Poor man's prime rib

Who loves Tuesdays? I do!! Not as much as I love Fridays but never the less...I decided that Tuesdays were going to be my 'food' days to try new recipes from Pinterest. The first recipe I wanted to try was one that I acquired just a little bit ago. It was a recipe for a pot roast that would taste like prime rib.

Russell and I get a quarter of a cow instead of buying meat at the grocery store. Just one of the perks of living in the Midwest. So, I pulled out one of the many pot roasts that was hanging out in our freezer. We aren't huge roast people, only because they normally get so dry when you cook them- even when you use the crockpot. That's probably why I was super excited to try this recipe. Below is my modified recipe. if you want to see the original go to Allrecipes.com. I will say, I have been using this site for years. I love it! Most of their stuff is free, or you can pay for a membership to get the more advanced features. I'm cheap so I don't pay to use it. It is definitely a worth while site to visit if you like to cook. Ok, let's get down to business!

Ingredients
4lb beef eye of round roast (ours was just marked round roast)
Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Season the roast with salt and pepper and place in a roasting pan or baking dish. Do not cover or add water.
2. Place the roast in the preheated oven. Roast for 28 minutes (seven minutes per pound) then turn off the oven and let the roast sit in the hot oven for 2 1/2 hours. Do not open the door at all during this time!
3. Remove the roast from the oven, the internal temperature should have reached at least 145 degrees. Carve into thin slices to serve.
That's it. Simple and easy! Oh, and super tasty. Now, I wouldn't say it taste like prime rib exactly, it's more chewy. However, it was definitely very moist and well worth the pin! Way better than any other pot roast we've had in the past. I served it with Betty Crocker mashed potatoes and broccoli. Another personal note: if you have never tried Betty Crocker's potatoes, go buy some right now. These are not the normal flake potatoes you are used to. They are ah-maze-ing! Taste like real mashed potatoes and they only take about five minutes to make. Wha-hoo!



Doesn't that look fantastic! My husband is always the judge on if a recipe is a 'keeper' and this one totally made the list. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did!