Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches make a great game day food or weeknight dinner that easily cooks in your crockpot. Chuck roast is slowly cooked in Italian seasonings, beef broth and mixed with pepperoncini peppers and Giardiniera. Toast the beef in a hoagie bun with provolone cheese and extra pepperoncini and Giardiniera for the perfect sandwich.
One of my favorite kitchen gadgets is my slow cooker.
It is a total life saver on busy days when I know I won’t have time to make a complicated meal at the end of the day. It is definitely going to come in handy in a few weeks when our newest addition arrives.
I am all about recipes like these Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches for dinners and of course Sunday football.
Slow Cooker Italia Beef Sandwiches make the perfect game day food, especially if you are having guests.
People go crazy for these toasty, juicy Italian beef sandwiches topped with warm provolone cheese and all the fixings. I like to also make these Buffalo Chicken Hummus Bites, Bacon Wrapped Jalapeño Poppers and a homemade French Onion Dip to serve alongside the sandwiches.
Recipe Ingredients
Here’s an overview of the simple ingredients we’re using. Jump to the recipe card below for exact ingredient amounts and printable instructions.
- Beef: Chuck roast is used in the crockpot and helps create a tender shredded beef to add to the Italian beef sandwiches. I find this cut to work the best!
- Broth: The beef broth helps tenderize the beef in the slow cooker.
- Seasoning: Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and cayenne pepper help to add some spice to this beef mixture.
How to Make Italian Beef Sandwiches
Step 1: Add Beef to Crockpot: Place chuck roast into the bottom of a 5.5 – 6 quart crock pot then sprinkle with Italian Seasoning.
Step 2: Add remaining ingredients: Add pepperoncini peppers plus a splash of juice, Giardiniera, and beef broth then lift up chuck roast pieces to get broth underneath.
Step 3: Slow Cook: 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.
Step 4: Create Italian Beef Sandwiches: 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.
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Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 3 pounds chuck roast, trimmed of fat and cut into large chunks
- 2 cups beef broth
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 tablespoons Italian seasoning
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper {optional for spice}
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper {optional for spice}
- 8 ounces pepperoncini pepper slices + 2 Tablespoons of the juices {extra for garnish}
- 8 ounces Giardiniera, Chicago-Style Italian Sandwich Mix if you can find it, otherwise whatever you find is fine drained {plus extra for garnish}
For serving:
- provolone cheese slices
- hoagie buns
- Extra banana peppers or pepperoncini
Instructions
- Place chuck roast into the bottom of a 5.5 – 6 quart crock pot then sprinkle with Italian Seasoning.
- 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.
- 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 couldn’t find the Chicago style giardiniera mix so I used Delallo Mild Giardiniera which worked great. It is a chunkier style mix.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Today’s post is sponsored by the Ohio Beef Council. As always my thoughts and opinions are 100% my own.
Hi. I need some clarification, please. The ingredients list says Italian Seasoning, but the directions say salad dressing mix. Do I need to buy an envelope of Italian salad dressing mix or use a traditional Italian seasoning blend? Thank you.
Hi there. Sorry about that! I used Italian seasoning blend from the spice section of the grocery store. Sorry about the confusion. I am sure you could buy a salad dressing mix if you like and it would work too but I did the spice blend. I hope that helps and I hope you like it!
This looks so delicious! Definitely will be trying this sometime this fall. Congratulations on your new addition! 🙂