www.farm-news.com
Farm News/Fort Dodge, Iowa
Friday, Sept. 12, 2025
Farm News
Harvest Helps MAKE-AHEAD MEALS SAVE TIME DURING THE BUSY FALL DAYS
Slow Cooker Pot Roast
F
armers will soon be busy getting their crops out of the fields. During those long, hard hours, it is helpful to have a meal ready when they need a break. Being prepared and having ingredients on hand helps everything run smoother during this busy time. A pot roast makes a good harvest time meal, because it can be prepared the evening before you need it. Once prepared, it can be cut and shredded for sandwiches for your hungry farmer.
Ingredients
Instructions
3-pound chuck roast 1 package of au jus gravy mix 1 package of powdered ranch salad dressing/seasoning mix 1 stick butter 4 *pepperoncini peppers 1/4 cup *pepperoncini juice *Don't have pepperoncini peppers? Substitute them with banana peppers or green peppers. If your roast is very lean, you can add 1/2 to 1 cup broth.
Put chuck roast into a slow cooker. Empty packets of au jus gravy and ranch dressing mix on top of the chuck roast. Add a stick of butter on top of the roast. Place peppers on top and around roaast and then pour juice over roast. Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours. Once it is finished, shred the roast, using two forks, into bite-sized pieces for sandwiches.
1B