DollopWhat to make with chuck roast: 9 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on chuck roast, easiest first. The quickest is Instant Pot ropa vieja, on the table in 100 minutes, and the cheapest is Slow cooker Swiss steak at $3.56 a serving. Five of them are simple enough for a first try.
Slow cooker beef and broccoli
$4.88 a serving
460 min
Mississippi pot roast
$4.93 a serving
495 min
Slow cooker barbacoa
$3.67 a serving
500 min
Slow cooker Swiss steak
$3.56 a serving
500 min
Slow cooker Italian beef sandwiches
$4.17 a serving
620 min
Instant Pot ropa vieja
$3.87 a serving
100 min
Instant Pot French dip sandwiches
$4.70 a serving
120 min
Crockpot pot roast with potatoes and carrots
$5.12 a serving
600 min
Instant Pot birria tacos
$5.60 a serving
110 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.
Dinners from what you already have
Dollop looks at what’s in your fridge and cupboards, plans a week of dinners around it, and writes a grocery list with only what you still need.