Crock pot italian beef sandwich with cheese and toppings

Concluding week I asked myFacebook andTwitter friends if they'd like to encounter a crock pot recipe on the blog this week. In that location were so many exclamation marks in the comments, which I took to mean, 'heck yes!' that I immediately started brainstorming.

Everyone knowscrock pot recipes are a busy person's best friend just many of them can be heavy and unappealing at times. While brainstorming a new and interesting crock pot combo I decided the recipe would accept to meet the following criteria:

  1. Beef-based as I accept exactlyone beefiness crock pot recipe on the blog –Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce.
  2. Easy. Nobody likes crock pot recipes with several cooking steps earlier you even plug the dang affair in.
  3. Very delicious, unique, and not gloopy whatsoever.

With the aforementioned criteria in mind, I settled on Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches. A mouthwatering, 5-ingredient flavor combo that has just the right amount of zip and zing!

Chuck roast is dull cooked for 10 hours in a mixture of pepperoncini peppers, Giardiniera, Italian dressing mix, and beef broth so shredded and served on a chewy hoagie bun with melted provolone cheese. Crazy (CRAZY) good, and did I mention that it'south made with simply 5 ingredients?!

crock pot italian beef sandwich on a platter

Ben was skeptical about eating the crock pot version of ane of his favorite sandwiches, which is typically made with thinly sliced beef."Oh…I've never heard of ashreddedItalian beefiness sandwich before…" he said in a tone that I knew meant, I am definitely going to detest this.

But guess what? He didn't! While I stood eating the shredded beefiness straight out of the crock pot like the refined woman that I am, he inhaled an entire sandwich in under 2 minutes. That is to say, this dish was a total hit!

hand holding an italian beef sancwich

How to Make Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches:

Offset by trimming any large pieces of fat off a 3lb chuck roast so cut the roast into seven or eight big hunks and place them in the lesser of a 6 quart crock pot.

Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches are a 5-ingredient crock pot recipe version of the popular hot sandwich recipe. This easy dinner recipe is a crowd-pleaser! | iowagirleats.com

Next sprinkle in a parcel of Good Seasons Zesty Italian Salad Dressing Mix. I like this pre-packaged mix because I recognize all the ingredients.

Edited to add: this mix is NOT gluten-free! Employ a homemade Italian Dressing mix (halve or eliminate the salt called for in the recipe,) or expect for a gluten free mix like But Organic.

Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches are a 5-ingredient crock pot recipe version of the popular hot sandwich recipe. This easy dinner recipe is a crowd-pleaser! | iowagirleats.com

Add 8oz sliced pepperoncini peppers plus a splash of pepperoncini juice plus 8oz Chicago-Mode Giardinierawhich yous tin can find in the olive/pickle aisle at the grocery store.

Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches are a 5-ingredient crock pot recipe version of the popular hot sandwich recipe. This easy dinner recipe is a crowd-pleaser! | iowagirleats.com

I'd never had Chicago-fashion Giardiniera, a type of relish made with pickled olives and vegetables that's packed in herbs and oils, only Ben insisted it go into this dish. I'm so glad he did because OH MY GOSH it is so good! It's supposed to become over Italian beefiness sandwiches, but I could have eaten forkful after forkful all by itself.

Consideringit'southward packed in oil though, which would add together unnecessary fatty to the dish, I scooped out the mix with a fork and let it drain away. Y'all can get Giardiniera that's packed in vinegar, merely I establish this manner to be a real treat.

Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches are the 5-ingredient crock pot version of the popular hot sandwich recipe. This easy dinner recipe is a crowd-pleaser! | iowagirleats.com

Finally, add a can ofbeef broth and so identify a hat on top of the crock pot and permit it cook on low for nine hours, or until the beef tin be easily shredded with a fork.

Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches are the 5-ingredient crock pot version of the popular hot sandwich recipe. This easy dinner recipe is a crowd-pleaser! | iowagirleats.com

One time the roast tin can exist hands shredded with a fork, shred and so slip the meat dorsum into the ho-hum cooker to cook in the juices for 1 more hour on depression. Scoop the meat onto hoagie buns then slap a slice of provolone on top to melt from the heat of the beef. Serve with extra pepperoncini peppers and Giardiniera, and you're prepare!

Crock pot italian beef sandwich with toppings

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Description

Crock Pot Italian Beefiness Sandwiches are the 5-ingredient crock pot version of the popular hot sandwich recipe. This easy dinner recipe is a crowd-pleaser!

Ingredients

serves 6

  • 3lb chuck roast, trimmed of visible fat and cut into large hunks
  • 1 envelope Good Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing mix (Run across NOTE FOR GF)
  • 8oz pepperoncini pepper slices + splash of juice (plus extra for serving)
  • 8oz Giardiniera (Chicago-Fashion Italian Sandwich Mix,) drained (plus extra for serving)
  • 14.5oz can beefiness broth
  • provolone cheese slices
  • hoagie buns

Directions

  1. Place chuck roast into the bottom of a 5.v - 6 quart crock pot then sprinkle with salad dressing mix. Add pepperoncini peppers plus a splash of juice, Giardiniera, and beef broth then lift up chuck roast pieces to become broth underneath. Place a lid on peak then melt on depression for 9 hours, or until meat shreds easily with a fork. Shred then identify meat back into crock pot and cook on low for 1 more hr.
  2. Split buns in one-half then scoop the shredded meat mixture on top and add provolone cheese slices. Acme with additional pepperoncini peppers and Giardiniera, if desired, then serve.

Notes

  • Proficient Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing mix is Non gluten-free. Look for a homemade Italian Dressing Mix recipe (halve or eliminate common salt called for in recipe,) or use a gluten gratis Italian Dressing Mix like Merely Organic.

Adapted from Pioneer Woman

This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.

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Italian beef sandwich with a bite taken out

This is 1 of my favorite crock pot recipes to engagement. Could not have been easier to make and the flavors from the pickled vegetables and pepper rings really made the beef sing. Let's not forget that chewy hoagie bun either, which soaks up all the yummy juices. SO Skilful. Hope y'all'll give it a endeavour one-time!

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