Savvy with Abbie

Pot Roasts are a super easy meal that you can eat throughout the year. I didn't even realize how many previous blog posts I have made of pot roast until I went to write this one. This recipe that I'm about to share is very simple and all of the flavors come through - you have a ranch and Italian seasoning packet so you can taste the seasoning flavors and then you have a gravy packet which comes through in the thickness and juiciness and then the pot roast itself is so tender and it just falls apart in your mouth. I did add garlic powder, pepper, and onion powder as well as carrots and potatoes. The veggies were a nice addition as they were soft and worked well with the pot roast.  Here are the previous pot roast recipes I have made if you wanted to try different recipes. All of these have different ingredients and they are unique in their own way: The Perfect Slow Cooker Roast on a Rainy and Chilly Day Easy Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Vegetables  Crockpot Beef Pot Roast Easy Pot

Weekends are perfect for crockpot meals - they don't take too much time and they always turn out amazing. For this pot roast meal, I decided to combine two recipes - one from The Spuce Eats and one from a Google Search for "Cream of Mushroom Soup Substitute." The reasoning for this was because we had a Lipton Dry Onion Soup Mix that I thought would be good in the roast! We don't typically use regular onions but love the taste of Onion Powder or the soup mix. We also don't like mushrooms but I still enjoy cream of mushroom soup - or, in this case, a substitute. Ingredients: 3-4 pounds chuck roast 10 baby carrots 2 Tbsp butter 1 cup milk 1 1/2 cups water 1 packet Lipton (or any) packet dry onion soup mix 4 oz cream cheese Directions: Center the roast in the slow cooker. Add butter, milk, water, the onion mix and cream cheese. Turn the slow cooker on high. Cook for 4 hours, open the lid and try and shred the roast. Add the carrots. If the roast d