Easy crock pot Italian Beef sandwiches from scratch!

beef chuck roast

🥗Healthier: lean beef

💰Cheaper: pork shoulder

Lean beef reduces fat content while pork shoulder is often less expensive.

provolone cheese

🥗Healthier: mozzarella

💰Cheaper: American cheese

Mozzarella is lower in calories and American cheese is typically cheaper.

Place 2.5 lb chuck roast in the crock pot.

Add vegetable broth or beef flavoring on top of the roast.

Spread 2 cloves of fresh garlic around the top of the roast.

Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the roast.

Add 8 pepperoncini, stems removed, to the crock pot.

Pour in as much juice from the pepperoncini as desired.

Cook on high for 4 hours (creator mentions it actually cooked for 5 hours).

Remove the meat and pepperoncini from the crock pot after cooking.

Cut the meat into pieces.

Prepare a baking dish and cut hoagie rolls in half.

Stuff the hoagie rolls with the cut meat and pepperoncini.

Sprinkle a little garlic powder and onion powder on top of the meat in the rolls.

Add a slice and a half of provolone cheese to each stuffed roll.

Bake in the oven at 375°F for 10 minutes.

Optional: Use the broiler for a minute to make the tops extra crispy.

Serve with the juice from the crock pot as a dipping sauce.

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