Crockpot Italian Beef Sandwiches
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Crockpot Italian beef sandwiches are a summer staple around here! Enjoy this easy, set-it-and-forget-it meal that your whole family will love!
Let’s make some Crockpot Italian Beef Sandwiches. These are SUPER easy and are always a crowd pleaser! I love taking them over to a tailgate or potluck because they stay nice and warm in the slow cooker until everyone is ready to eat. These also make a great weeknight supper or game day meal at the house and leftovers heat up like a dream. If you want to bring something else to a tailgate or potluck try some of these other recipes like Little Smokies Pigs In A Blanket, 5 Cup Fruit Salad, Chicken Nuggets On The Fly, Southern-Style BBQ Air Fryer Wings, Pulled Pork Sliders for Game Day, Homemade Pizza Rolls, and Fruit Salad With Vanilla Pudding.
You hungry yet? Lets get on in that kitchen and cook us up some grub!
Crockpot Italian Beef Sandwiches Ingredients
You’ll need: Beef Roast, can of beef gravy….AND
1-2 bottles of Zesty Italian Dressing.
You’re also going to need 1-2 Bell Peppers and 1 Onion.
I say “1-2” bottles of dressing and “1-2 bell peppers” because it really depends on how much you like them and how much flavor you want from them. Me? I could drink a bottle of Italian dressing and eat every bell pepper you put in front of me. I only used one bottle in this but I sometimes add another half bottle or so just to up the zingy flavor.
Helpful Kitchen Tools
Place your beef roast in a slow cooker (my favorite kitchen appliance!) and cover with can of beef gravy.
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Put lid on and cook on low 7-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
* Note that you are not using your Italian Dressing now.
After it has cooked all day, remove the roast, drain off and discard all juices, shred the meat and return to the slow cooker.
Add in entire bottle of Zesty Italian Dressing and give it a good stir. The “Italian” in crockpot Italian beef sandwiches!
Chop up your onion and bell pepper and place in a skillet over medium high heat to brown slightly, until your onions are caramelized and your bell pepper is tender.
I don’t add anything to this but if your skillets tend to stick, you might want to add a tablespoon or so of cooking oil before adding in your veggies.
Now like I said, cook until that gets tender or do like me
and cook it until you get tired of fooling with them and want to get on with things.
Add them in with your beef and give it a good stir.
Place slow cooker on warm setting until ready to serve.
Serve your crockpot Italian beef sandwiches on buns, topped with mozzarella cheese.
Italian Beef Sandwiches: FAQs
What type of bread should I use for the buns?
For very best results, use a brioche bun. You can find these at almost any grocery store. If you want to try a different direction, a hoagie roll would be delicious as well. If you can’t find either, whatever bun you prefer will do the trick!
What type of beef should I use?
A chuck roast is our favorite cut of beef to use for this recipe. If you want to try another cut, consider rump roast.
What other toppings can I add?
Feel free to get creative! Try mayonnaise, horseradish, salt and pepper, Worcestershire sauce, aioli, mustard, and/or banana peppers.
Ingredients
- Beef Roast Pot roast, chuck roast, sirloin roast, top roast, etc. Whatever kind you have, just not eye of round
- 1 can beef gravy
- 1 bottle Zesty Italian Dressing
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1-2 bell peppers chopped
Instructions
- Place roast in slow cooker and pour can of beef gravy over. Cover and cook on low 7-8 hours or high 3-4 hours.
- Remove roast from slow cooker and discard juices. Shred meat and return to slow cooker. Pour bottle of dressing over meat and stir.
- In large skillet, place onion and bell pepper. Sauté over medium high heat until tender. Stir into beef mixture.
- Cover and place on warm until ready to serve. Serve on buns and top with mozzarella cheese.
We’ve always felt the same way when something happens before or during a trip. Sometimes we’ve seen what we missed, other times not, but we are always grateful for God’s protective hand, however the help comes.
This looks yummy Christy!! I’ll definitely be making this!!
I’m so glad you all were safe – like you said, no telling what that flat tire kept you from! God never runs out of ways to protect us!!
I just want to say thanks for the positive thought every morning! It always reminds me to be grateful and get my morning started right! 🙂
Looks so Delicious! Jo is right…I’d add garlic also. But, then again, I add garlic to almost everything. 😀
I always wonder what we may have happened when something unexpected happens. There is usually something that makes give thanks when that happens. I do believe that everything happens for a reason. <3 and Hugs!
My mom & I had a flat tire on 20 right outside of ATL. A trailer with a race car & (all that goes with it) pulled over to the side of the road right behind our car. All the guys got out & we thought we were getting ready to have some help with our flat tire. WRONG!! They walked right pass our car & us headed to a restaurant. Evidently, they couldn’t park the trailer in the restaurant’s parking lot. So much for Southern Chivalry….(& I’m SOUTHERN!!). Hope they lost the race! Hehe. Just joking…(not really!)….
Oh my word, my mouth dropped open reading this just as I’m sure yours did when you experienced it! This is just a call to raise our children to know better!
I’m totally feelin’ ya!!
If Yyu’re IN OR NEAR Atlanta, Call the HERO truck, They will come with a hydraulic jack and change your tire faster than you think is possible. No charge and you don’t tip them. Great guys, We had our s in the HOV lane. We needed to change the passenger rear tire. They stopped all lanes of traffic while crept across the interstate. He blew the horn when we were about half way. It sounded like a train, Almost scared me to death.
Yummo!! I wonder if mushrooms would work too. Did the Outlet shopping come after toothbrush shopping. LOL. Nice meeting you again, in the same place ironically.
~giggles~ How crazy is that?? The two times I’ve been to Georgia this year I run into you BOTH times at Wal Mart!!! lol I expect I will see you once more before the year is out!!!!
Yes mushrooms work really well, but please, please, please Don’t forget the Garlic
yummy! of course, I would add a little bit of garlic….just because I add a little garlic to most things…I guess it’s just in my sicilian blood. lol
this looks great to make on football Sundays….
Now I’m kicking myself because I love garlic too!!!