Sunday Beef Roast

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb. chuck roast
• Lemon Pepper
• 3 tbsp. lemon juice
• salt and pepper
• 4 medium red potatoes, washed and quartered
• 4 carrots, peeled and quartered
• 3 celery stalks, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 2 cups hot water

Directions:

1. Marinate the chuck roast in the lemon juice, sprinkled with lemon pepper, and a bit of salt and pepper.
2. Place into a roasting pan and add the red potatoes, carrot pieces, celery pieces, diced onion, and some hot water.
3. Cover with roasting pan lid and roast for 2 hours, or until internal temperature reaches 160.
4. Slow Cooker Alternative:  Place the marinated beef roast in the base of a slow cooker.  Add all the veggies and water if you want to thin out and save the beef broth.  Set on low and cook for 8 hours.  Serve.  Save the broth, let it cook, and then freeze it in 2 cup portions.
5. Serve the beef roast with all the veggies.