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.