Crock Pot French Dip Sandwich

Tender and juicy Crock Pot French Dip Sandwiches make a fantastic meal for lunch or dinner. The meat is slow cooked for hours and then served on a toasted hoagie with melted provolone. Eat with a side of the salty cooking broth for dipping and you’ll think you’ve died and gone to heaven.

I’ve been using my crock pot a couple times a week since fall started y’all. There’s just no easier way to make a meal. And food that has been slow cooked all day develops a flavor that’s hard to mimic. This Crock Pot French Dip Sandwich is one of my favorite slow cooker meals ever.

It doesn’t hurt that it’s served on a toasty bun with melted cheese. It’s truly one of the most fabulous sandwiches ever.

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I had a chance to meet Cris of Recipes that Crock this past weekend. Talk about a sweet gal. If you’re ever short on crock pot inspiration, check out Recipes That Crock for tons of ideas. I think she’s cooked everything imaginable in a slow cooker.

You can also follow my Crock Pot Pinterest Board for recipes. I pin crock pot recipes from tons of different blogs and websites.

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If you’re in the market for a new crock pot, check out the recommendations from Cris. She knows her crock pots. I’ll be in the market for a new one soon. I think I’ve had mine for going on 2 decades. I’m leaning towards the Hamilton Beach Stovetop Slow Cooker. It’s the kind that you can cook with on the stove top so you don’t have to dirty an extra pan if you have to sear something first.

Make In Advance

I know most people use their crock pot to cook during the day while they are at work, but I’m a night time cooker. I’d much rather be in the kitchen late at night than early in the morning. I’ll get everything in the crock pot before I go to bed and hopefully remember to turn it on. Have you had that happen too? This recipe does fine on LOW for 9-10 hours. Then in the morning, I transfer the contents of the crockpot to a bowl and refrigerate. Later, I reheat it for lunch or dinner
After 10 hours in the crockpot, the roast is unbelievably tender and succulent and so nicely flavored from the garlic, onion, thyme, and beef broth. If you like your French Dip broth really salty, add an extra tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce or even some soy sauce.

How To Make

(More detailed instructions in recipe card below.)

1. Season the roast with salt and pepper and brown it on both sides.
   
2. Place it in the slow cooker.
   
3. Cook onions in the beef juices until starting to soften.
   
4. Add onions to slow cooker along with salt, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, garlic, and thyme. Cook on LOW for 9 to 10 hours.
   
5. Toast hoagie rolls with cheese.
6. Shred the beef and stuff the rolls with beef.

How To Serve

Serve this fall apart meat on a toasted hoagie with a plentiful amount of melted provolone (you could also use Swiss or even Monterey Jack) and a side of cooking broth for dipping. You won’t believe the oohs and ahs you’ll hear.

There’s nothing like a fall apart meat for a fall dinner 🙂

More Crockpot Favorites

• Slow Cooker Orange Chicken
• Crockpot Beef and Noodles
• Slow Cooker Brisket Chili
• Crockpot Balsamic Roast Beef
• Slow Cooker Honey Garlic Pork Tenderloin

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Crock Pot French Dip Sandwich

4.91 from 10 votes

By Christin Mahrlig

Prep: 15 minutes mins

Cook: 9 hours hrs

Total: 9 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Servings: 6

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Tender and juicy meat cooked long and slow and served on a toasted hoagie with melted cheese. Dip in extra cooking broth for an out of this world sandwich.

Equipment

• 6-quart slow cooker

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Ingredients

• ▢ 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
• ▢ 1 (2 1/2 to 3-pound) boneless chuck roast, trimmed of excess fat
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt,, divided
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• ▢ 2 large onions, sliced
• ▢ 2 cups beef broth, (1 can is fine)
• ▢ 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 1 bay leaf
• ▢ 1 garlic clove, minced
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• ▢ 6 hoagie rolls
• ▢ 12 slices Provolone cheese

Instructions 

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle roast with salt and pepper and cook until seared on both sides, about 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer to a slow cooker.
• Add onions to the skillet and cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
• Add onions to

  crock pot along with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, garlic and thyme. Cover and cook on LOW for 9-10 hours.
• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Cut rolls in half and line insides with cheese slices, using 2 slices per hoagie roll. Place on a baking sheet and bake for about 5 minutes, until cheese is nicely melted.
• Remove the meat from the crock pot and place in a bowl. Use a fork to shred it.
• To serve, stuff each hoagie with beef and onions and serve with cooking liquid.

Notes

If you want to spice it up, add half a teaspoon of crushed red pepper flakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 396kcal

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Originally published on October 8, 2014.