Title: Microwave Italian-Style Pot Roast
Categories: Meat Italian
Yield: 8 Servings

3	lb	Beef chuck pot roast, cut
		2 inches thick
1	tb	Worcestershire Sauce
1	ts	Instant beef bouillon- granules
1/2	ts	Sugar
1/2	ts	Dried oregano, crushed
1		Garlic clove, minced
3	md	Potatoes, peeled and cut- into 1-inch cubes
3	md	Carrots, cut into julienne- strips
3		Celery stalks, cut into 2- inch pieces
2	md	Onions, quartered
8	oz	Can of Tomato Sauce
1/4	c	Flour
4	oz	Can of Mushrooms, drained

1. Trim excess fat from pot roast. In a 3-quart casserole stir together Worchestershire sauce, beef bouillon granules, sugar, oregano, garlic, 1/2 cup water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

2. Add pot roast to mixture in casserole. Cook, covered, on 100% power (high) about 5 minutes or till the liquid is boiling. Cook covered, on 50% power (medium) for 35 minutes more.

3. Turn pot roast over. Add potatoes, carrots, celery, and onions. Cook meat and vegetables, covered, on medium for 25 to 40 minutes or till meat and vegetables are tender, spooning liquid over the meat and vegetables once or twice during cooking.

4. Transfer meat and vegetables to a serving platter, reserving the liquid in the casserole.

5. For gravy, skim fat from the reserved liquid. Stir together tomato sauce and flour. Stir tomato mixture and mushroom into the liquid in the casserole. Cook uncovered, on high for 5 to 10 minutes or till thickened and bubbly, stirring each minute till the mixture starts to thicken, then stirring every 30 seconds. Cook, uncovered, on high for 30 seconds more.

6. Serve gravy with meat and vegetables.

Makes 8 servings

Source: Better Homes and Gardens Microwave Cooking Card Library

Typed for you by Lois Flack, CYBEREALM BBS, Watertown, NY. Nutritional Analysis

Calories.................249 Protein..................30 g Carbohydrates.............18 g Fat.......................6 g Sodium...................491 mg Potassium...............720 mg Protein.....(% U.S. RDA)..45 Vitamin A.(% U.S. RDA)..158 Vitamin C...(% U.S. RDA)..18 Thiamine..(% U.S. RDA)...10 Riboflavin..(% U.S. RDA)..16 Niacin....(% U.S. RDA)...28 Calcium.....(% U.S. RDA)...5 Iron......(% U.S. RDA)...33

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