Crock Pot Fruited Pot Roast
1 (2 lb.) beef chuck pot roast
1 TB cooking oil
Salt and ground black pepper
1 pkg. (7 to 8 oz.) mixed dried fruit, diced*
1 large onion, cut into thin wedges
1/4 tsp. ground allspice
1 can (5-1/2 oz.) apple juice
Trim fat from meat. In a Dutch oven, brown meat on all sides in hot oil.
Sprinkle meat with salt and pepper. Cut up any large pieces of dried fruit.
In a 3-1/2 or 4 quart crock pot/slow cooker, place fruit and onion. Add
browned meat. Sprinkle with allspice, add apple juice.
Cover and cook on LOW heat setting for 8 to 10 hours or until meat is tender. Or, cover and cook on HIGH heat setting for 4 to 5 hours or until meat is tender.
Makes 6 servings.
Note: Don’t confuse the fruits in this recipe with dried fruit bits. Look for
the packaged mixture of regular size dried fruits.
Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fruit, 4 medium fat meat, 1 fat.
- Joanie G.
