Crock pot italian beef sandwich with cheese and toppings

Final week I asked myFacebook andTwitter friends if they'd like to see a crock pot recipe on the web log this week. There were so many assertion marks in the comments, which I took to mean, 'heck aye!' that I immediately started brainstorming.

Everyone knowscrock pot recipes are a decorated person's best friend but many of them tin 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 following criteria:

  1. Beef-based as I have exactly1 beef 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 before yous even plug the dang thing 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, five-ingredient season combo that has merely the right corporeality of zero and zing!

Chuck roast is ho-hum cooked for 10 hours in a mixture of pepperoncini peppers, Giardiniera, Italian dressing mix, and beef goop and then shredded and served on a chewy hoagie bun with melted provolone cheese. Crazy (CRAZY) proficient, and did I mention that it's fabricated with just v ingredients?!

crock pot italian beef sandwich on a platter

Ben was skeptical nigh 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 beef sandwich before…" he said in a tone that I knew meant, I am definitely going to hate this.

But gauge what? He didn't! While I stood eating the shredded beef 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 Beefiness Sandwiches:

Commencement by trimming any large pieces of fatty off a 3lb chuck roast then cut the roast into seven or eight big hunks and place them in the bottom of a half-dozen 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 packet of Good Seasons Zesty Italian Salad Dressing Mix. I like this pre-packaged mix considering 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 called 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 8oz sliced pepperoncini peppers plus a splash of pepperoncini juice plus 8oz Chicago-Style Giardinierawhich you tin detect 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 it go into this dish. I'm so glad he did because OH MY GOSH it is and then expert! It's supposed to go over Italian beef sandwiches, only I could have eaten forkful afterward forkful all by itself.

Becauseit'due south packed in oil though, which would add unnecessary fat to the dish, I scooped out the mix with a fork and let it drain abroad. You lot tin get Giardiniera that'due south packed in vinegar, merely I establish this fashion to be a existent care for.

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 together a can ofbeefiness broth and so identify a lid on top of the crock pot and let it cook on low for 9 hours, or until the beefiness can 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

Once the roast tin be hands shredded with a fork, shred and so slip the meat back into the slow cooker to cook in the juices for ane more hour on depression. Scoop the meat onto hoagie buns then slap a slice of provolone on top to cook from the rut of the beef. Serve with actress pepperoncini peppers and Giardiniera, and yous're ready!

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 like shooting fish in a barrel dinner recipe is a oversupply-pleaser!

Ingredients

serves 6

  • 3lb chuck roast, trimmed of visible fatty and cut into large hunks
  • 1 envelope Expert Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing mix (Meet Notation 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 beef broth
  • provolone cheese slices
  • hoagie buns

Directions

  1. Identify chuck roast into the bottom of a 5.5 - 6 quart crock pot and so sprinkle with salad dressing mix. Add pepperoncini peppers plus a splash of juice, Giardiniera, and beef broth then lift up chuck roast pieces to get broth underneath. Place a hat on meridian then cook on low for 9 hours, or until meat shreds easily with a fork. Shred then identify meat back into crock pot and cook on depression for 1 more hour.
  2. Divide 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, so serve.

Notes

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

Adapted from Pioneer Woman

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

Video

Italian beef sandwich with a bite taken out

This is 1 of my favorite crock pot recipes to date. Could non 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. Then Good. Hope y'all'll give it a try quondam!

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