Slow Cooker Pot Roast

I love using my crock pot, although I don't use it as often as I'd like.  It's so easy to wake up in the morning, throw everything in the pot and let it cook until dinnertime.  The aroma that fills the house is wonderful and it makes it especially easy on days when I have plans and won't be home in time to cook. 

Today I decided to pull the crock pot out of the cabinet and put it to good use.  My husband had picked up a roast from the store and so I decided to make that dinner for tonight.  I'm not a big fan of pot roast but it's a simple meal to throw together. 

I received a slow cooker recipe book with the crock pot years ago and pulled out one of the recipes from there.  It's very simple to make and doesn't require a lot of ingredients. 

POT ROAST

This is what it looks like after cooking for 8 hours

3 potatoes, thinly sliced

2 large carrots, thinly sliced

1 onion, thinly sliced

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

3-4 lb pot roast

1/2 cup water

Put vegetables in bottom of slow cooker.  Stir in salt and pepper.  Add roast.  Pour in water.

Cover.  Cook on Low 10 - 12 hours

I actually left the onion out this time since I didn't have one.  I also didn't start the roast as early as I should have so I cooked it on high for the first few hours and then back on low.  Now I turned it back on high until we eat in a few hours.  This is actually one of my dad's favorite meals.  

Don't forget the gravy!