Crock Pot - Pot Roast & Mashed Potatoes

 Ingredients:
(1) 3-5 lb. chuck roast
2 tbsp. olive oil (or vegetable oil)
salt & pepper, to taste
1 packet ranch dressing mix
1 packet dry onion soup mix
1 stick butter (1/2 cup) – REAL salted butter, not margarine

Instructions
Heat up a large skillet on high.
Add oil to hot skillet.
You want it really hot here to brown or "sear" the beef quickly.
Take a paper towel and make sure you dry both sides of the pot roast.
Season with a little bit of salt and pepper.
Once the skillet is nice and hot, add the roast.
Allow the roast to cook for about 2-3 minutes until it is golden brown.
Using tongs, flip the meat over and sear the other side of the roast for another 2-3 minutes.
Transfer meat to slow cooker.
Sprinkle packets of dry ranch dressing and onion soup mixes over pot roast.
Top with a stick of butter then place peppers on and around roast.
Cover and cook on low for 8 hours.
Take two forks and start shredding the meat.
Discard any big fatty pieces.

Mashed Potatoes: 
6 small-medium red bliss potatoes peeled & chopped
Butter
Garlic
Flavor God Himalayan Pink Salt
Heavy Cream

- Boil potatoes for 15 minutes and then mash
- Add in butter and let it melt completely
- Add in garlic, salt and cream for appropriate flavor