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2 Roasts x 4 People = 3 Family Meals

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Here’s how I recently made three different meals for four people from two beef roasts: Meal #1 Place two beef roasts over onions and potatoes, season as you like, cover and cook for a couple of hours.   Uncover and cook for another hour or so.   Serve sliced roast beef with potatoes, some vegetables, and a salad. Meal #2 Place roast beef slices in a crock pot with beef broth and cook all afternoon.   Just before serving, remove broth to a saucepan.   To thicken the broth:   bring broth to a boil.   In a separate container, stir some cornstarch (about 1 Tablespoon cornstarch per cup of broth) into a small amount of cold water.   While stirring boiling broth with a wire wisk, add cornstarch slurry all at once, and continue stirring for a few minutes until gravy is glossy.   Return gravy to meat and serve on gluten free sandwich rolls along with salad and fruit.   Optional:   saute sliced onions and mushrooms in a skillet to serve on the sandwiches.   Meal #3 Remove meat from g