Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches
This mouthwatering melt in your mouth Italian Beef cooks up easy in the crock pot and is always a huge hit. Make it up into hot beef and melted cheese sandwiches or served over mashed potatoes for the ultimate comfort meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 hours
- Total Time: 5 hours 15 minutes
- Yield: 10 servings 1x
- Category: main meal beef
- Method: crock pot
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 3 lb chuck roast
- 2 (10.5 ounce) cans french onion soup (see notes)
- 1 (.7 ounce) packet dry Italian dressing
- 1 (16 ounce) jar sliced pepperoncinis with juice
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning blend
- 10 hoagie buns
- 2 1/2 cups shredded provolone, mozzarella, Monterey Jack, or Pepper Jack cheese (see notes)
Instructions
- Add the chuck roast, french onion soup, dry italian dressing packet, pepperoncinis (including juice) and Italian seasoning to the crockpot.
- Cook on high for 5-6 hours or low for 8-9 hours. Shred the beef discarding any fat, gristle and cartilage.
- Toast the buns in a toaster or under the broiler. Add the cheeses to both sides of the bun and place under the broiler on low until melted.
- Top with shredded beef and cooked pepperoncinis If desired serve with small bowls of au jus on the side for dipping.
Notes
- I like to use Campbell’s french onion soup but you can or substitute with 2 cups beef broth.
- Use about 1/4 -1/3 cup shredded cheese per sandwich.
- You can use whole pepperoncinis or sliced pepperoncinis. I like the sliced ones because you can add them to the sandwiches after being cooked
- This recipes works best with chuck roast. Chuck roast has fat and cartilage and that is what makes it so tender after it is slow simmered.
- Buns, hoagies, french bread and even toasted white bread make great sandwiches with this recipe.
- Any cheese that melts well works on this sandwich including but not limited to Swiss, mozzarella, provolone, provel, Pepper Jack and Monterey Jack.
- Store leftover beef in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. For best results toast buns and melt cheese right before serving.
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