Ingredients

  • 2 cans Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup
  • 1 envelope dry onion soup mix (any brand)
  • 1 2-1/2 lbs (1.1 kg). chuck, rump, or pot roast (up to 3-1/2 lbs (1.6 kg).)
  • black pepper, to taste
  • 4 cups (950 ml) water
  • 4 carrots, sliced or cut into lengths
  • 4 medium sized potatoes, quartered
  • 2 celery stalks, sliced into 1/2 inch slices
  • 2 small onions, sliced
  • 1/4 bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 can beef broth

Method

  • Use a 4 quarts (3775 ml) pot.
  • Add 1 can of cream of mushroom soup and spread it around the bottem of the pot.
  • Place the roast in the pot.
  • Pour dry onion soup mix over roast and coat.
  • Add 4 cups (950 ml) of water to pot.
  • Pour in can of beef broth over roast.
  • Add second can of Cream of Mushroom Soup and spread over roast.
  • Add all vegetables and pepper to taste.
  • Bring to boil, stirring all ingredients together, including roast.
  • Cook on low heat for 3 to 4 hours until fork tender.
  • The mixture that the roast cooks in makes its own delicious gravy.