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Easy Slow Cooker Italian Beef

This super easy and delicious Italian beef is making the rounds for good reason! Once cooked, you can use the beef in many different ways for a variety of delicious, easy meals.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large Onion, quartered
  • 1 10.5 oz Can Beef Broth
  • 1 pkg Dry Italian seasoning mix In the salad dressing aisle.
  • 1 pkg French onion soup mix
  • 1 2-3 lb Rump roast, chuck roast, bottom roast
  • 1 C Water

Equipment

  • Crock Pot

Method
 

To Make a Freezer Meal
  1. Place beef roast in freezer ziplock bag. Place the rest of the ingredients in the bag. Close securely. Freeze up to 3 months.
  2. When ready to use, thaw overnight in the refrigerator or put sealed bag with contents in a bowl or sink of warm water for 20-30 min.
To Cook
  1. **Optional - place slow cooker liner in crock pot to eliminate extensive clean up
  2. Place contents in the slow cooker, cover, and cook on low 8-10 hours or high 4-5 hours.
  3. While still warm, remove roast from slow cooker, and shred with forks. Return meat to slow cooker and immerse in the broth/spices liquid. Or slice against the grain for sliced beef.
  4. Serve warm on buns with the aujus dipping sauce, or serve in tacos, vegetable soup, stroganoff etc...
  5. When saving leftovers, put the beef and enough liquid to cover in a container to refrigerate.