The way that I cook involves reading through a bunch of recipes for one particular food and then coming up with my own variation that is either Paleo, kid friendly, or made with food that I have on hand. This recipe meets all of these criteria. Who doesn’t love the ease and flavor of a pot roast!

Sun-dried tomato, balsamic onion pot roast:

Ingredients:

• 1 large beef roast
• 3 large sweet onions
• 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes
• 1 Tbsp salt and pepper
• 1 Tbsp garlic powder
• 2 Tbsp lard for searing beef
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1.5 cups beef broth (beef bone broth, preferably)

Directions:

• Season roast with salt, pepper, and garlic
• Sear the beef in lard on a hot skillet
• Sear each side for about 3 minutes, until thoroughly browned. This step is very important so don’t omit it!

• Next slice the onions and place on the bottom of your crockpot
• Place beef on top the onions
• Cook tomatoes in 1 cup water until softened, then purée them

• Pour tomato puree over meat in crockpot. Add beef broth and balsamic vinegar. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 170°F
• Take meat out and slice. Reduce the cooking liquid by half and drizzle over meat
• Serve sliced with onions and sauce on top….we also added pureed squash and baby carrots to make it more appealing to the kiddos