Crock Pot Italian Beef Sandwiches

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!

Last week I asked my Facebook and Twitter friends if they’d like to see 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.

Everyone knows crock pot recipes are a busy person’s best friend but many of them can be 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 exactly one beef crock pot recipe on the blog – Crock Pot Spaghetti Sauce.
2. Easy.
3.  Nobody likes crock pot recipes with several cooking steps before you even plug the dang thing in.
4. Very delicious, unique, and not gloopy whatsoever.

Ingredients

• 3lb chuck roast, trimmed of visible fat and cut into large hunks
• 1 envelope Good Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing mix*
• 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 can beef broth
• provolone cheese slices
• hoagie buns

Directions

1. Place chuck roast into the bottom of a 5.5 - 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 get broth underneath. Place a lid on top then cook on low for 9 hours, or until meat shreds easily with a fork. Shred then place meat back into crock pot and cook on low for 1 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

• I have this crock pot >
• Good Seasons Zesty Italian salad dressing mix is NOT gluten-free.

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