Slow Cooked Italian Beef Hoagies

The beef for these Slow Cooked Italian Beef Hoagies is cooked low and slow until it’s fall apart tender. Serve it on warm hoagie rolls for a satisfying meal at the end of a long day.

Slow Cooked Italian Beef Hoagies

Pot roasts cook to perfection in a slow cooker. The all day slow simmering works magic on inexpensive cuts of meat, and turns them into a carnivore’s sheer joy. While pot roasts, along with fried chicken, are classic Sunday supper fare it’s nice to take them beyond the expected flavor combination from time to time. Variety is the spice of life, right? This roast is smothered with classic Italian herbs and seasoned tomatoes. Serve on warmed hoagie rolls and it’s meal time in no-time.

Helpful Tips or Slow Cooking Italian Beef

• If you’d like to go the extra mile, season the roast and brown it on the stovetop in oil prior to placing it into the slow cooker. If there’s no time to do so, rest assured it will still be delicious.
• Italian seasoned tomatoes typically come seasoned with garlic, oregano and basil. I took this into consideration when I mention the amounts for the other ingredients.
• If you don’t have Italian seasoned tomatoes, you’ll need to adjust the amounts of seasonings to accommodate for the missing flavors.
• These beef hoagies are delicious finished simply with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. After assembling the hoagies, you could also top them with mozzarella, fontina or provolone cheese and melt under the oven broiler.
• Serve on warm, steamed hoagie rolls or hoagie rolls that have been buttered and toasted, the choice is yours.
• While this beef is designed for sandwiches, you may also serve this roast alongside mashed potatoes with roasted asparagus, or over your favorite cooked pasta with a wedge salad.
• You may also enjoy this recipe for homemade Italian tomato sauce from A Family Feast.

 

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Helpful Kitchen Items: 

• 6 Quart Slow Cooker
• Serrated Bread Knife
• Microplane Zester and Cheese Grater
• Large Serving Platter

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Slow Cooked Italian Beef Hoagies

Course Beef, Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian Inspired

Keyword slow-cooked-beef, slow-cooked-italian-beef, slow-cooked-roast

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 8 hours

Resting time 10 minutes

Total Time 8 hours 20 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 4 lb chuck roast
• 1 0.6 oz package dry Zesty Italian salad dressing mix
• 2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
• 1 large  green bell pepper  seeded and thinly sliced
• 1 large onion thinly sliced
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp red pepper flakes adjust amount to your taste
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 1 14.5 oz diced Italian seasoned fire roasted tomatoes
• 1 16 oz can tomato sauce
• 2 Tbsp tomato paste plus additional as needed to thicken sauce
• 8-10 warmed or buttered and toasted hoagie rolls
• grated Parmesan cheese for serving

Instructions

• Spray a 6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Drizzle roast lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle on all sides with the zesty Italian salad dressing mix. Center roast in slow cooker.
• Drizzle roast with Worcestershire sauce,. Arrange green pepper and onion over the roast.
• Season the peppers and onion with salt, red pepper flakes, black pepper, Italian seasoning and garlic.
• Pour the diced tomatoes over the vegetables then drizzle with tomato sauce
• Place lid firmly on slow cooker. Slow cook on low for 8-10 hours or until fork tender.
• Pour the drippings from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan. Skim the fat. Bring to a simmer and thicken using tomato paste as directed. You may thicken further with additional tomato paste.
• Use two forks to shred beef then, return the roast to the slow cooker, ladle sauce on top and gently stir.
• Keep warm until serving on warm hoagie rolls with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.

Notes

• These beef hoagies are delicious finished simply with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. After assembling the hoagies, you could also top them with mozzarella, fontina or provolone cheese and melt under the oven broiler.

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