World Famous Recipes

French Onion Beef Roast With Rice and Homestyle Green Beans

SERVES 6

French Onion Beef Roast With Rice

1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons flour

3 pounds beef chuck roast

1/4 cup canola oil

1 (10 1/2-ounce) can condensed French onion soup

1 (1-ounce) packet dry onion soup mix

1 (4-ounce) can mushroom pieces

2 pouches boil-in-bag rice

salt and pepper, to taste

Preheat slow cooker on high. Preheat large sauté pan on medium-high 2-

3 minutes. Place 1/4 cup flour on plate. Flour roast on all sides.

Place oil in saute pan and swirl to coat. Add roast and brown on each

side for 4 minutes. Place roast in slow cooker and reduce heat to

low. Reduce heat on saute pan to medium-low. Stir in 2 tablespoons

flour and cook 1 minute, stirring to create a smooth paste.

Stir in soup, dry soup mix and mushrooms. Bring to a boil. Add soup

mixture to slow cooker and simmer 8-10 hours. 20 minutes before

serving, fill medium saucepan 1/2 full of water. Cover and bring to

boil on high heat for rice. When water boils, add rice pouches and

boil 10 minutes. Using tongs, remove rice pouches from water,

allowing water to drain completely. Remove roast from crock-pot and

place on platter. Season rice with salt and pepper and a little

chopped parsley. Serve.

Homestyle Green Beans

2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans Italian green beans

1 tablespoon cooked crumbled bacon

2 drops liquid smoke flavoring

1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/8 teaspoon pepper

Drain 1 can of beans. Combine in microwave-safe bowl: beans

(including liquid from 1 can), bacon, liquid smoke, seasoned salt andpepper.

Cover and microwave on high for 6 minutes, stirring halfway

through cooking time.