Crock Pot Italian Beef

Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups beef broth or 1 (15 ounce) can beef broth
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon parsley
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 (2/3 ounce) package dried italian salad dressing mix (can use zesty italian too)
• 2 -5 lbs beef roast, weight depending on your needs (trust me, it works as well with 2 as it does with 5)
• 1 large yellow onion, sliced into rings
• 1 bell pepper, sliced into strips (green, red, or one of each)
• sliced provolone cheese, if desired
• 1 loaf nice crusty bread, if desired
• pepperoncini pepper, if desired

Recipe

• 1 place the roast in your crock pot.
• 2 in a small saucepan, mix first 8 ingredients (broth through dressing mix) and bring to a boil.
• 3 pour the boiling mixture over the roast, quickly put the lid on to trap in the heat.
• 4 cook on high for one hour, then either turn on low for the next 7 to 11 hours (more time for larger roasts) or keep on high for 3 to 5 hours.
• 5 30 to 60 minutes before completion of cooking, add onions and peppers. re-lid, and cook remainder of time.
• 6 when done, remove roast to a large dish or bowl and shred meat with forks, making sure the bay leaf didn't also transfer over.
• 7 serve either on a plate or use segments of the crusty bread cut horizontally to make sandwiches (recommended).
• 8 top with sliced provolone, which should melt somewhat from the heat of the beef, and /or pepperoncini if desired.