Making Sunday Special - Sunday Lunch

Sunday lunch can become a great way to incorporate some quality family time in the home. It is an easy tradition to create, after church come home to a delicious special home cooked meal. Now, don't panic at the thought of a cooking a homemade big meal, especially on Sunday morning - it can be done! It just takes a little planning, but the memories you will create and the atmosphere of the family table will be worth it.

Here is a delicious recipe perfect for Sunday lunch:

Sunday Special Pot Roast

1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 envelope dry onion mix soup
1 cup water or beef broth
3 to 5 lb pot roast

Super Easy directions
In a slow cooker, mix cream of mushroom soup, dry onion soup mix and water. Place pot roast in slow cooker and coat with soup mixture. Cook on High setting for 3 to 4 hours, or on Low setting for 8 to 9 hours.

Full of Flavor directions:
Mix soups and water in slow cooker. Heat a frying pan with a little oil, salt and pepper roast. Brown roast in frying pan on all sides. Put roast in slow cooker. Take 1/2 cup of water and slowly pour into pan still heating on stove. Use a fork or spatula to loosen meat drippings. Bring to boil for about one minute. Pour over roast in slow cooker. Cook on high for 3 - 4 hours.

You can add potatoes and carrots in the slow cooker or use rice as a side dish. An extra treat is to serve the frozen yeast rolls found in the grocer freezer. Simply put out to thaw before church and bake them while finishing the lunch. Add a vegetable and there is a complete Sunday lunch guaranteed to bring the family to the table.

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