Italian Pot Roast with Artichokes and Potatoes
This is an easy, but delicious Italian style pot roast dish that you can put in the crockpot in the morning and have it slow cook for you as you go out for the day. Come home, throw your artichokes in, and you have dinner ready for you in less than an hour.
Ingredients
Preparation
- Combine Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- Mix this seasoning rub over the surface of the roast.
- Heat olive oil in a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add pieces of roast; cook 8 minutes, browning all sides to get a good sear.
- Remove roast from pan; place in a 3 to 4 quart electric slow cooker.
- Add onion and garlic to pan that the roast seared in.
- Place over medium heat, and saute for 5 minutes.
- Add broth, scraping pan to loosen browned bits.
- Pour mixture over roast in cooker.
- Arrange potatoes and olives around roast, sprinkle with capers and dried oregano.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 9 hours.
- Add artichoke hearts and cook an additional hour.
- Place roast on a large platter.
- Arrange vegetables, olives and cpaers around the roast.
- Garnish with fresh oregano sprigs, if desired.
Recipe from BigOven.com ®
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Reviews
annemariegriffin
"This was delicious and different. Not everyone in my family liked the artichoke hearts but I enjoyed it. The picture has carrots in it that aren't in the recipe. I think that they would add a little sweetness and color."
MrPilot
"Simple and tasty. I would make it again."
dssmith805
"Awsome worth the time. I will make this again I would use more onion and garlic. I will also double up on the olives"
TheSingingBaker
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adrut
"What is my timing if I do not have an electric slow cooker?"