Crock pot roast ingredient question.

[Joanne]

I have a roast for tomorrow. I usually do them in cream of mushroom mixed with dry onion soup. Yes, I know it's not inspired or healthy.

 

I'm out of the cream of mushroom. I do have a can of tomato sauce, a can of diced tomatoes with chilies and dry onion soup mix. I'm wondering if this would work as a flavoring, moisture keeping agent? It won't make a "gravy" like my usual routine, but we can do other things with our baked taters.

[Pink Fairy]

I think it will work fine. I use chicken broth and red wine in mine, and I imagine the acidity in the tomatoes will do the same thing as the wine. In my experience, this type of cooking is very forgiving.

[MeanestMomInMidwest]

do you have any red wine? You could mix that with just the onion soup mix or add some beef bullion or beef gravy powder.

 

If you don't, what you list sounds good. I think it will taste a little Southwestern.

[Jean in Newcastle]

I think I'd do the tomato soup and the tomatoes with chilis but not with the onion soup mix. For some reason I can't see those flavors going together.

[alpidarkomama]

You could even just brown it on the stove w/garlic salt, put a sliced onion in the bottom of the baking pan, add 1/2 cup of water, and bake it in a slow oven. I do this all the time with brisket and it's out of this world just like this. Plenty of juice for gravy too.

[keptwoman]

Just about anything will work with crockpot chicken.

[mysticamethyst]

For a pot roast, I just throw a packet of brown gravy, aujus, or 4 or 5 beef boullion cubes and the roast with 3 cups water. I usually have one of those on hand and it tastes great, and you can use the juice leftover to make a nice gravey. My kids eat it up. Happy Cooking.:001_smile:

[Jacquelyn in NC]

If you have any soda, you could do a "cola roast." Add the onion soup mix along with two cans of Coke (not diet). Makes a great, moist roast!

[H.S. Burrow]

You could even just brown it on the stove w/garlic salt, put a sliced onion in the bottom of the baking pan, add 1/2 cup of water, and bake it in a slow oven. I do this all the time with brisket and it's out of this world just like this. Plenty of juice for gravy too.

 

 

:iagree:This is what I do (except that I don't add water) and it's always very moist, tender and the juices make a nice gravy.

[GoVanGogh]

I do a roast in the crockpot with tomatoes (of some sort - sauce, diced - whatever I have on hand), dry onion soup mix, sweet potatoes and carrots. It is very good.

[TXMomof4]

I just use the onion soup mixed in a little water. To make the gravy I just thicken it after I remove the meat and veggies with a little cornstarch and water. If you're out of onion soup a little beef bouillion and some onion. Even my kids like it and they are a little hard to please.

[Renthead Mommy]

V-8 works great. Has a little more flavor than just tomato soup.