Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Slow Cooker Italian Beef


My sister got this recipe from her friend and made it for Christmas dinner. It was SOOOOOO good that I had to get the recipe and make it as well. It is super good and super easy. It tastes really good on a yummy roll with or without cheese, such as provolone/pepper jack/or swiss. It is pictured on a hot dog bun because that is what I happened to have when I made it and wanted to use them up. I would give it 5 stars- the picture doesn't do it justice-try it!

3 Cups Beef Broth (I use low sodium broth)
1 Tsp of each of the following:
-salt (may want to use less, if desired)
-pepper
-oregano
-basil
-onion powder
-dried parsley
-garlic powder (or 2 cloves minced)
2 pkgs dry Italian Salad dressing mix
5 lb. chuck roast

Combine all ingredients, except the roast in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir well. Place roast in a crock pot and pour the liquid in the sauce pan over it. Cook on low 10 hours. Remove meat and pull apart (will be very easy- will be very moist and tender). Put meat back in crock pot and cook on low 2 hours more.

*note- When I took the meat out to pull apart, I also poured the liquid into a bowl. When I put the meat back in, I poured back in the amount of liquid I wanted and didn't use it all.
*also- due to the long cook time, I put it in before going to bed and let it cook over night. Then, at dinner time, all I had to do was heat it back up! It worked great!

Enjoy!!!

4 comments:

kori said...

Looks delicious, I'm very excited to try it.

Traci Elizabeth said...

YUMMY!

Traci Elizabeth said...

I made this tonight and it was so yummy!!! I halved it. And instead of heating it on low for 10hours, I heated on high for 4 hours and then I shredded it and put it on low for 2 hours. It was really good. my 2 year old LOVED it. I put mine on deli style rolls with swiss cheese and then I broiled them. YUMMY! Thanks for a great recipe.

kori said...

This was fantastic. My husband said this was in the running for his next birthday meal. My niece who doesn't eat meat had 3 helpings. Thanks, I think everyone should try it.