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Fresh French Dips

A fresh twist on a classic sandwich.
Course *Easy Entertaining Dishes
Keyword roast, beef roast, french dip, classic sandwiches, dinner. weeknight dinner, dinner, cheese, lunch, dinner recipe, sandwiches, rolls, crockpot
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 10 minutes
Servings 1 roast
Author Dani Meyer

Ingredients

  • 1 beef chuck roast
  • 1 onion
  • Beef Broth or Water and Beef Bouillon Cubes
  • Black Pepper
  • Cheese- I suggest Provolone Mozzarella or Swiss
  • Cilantro
  • Hoagie Rolls
  • Butter optional

Instructions

  • Chop onion into rings. Spread on bottom of crockpot.
  • Place chuck roast on top of onions.
  • Fill pot with enough broth or water to come 1/3-1/2 of the way up the sides of the roast. Use more if you know you will be away all day from it.
  • Season with pepper.
  • Cook low 6-8 hours or high for 2 hours and low for 2-4 hours, til easily shreddable.
  • For extra flavor melt butter on skillet and crisp hoagie rolls in them face down.
  • Pile meat onto buns, top with cheese and broil till brown and bubbly.
  • Top with liberal amounts of cilantro.
  • Serve with jus (juice) on the side.