Crockpot Italian Beef Sandwiches
Crockpot Italian Beef Sandwiches are the ultimate comfort food that combines tender, flavorful beef with spices and peppers, served on toasted hoagie rolls.
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2.5 to 3 pounds boneless beef chuck pot roast Trim excess fat before cooking.
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable or canola oil For browning the roast.
- 14.5 ounces beef broth
- 1 ounce Italian dry salad dressing mix
- 1 teaspoon onion salt
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley
- 16 ounces jar sliced pepperoncini peppers, drained Save ½ cup of the juice.
- ½ cup pepperoncini juice Reserved juice from the peppers.
- 8 hoagie buns or rolls, split and toasted
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese For topping the sandwiches.
Instructions
Preparation
- Start by trimming excess fat from the chuck roast to keep the final dish from getting too greasy.
- Season the roast liberally with garlic powder and freshly ground black pepper.
- In a Dutch oven, heat the vegetable or canola oil over medium-high heat, and brown the roast on all sides.
- Transfer the browned roast to your crockpot.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the beef broth, Italian dry salad dressing mix, onion salt, oregano, basil, and parsley.
- Pour the mixture over the roast in the crockpot.
- Scatter the pepperoncini peppers over the roast and pour the reserved ½ cup of pepperoncini juice on top.
- Set the crockpot on low-heat and cook for about 10 hours.
Serving
- After 10 hours, transfer the roast to a cutting board and shred the meat using two forks.
- Carefully remove the pepperoncini from the crockpot with a slotted spoon and place them in a separate serving bowl.
- Skim any excess fat from the cooking liquid and transfer it to a bowl.
- Preheat your oven’s broiler.
- Spoon some of the shredded beef onto the bottom half of each toasted hoagie bun.
- Sprinkle shredded mozzarella cheese and broil until melted.
- Spoon over some cooking liquid, top with pepperoncini, and place the other half of the bun on top.
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Notes
Consider adding a simple side salad or crispy potato wedges. For a make-your-own sandwich station, set out the shredded beef, melted cheese, and various toppings.