My slow cooker pot pot roast

I believe the key to this dish is quality meat. The tenderness of the meat has as much to do with quality of chuck roast as it does time in the cooker.  I buy my chuck roast fresh from Sam's club in bulk packages and freeze for future use.  I season the meat the day before as i thaw it in the fridge for 24 hours before serving.  Also, i try to make sure the vegetables match themselves in size ie potatoes are same size as potatoes carrots as carrots and so forth.

Also, this Sandwich trial is more of a leftover usage than a fresh sandwich because i am using Fridays pot roast as Saturdays pot roast sandwich. I only used the leftover meat and onions. 

2-3 lb choice beef chuck roast
4-6 potatoes quartered and halved if needed to be equal size
2-3 medium onions quartered
4-6 carrots halved or quartered depending on size
4    cloves garlic
1 tsp oregano
1 bay leaf
season salt
fresh cracked pepper
1 cup white wine
1 cup beef stock
4oz mushrooms (can be omitted)
5 qt slow cooker on low

season meat with season salt and pepper up to a day ahead of time
take onions and place on bottom of crock pot
throw in garlic cloves
then place potatoes on top of onions and garlic
add wine stock and bay leaf
place meat on top of potatoes
spread mushrooms around sides of meat
spread carrots on top of mushrooms also around the meat
spread oregano across top of the dish

apply lid and cook for 6 hours or until tender

Ground turkey mushroom onion potato skillet

I make a lot of, what i like to call, homemade hamburger helper meals.  The rice and pasta ones happen the most and are the least difficult.  I have tried potatoes cut and sliced many ways before but the one that has worked out the best so far is below.  GOOD LUCK!

1 lb ground turkey
4 russet med - large potatoes (1/2 diced)
8oz mushrooms (sliced)
1 medium onion (1/2 diced)
3 cloves garlic (diced)
garlic salt
fresh pepper
1.5 to 2 cups beef stock
2 tblspns butter
1/4 cup olive oil at most (thin layer in pan enough to brown potatoes)

I heated 1/8 cup of olive oil in a 5qt saute pan to temp of 350
brown the potatoes in 2 batches turning every couple minutes until you get desired crust/color
remove potatoes to paper towel to dry
add 1lb ground turkey brown before this i added extra 1/8 cup oil (all depends on fat % in meat)
leaving turkey in pan add onions and mushrooms cook until soft 5 minutes or so
add garlic and season with garlic salt and pepper cooking for 2 minutes
add beef stock, deglazing pan and scraping brown bits from pan
add potatoes stir
bring to a boil
turn heat down to simmer for 15 to 20 minutes until potatoes soft
add butter stir and serve

took one hour to make but this was the first time, going forward it should take 30 to 45 minutes

NOTES:
Ground beef really makes this dish pop!
1 cup of leftovers with 3-4 eggs makes a great scramble morning after
also, 1 cup of leftovers with 6 eggs and put it in a oven safe skillet will make an excellent fritata


everyone ate this dinner but with these exclusions
3yr old no onion or mushroom
2yr old no mushroom

Philly Chicken Sandwich

 

I was tired of eating fast food and a decent restaurant was to much money to continue visiting for my weekend lunch breaks.  So I decided I would make hot sandwiches for the family dinner and bring one with me for my lunch! these will be know as the sandwich Trials: 

1 LB BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREASTS

1 LARGE YELLOW ONION
1 GREEN PEPPER
1 CUP SLICED MUSHROOMS 6-8 oz
8oz bag jack cheddar cheese (any cheese works great)
SEASONED SALT
ONION POWDER
GRANULATED GARLIC
French Rolls (we prefer Turano and buy in 12 packs from Sam’s club)

Turn oven to Broil HI place rack in middle of even

Dust chicken breast  with SS OP & GG

Sautee chicken breasts in skillet on stove top until cooked

Slice onions peppers and mushrooms if whole

Remove chicken when fully cooked, set aside to rest

Sautee vegetables till soft

Slice chicken lay lengthwise over interior of bottom piece of roll & cover with vegetables

Sprinkle cheese over interior of top bun

Broil until cheese melted and crust of roll is crispy