Name: Slow-Cooker Greek Beef Pot Roast with Garden Orzo Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 3 ½ lb (1.59 kg) boneless Beef Pot Roast (e.g. Cross Rib, Blade or Shoulder), trimmed; 1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil; 1 ¾ cup (425 mL) tomato pasta sauce; ½ cup (125 mL) sliced pitted Greek Kalamata olives; 1 tbsp (15 mL) dried oregano leaves; Garden Orzo Salad (recipe follows)

Slow-Cooker Greek Beef Pot Roast with Garden Orzo Salad

Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 480
Total Time: 815
Serving: 8

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Ingredients

3 ½ lb (1.59 kg) boneless Beef Pot Roast (e.g. Cross Rib, Blade or Shoulder), trimmed

1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil

1 ¾ cup (425 mL) tomato pasta sauce

½ cup (125 mL) sliced pitted Greek Kalamata olives

1 tbsp (15 mL) dried oregano leaves

Garden Orzo Salad (recipe follows)

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Directions

Brown roast on all sides in hot oil in large skillet. Place roast in 4 or 5-quart (4 or 5 L) slow cooker.

Combine pasta sauce, olives and oregano; pour over roast in slow cooker and turn meat to coat well. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours.

Let roast stand for 15 minutes or more; carve and serve with sauce and Garden Orzo Salad.

Garden Orzo Salad

Cook ½ cup (125 mL) orzo pasta until tender; drain.
Toss with 2 tbsp (30 mL) vinaigrette dressing while still warm, in medium sized salad bowl.
Add ½ cup sliced red onion, 1 ½ cups (375 mL) halved grape tomatoes, 1 medium cucumber cut into chunks (approx. 2 cups/500 mL), and ½ cup (125 mL) EACH crumbled feta and halved Kalamata olives.
Add in 1 clove garlic, finely minced, ¼ cup (50 mL) torn fresh basil leaves and an additional 4 tbsp (60 mL) vinaigrette dressing; toss together to combine; season with salt and pepper to taste.
Makes 6 cups (1.5 L).

Category: Pot Roast
Method: Cook Once Eat Twice, Kid Friendly, Pot Luck, Slow Cooker

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Slow-Cooker Greek Beef Pot Roast with Garden Orzo Salad