SLOPPY JOE POT ROAST

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Provided by Karen Chatterton @momofour

Categories Beef

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 pound(s) beef round tip roast
2 tablespoon(s) cooking fat
- salt and pepper to taste
8 ounce(s) tomato sauce
1.5 cup(s) water
1 package(s) sloppy joe mix
2 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
1 cup(s) carrots, thickly sliced
1 cup(s) zucchini, thickly sliced

Steps:

In a dutch oven, or large pan with a tight-fitting cover, brown meat in fat.
Season with salt and pepper and remove from pan.
Pour off fat drippings.
Add tomato sauce, water and seasoning mix.
Return meat to pan.
Cover and simmer for 3 to 3 1/2 hours, or until done (or cook in a 325 oven for same amount of time).
Turn meat once to cook it evenly throughout.
Add potatoes and carrots during the last 35 minutes of cooking, zucchini the last 15 minutes.
Remove meat and keep warm.
Skim off any excess fat.
Taste sauce and correct seasoning, if necessary, with salt and pepper.
Serve sliced meat with vegetables and sauce.