Crock pot italian beef sandwich with cheese and toppings

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

Anybody knowscrock pot recipes are a busy person's best friend but many of them can exist heavy and unappealing at times. While brainstorming a new and interesting crock pot combo I decided the recipe would have to meet the post-obit criteria:

  1. Beef-based every bit I have exactlyone beefiness crock pot recipe on the blog –Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce.
  2. Like shooting fish in a barrel. Nobody likes crock pot recipes with several cooking steps earlier you even plug the dang thing in.
  3. Very succulent, unique, and not gloopy any.

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

Chuck roast is slow cooked for x hours in a mixture of pepperoncini peppers, Giardiniera, Italian dressing mix, and beef broth and then shredded and served on a chewy hoagie bun with melted provolone cheese. Crazy (CRAZY) good, and did I mention that information technology's made with just v ingredients?!

crock pot italian beef sandwich on a platter

Ben was skeptical almost eating the crock pot version of one 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 hate this.

But guess what? He didn't! While I stood eating the shredded beefiness directly out of the crock pot like the refined woman that I am, he inhaled an entire sandwich in under two 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:

First by trimming whatever big pieces of fatty off a 3lb chuck roast and so cut the roast into seven or eight big hunks and place them in the bottom 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

Adjacent sprinkle in a packet 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 Non gluten-complimentary! Use a bootleg Italian Dressing mix (halve or eliminate the salt chosen for in the recipe,) or look for a gluten gratis mix like Simply 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 together 8oz sliced pepperoncini peppers plus a splash of pepperoncini juice plus 8oz Chicago-Style Giardinierawhich yous can observe 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-style Giardiniera, a type of relish made with pickled olives and vegetables that's packed in herbs and oils, but Ben insisted information technology get into this dish. I'one thousand so glad he did considering OH MY GOSH it is so skillful! It'southward supposed to go over Italian beef sandwiches, but I could have eaten forkful after forkful all past itself.

Becauseinformation technology'due south packed in oil though, which would add 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, just I institute this style 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 tin ofbeefiness broth so place a lid on top of the crock pot and let it cook on depression for 9 hours, or until the beef tin can be hands 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

Once the roast tin exist easily shredded with a fork, shred then slip the meat dorsum into the tedious cooker to cook in the juices for 1 more hour on low. Scoop the meat onto hoagie buns then slap a slice of provolone on meridian to melt from the heat of the beefiness. Serve with actress pepperoncini peppers and Giardiniera, and you lot're gear up!

Crock pot italian beef sandwich with toppings

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Description

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!

Ingredients

serves 6

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

Directions

  1. Place chuck roast into the lesser of a 5.five - 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. Identify a lid on top then cook on low for 9 hours, or until meat shreds hands with a fork. Shred and then place meat back into crock pot and cook on low for one more hour.
  2. Split buns in half then scoop the shredded meat mixture on top and add provolone cheese slices. Top with additional pepperoncini peppers and Giardiniera, if desired, then serve.

Notes

  • Good Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing mix is NOT gluten-free. Wait for a homemade Italian Dressing Mix recipe (halve or eliminate salt called for in recipe,) or utilise a gluten free Italian Dressing Mix similar Simply Organic.

Adjusted from Pioneer Adult female

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

Video

Italian beef sandwich with a bite taken out

This is one of my favorite crock pot recipes to date. Could not have been easier to make and the flavors from the pickled vegetables and pepper rings actually made the beef sing. Let'southward non forget that chewy hoagie bun either, which soaks upwardly all the yummy juices. And then Skillful. Promise you'll requite information technology a try quondam!

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