Tasty Thursday: Coca-Cola Pot Roast

If you are looking for a meal that will not increase the heat in your kitchen this summer, here's a slow cooker recipe to try. Do you have a favorite slow cooker recipe?

Coca-Cola Pot Roast

1 (2.5 pound) lean chuck roast

1 envelope onion soup mix

1 (12 ounce) can Coca-Cola

2 tablespoons flour

¼ cup cold water

Directions:

1.      Place chuck roast in a greased slow cooker. Sprinkle onion soup mix over roast. Pour Coca-Cola on top.

2.      Cover and cook on LOW for 8 hours or until roast is tender.

3.      Remove roast from slow cooker. Pour cooking liquid into a saucepan, skim off, and discard fat. Bring cooking liquid to a simmer. Whisk together flour and water and whisk into cooking liquid. Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes or until desired consistency is reached. Gravy will thicken up on standing.

4.      Serve roast with gravy.

Nutrition facts per serving: 220 cal, 6 g fat, 2.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 60 mg cholesterol, 360 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 5 g sugar, 29 g protein