Watts Cooking

Slow Cooker Italian Chuck Roast with Peppers and Onions

Ingredients:

• 1 (3 lb) beef chuck roast 
• 1 tsp onion powder 
• 1 tsp garlic powder 
• 1 tsp salt  & pepper
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 2 cups beef broth
• 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes
• 10 pepperoncini peppers 
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped 
• Red pepper flakes 
• 1 tbsp Italian seasoning
• 3 green bells, chopped  
• 1 onion, chopped 
• 12 hoagie rolls 
• 12 slices provolone cheese

Directions:

Season roast liberally with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper on all sides.
Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil. Sear beef until brown on all sides, holding up roast to get all edges, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer roast to slow cooker.
Add beef broth and Worcestershire sauce to pan. Pour mixture over the roast in the slow cooker.
Add tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers and their juice, garlic, a few red pepper flakes and Italian seasoning to the slow cooker. Turn roast over a few times to coat. Cover slow cooker and cook on high for 4 hours. Shred beef. Toast hoagie rolls. Top rolls with shredded beef and add provolone cheese and toast.