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Melanie picked number 13 (Thanks Melanie!) Number 13 was...

"Slow Cooker Beef Au Jus" (6 quart pot)

~3lbs bottom round roast
~1 onion, sliced
~1/4 c reduced-sodium beef broth
~8 oz baby carrots*
~2 potatoes, quartered*
~1 envelope au jus gravy mix
2 garlic cloves, halved (Still working on the bulbs from the CSA.)
~1/4 t pepper

Cut roast in half.
In a large greased skillet, brown meat on all sides over medium-high heat.
Place onion in crock pot.
Top with meat.
Add carrots and potatoes.
Combine broth, gravy mix, garlic, and pepper.
Pour mixture over everything.
Cover and cook on low fot 7 hours or until meat and veggies are tender.
Remove meat and let sit for 10 minutes.
Thinly slice meat and return to crock pot.
Serve with juices and veggies.

*optional: The card said that she sometimes adds carrots and potatoes, but she didn't say how much, so I just kind of chucked some in there.

10 servings.

This was really good. All 3 of us agreed. My little helper devoured the carrots which was nice because he's been in an anti-carrot phase for awhile. I inhaled mine because there was a 1 day old baby girl I just HAD to go meet. It probably would've tasted FANTASTIC if I'd actually taken 30 seconds to taste it.