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Italian Beef Sandwiches
- Makes: 10 to 12 servings
- Prep 25 mins
- Cook 10 hrs to 11 hours on low or 5 to 5-1/2 hours on high
Ingredients
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1
4 -
pound
boneless beef sirloin or beef rump roast, cut into 2- to 3-inch pieces
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1/2
cup
water
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1
0.7 -
ounce envelope
Italian dry salad dressing mix
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2
teaspoons
dried Italian seasoning, crushed
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1/2-1
teaspoon
crushed red pepper
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1/2
teaspoon
garlic powder
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10 -12
hoagie buns, kaiser rolls or other sandwich rolls, split
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1 1/2
cups
shredded Italian blend cheeses (6 ounces) (optional)
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Pickles, sliced onion, sliced pepperoncini and/or roasted red sweet pepper strips (optional)
Directions
- Place beef in a 4- or 5-quart slow cooker. In a small bowl combine water, salad dressing mix, Italian seasoning, crushed red pepper and garlic powder; pour over beef in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 11 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 5-1/2 hours.
- Remove meat from cooker with a slotted spoon. Using two forks, shred the meat. Serve meat in rolls. If you like, sprinkle sandwiches with cheese and place sandwiches on two large baking sheets; broil sandwiches, one pan at a time, 4 to 5 inches from the heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Strain cooking juices through a fine mesh sieve. Drizzle each sandwich with some of the strained juices to moisten. If you like, top each sandwich with pickles, chopped onion, pepperoncini and/or roasted red sweet pepper strips. Serve remaining cooking juices for dipping, if you like. Makes 10 to 12 sandwiches.
Nutrition Facts
(Italian Beef Sandwiches)
Servings Per Recipe 10, Fat, total (g) 19, chol. (mg) 117, sat. fat (g) 7, Monosaturated fat (g) 8, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1, fiber (g) 2, Folate (µg) 121, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 1, Niacin (mg) 14, Riboflavin (mg) 0, Thiamin (mg) 0, iron (mg) 6, Potassium (mg) 575, calcium (mg) 252, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 2, sodium (mg) 921, sugar (g) 9, carb. (g) 51, pro. (g) 44, cal. (kcal) 564