What's for Dinner? Crockpot Pot Roast

When my husband proposed to me, I joined a gym to get myself ready for our wedding. A nutritionist met with me and we discussed different diet plans but the one that appealed to me the best at the time was a low-sodium diet. I am a major fan of salty snacks (mostly, popcorn)

Slow-Cooker Pot Roast

Here is all you need for an amazing and flavorful roast:

2 cans of beef broth

1 onion

1 packet of Italian dressing mix

1 pot roast (maybe 3lbs, but 2lb will do) 

 

 

Put everything in the crockpot. It doesn't matter how you arrange it, but I put a little broth in the bottom first. Leave it on low for 8-10 hours. For me, it's perfect at 8.5 hours, but if you're leaving it there during the work day or something, it's still amazing by 10 hours.

 

 

Serve it with whatever you want. These are my stand-by favorites: corn, mashed potatoes, garlic green beans. This is my favorite meal to make in my crockpot. 

 

 

Budget Breakdown:

A good sale on pot roast is normally no more than $2.99/lb. When it's anything less, I take advantage of those prices. Spending $9.00 on a meat item is normally not good for me, but I split this meat in half and use the rest to make beef rolled tacos or I have a full leftovers meal the next day for everyone.

 

Pot Roast: $9.00

Beef broth, 2: $1.38

Onion: $1.00 or less

Italian dressing: $1.00 or less

 

Total: $12.38 for 2+ meals = $6.19 or less per dish. 

How to Make a Perfect Hard-boiled Egg

I love making devilled eggs. I love making egg salad. But I do not love hard-boiled eggs because I had always had a rough time cooking them. I always undercooked them (dark yellow in the center) or overcooked (grey around the yolk). My mom said there's a million ways to do it but I've found that her way works the best.

 

 

1. Cover eggs with water in pot.



 

 

2. Bring to a boil (with lid on) and let boil for 3 minutes. At the 3-minute mark, turn off the burner and let it sit with the lid on for 10 minutes.

 

 

3. Take them out of the pot and put them in a bowl with ice. Let them cool off. This will make the shell easy to remove.





 

 

4. Peel the egg. When I peel mine, I crack the bottom and top and then, roll the egg on the counter. Then, I peel it under the faucet.

 

 

5. Slice it in half and check out your perfect egg. :) 

 

 

The thing I love about these are that eggs are cheap (like, 20 cents each when you break it down), they are a great source of protein, and they can make so many recipes. My preference is devilled eggs. But that will be another post probably.