Root Beer Pot Roast

Ingredients

• 1 (4 lb) eye of round roast (or another you prefer)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 1 (12 ounce) bottles root beer (not diet)
• 1 (12 ounce) bottles chili sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced

Directions

1. Sprinkle roast evenly with 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
2. Brown roast on all sides in hot oil in a large ovenproof Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add onion. Remove Dutch oven from heat.
3. Stir together remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, remaining 1/2 teaspoon pepper, root beer, chili sauce and garlic until blended. Pour root beer mixture over roast mixture in Dutch oven.
4. Bake covered at 300 degrees for 3 hours or until tender.