Spicy Pot Roast with Bacon
- 8 slices OSCAR MAYER Bacon, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 extra-lean boneless beef pot roast (2-1/2 lb.), trimmed Safeway 1 lb For $4.99 thru 02/09
- 2 cans (8 oz. each) Mexican-style spicy tomato sauce
- 1 large onion, cut into 8 wedges
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 lb. yuca (cassava), peeled, cut into 3-inch pieces
- 6 carrots, peeled, cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Heat oven to 325F.
- Cook and stir bacon in ovenproof Dutch oven on medium heat until crisp.
- Remove bacon from pan with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels.
- Reserve for later use.
- Discard all but 1 Tbsp.
- drippings from pan.
- Add roast to reserved drippings in pan; cook on medium-high heat 5 min.
- on each side or until evenly browned.
- Pour tomato sauce over roast.
- Add onions and garlic; cover.
- Bake 1-1/2 hours.
- Add yucca and carrots; sprinkle with pepper.
- Bake, covered, 45 min.
- to 1 hour or until roast is tender.
- Transfer roast and vegetables to platter, reserving drippings in pan.
- Cut roast across the grain into thin slices.
- Spoon pan drippings over roast and vegetables; sprinkle with cilantro and reserved bacon.
bacon, extralean, tomato sauce, onion, garlic, carrots, ground black pepper, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/spicy-pot-roast-bacon-175632.aspx (may not work)