Crock Pot Perfect Pot Roast

So this is one of my favorite weeknight favorites, but let's be honest.....anytime I can come home to the house smelling delicious and dinner is ready it's a favorite! 
That said, this dinner is also very easy and you can even get a two pack of meat if you shop at Costco for a great deal!

2 - 2.5 lb Eye of Round Roast (this will serve a family of 5 no problem!)
1 med onion sliced (can be any variety, red, white, yellow, etc)
2 T Worcestershire (this is just a guesstimate as I don't really measure, i just pour it in!)
1 T Soy Sauce (again just a guesstimate)
1-2 t Balsamic Vinegar (again just a guesstimate)
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Italian Seasoning
Creole Seasoning
Garlic Salt

Optional -
veggies of your choice, we usually do baby carrots, but you can put just about anything in there.  Mushrooms are very good!

Take the roast and trim any extra visible fat off of it, I use kitchen shears to make it easier.    I then use the shears to puncture a few stab marks/holes in the tops of it, great way to get some frustration out!
If you are adding veggies, put them in raw in the bottom of the crock pot.  Place the roast on top of the veggies, then add onion.  Drizzle the olive oil on top.  Add wostershire, soy sauce and balsamic making sure that you get some on the roast. Sprinkle with all the seasoning that you would like to use, I do salt, pepper, Tony's, Italian blend and garlic salt.

Add water to cover veggies and half of roast. Cook on low for up to 6-8 hours.  Service with white rice and french bread.

***** In the colder months, I also serve the broth that is made as onion soup, and it's amazing.  You can top hot broth with a few Cello Parmasean Whips and they will melt perectly!

Enjoy!

Kibbe's Crawfish Monica

This recipe is a family favorite and sure to be yours soon too!   You can always sub white onion for the green onions and you could even do shrimp or chicken if you can't find or don't like crawfish!

Ingredients:

1 lb of rotini pasta cooked to package or personal selected tenderness
1/2 C (1 stick) of butter
3 T flour
4 green onions, chopped
6 cloves of garlic minced or mashed
2 C of 1/2 and 1/2
Cajun Seasoning (Tony's is my go to)
Salt and Pepper to taste
1 lb of cooked crawfish tails (I get them at Kroger or Walmart and always try to get ones that come from Louisiana!)

Melt butter over medium heat. Add flour and stir constantly till you have a golden brown and flavorful roux.  Add garlic and sautee for 2 min or until you can smell the aroma.  Add green onions and sautee for 2-3 minutes.  Slowly stir in 1/2 and 1/2, till combined.  Add in cajun seasonings and salt and pepper to taste.  Keep stiring till sauce is has thickened up a little.  Add entire contents of crawfish package (once the crawfish defrost there is a little juice in the bag and this adds a LOT of flavor to the sauce!)  Stir occastionally till sauce is thick and creamy!

Serve over cooked pasta with a side of hot french bread :)