can be inserted into food and removed easily.


Ingredients
Uncooked lean beef round
48 oz
Kosher salt
1.5 tsp
Black pepper
0.25 tsp
Black pepper
0.125 tsp
All-purpose flour
2 Tbsp
Olive oil
1 Tbsp
Uncooked red onion(s)
1 large
Garlic
3 large clove(s)
Dried porcini mushrooms
0.5 oz
Rosemary
1 Tbsp
Canned diced tomatoes
14.5 oz
Fresh parsley
8 sprig(s)
Instructions
1
Sprinkle roast with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place beef on sheet of wax paper; sprinkle with flour, gently pressing so it adheres.
2
Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef and cook until browned on all sides, about 10 minutes. Transfer to 5- or 6-quart slow cooker.
3
Reduce heat to medium. Add onion to skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, dried mushrooms, and rosemary and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Transfer onion mixture to slow cooker; stir in tomatoes, parsley sprigs, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cover and cook until beef is fork-tender, 4–6 hours on High or 8–10 hours on Low. Remove and discard parsley sprigs. Transfer beef to cutting board; let stand loosely covered 10 minutes
4
Meanwhile, pour pan liquid and vegetables into medium saucepan and bring to boil over high heat. Boil until reduced to to about 2 cups.
5
Cut beef against grain into 16 slices. Serve with sauce and vegetables.
6
Serving size: 2 slices beef and 1/4 cup sauce with vegetables
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