WW Recipe of the Day: Oven Pot Roast with Vegetables
(287 calories | 7 6 5 myWW *SmartPoints value per serving)
It's finally beginning to feel just a little bit fall like here in Phoenix. Thank goodness. So I decided to turn the oven on to make a simple oven pot roast with vegetables and horseradish sauce.
Simple Oven Pot Roast with Vegetables and Horseradish Sauce
I live with a guy who absolutely adores meat and potatoes - especially braised meats like pot roast. He enjoyed the slow cooker Italian style pot roast I made a while back.
So I was confident this oven pot roast with vegetables - calling for bottom round roast, carrots, turnips and potatoes - would be a winner with him.
I found the recipe for this oven pot roast with vegetables while scanning my copy of Weight Watchers Comfort Classics: 150 Favorite Home-Style Dishes (affiliate link), which is absolutely brimming with the kinds of home-style recipes my family loves best.
I've made several recipes from it and they've all turned out delicious. And I've got a dozen more marked to try. It's quickly becoming one of my go-to cookbooks.
I followed the recipe pretty much exactly, which is something unusual for me. The only change I made was to substitute dried thyme for fresh, since it was all I had. And since they didn't have bottom round roast at the market - I substituted boneless cross rib, which was on sale, instead.
And the healthy horseradish sauce for this oven pot roast with vegetables couldn't have been easier; Just a stirring together of Greek yogurt, prepared horseradish and Dijon mustard.
Both Rod and Mac loved it and ate two generous platefuls each. So, that would be my only caution to you. The recipe says that this will serve 8, which is only true if you are going to really stick to Weight Watchers sized portions. If you're feeding hungry guys or bigger eaters, I would say, plan on feeding 4 to 6 at most.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Pot Roast Dinner?
According to my calculations, each serving has about 287 calories and:
7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
7 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Recipe Notes
Feel free to substitute cubes of sweet potatoes, butternut squash or parsnips for the baby potatoes, carrots or turnips in this oven pot roast with vegetables recipe.
I liked the horseradish sauce but thought it made a lot, so will make only half as much next time.
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Simple Oven Pot Roast with Vegetables and Horseradish Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless bottom round roast, trimmed
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- ½ cup reduced-sodium beef broth
- 1 onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried
- 1-¼ pounds baby potatoes, halved
- 1-½ cups baby carrots
- 2 medium turnips, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- ½ cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Sprinkle the beef with ½ teaspoon salt. Place the oil in a Dutch oven set over medium-high heat.
- When it begins to glisten, add the beef and cook it, turning frequently, until it is browned on all sides, about 8 minutes total.
- Add the broth and stir scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pot.
- Add the onion, garlic and thyme and bring to a boil.
- Cover the pot and place it in the oven and bake for 45 minutes. Turn the meat and then bake, covered for another 45 minutes.
- Add the potatoes, carrots and turnips to the Dutch oven. Cover and return to the oven to bake until the beef and vegetables are fork-tender, about 45 minutes more.
- Meanwhile, to make the horseradish sauce, stir together the yogurt, horseradish, mustard and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. Cover and place in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Transfer the beef to a cutting board (affiliate link) and slices across the grain, into 16 slices.
- Serve with the vegetables and horseradish sauce
Recipe Notes
*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.
If You Liked this Oven Pot Roast With Vegetables You Might Like:
- Sunday Oven Pot Roast - with homemade gravy found at Better Homes and Gardens
- Oven Pot Roast with onion soup and beef broth found at Mommy Hates Cooking
- Oven Baked Pot Roast with Potatoes and Carrots - found at Real Mom Kitchen
- Coffee Braised Pot Roast with Caramelized Onions - from Eating Well
Martha is the founder and main content writer for Simple-Nourished-Living.
A longtime lifetime WW at goal, she is committed to balancing her love of food and desire to stay slim while savoring life and helping others do the same.
She is the author of the Smart Start 28-Day Weight Loss Challenge.
A huge fan of the slow cooker and confessed cookbook addict, when she's not experimenting in the kitchen, you're likely to find Martha on her yoga mat.
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