Description

Use your slow cooker in the summertime to keep your kitchen cool and make the whole house smell wonderful. This slow cooker Italian Beef is perfectly seasoned and fork tender. Serve on toasted hoagie rolls and top with cheese and sliced peppers.

Ingredients

• 3 c. boiling water
• 5 beef bouillon cubes
• 1 T. Worcestershire sauce
• 2 t. black pepper
• 2 t. garlic powder
• 1½ t. onion powder
• 1½ t. dried oregano
• 1½ t. dried parsley
• 1½ t. dried basil
• 1 t. crushed red pepper or to taste
• 1/8 t. ground thyme
• 3 lb. boneless beef chuck or rump roast, trimmed of most fat
• 8 hoagie rolls
• 16 slices Provolone cheese
• 16 oz. jar roasted red peppers, drained and sliced
• 16 oz. jar mild sliced pepper rings, drained (sliced pepperoncini or banana peppers)

Steps

1. Place 6 quart slow cooker on high heat; add boiling water, beef bouillon cubes and Worcestershire sauce.
2. In a small bowl, combine remaining seasonings; sprinkle over beef bouillon broth in the slow cooker; whisk to combine.
3. Add roast to slow cooker; flip to coat both sides; cover; cook on high for 4 hours or on low 8-10 hours.