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French Dip Sandwiches
French Dip sandwiches made with tender (slow cooked) roast beef topped with melted provolone cheese on a toasted hoagie and served with au jus sauce.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs 5 mins
Total Time
5 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 779 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
French , American
Ingredients
- 3.5 pounds chuck roast
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 packet onion soup mix (dry), or homemade
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 2 1/3 cups low-sodium beef broth
- 1 cup Coke (not diet)
- 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 Tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
For serving:
- 16 slices Swiss or provolone cheese or your favorite kind
- 8 hoagies or sub rolls
Instructions
- Season all sides of the chuck roast with salt and pepper, oregano, and thyme.
- Add olive oil to a large non-stick skillet over medium high heat. Add meat to the pan and sear on high heat for 30 seconds or so on all sides, just until lightly browned.
- Place meat in the slow cooker and sprinkle with French onion soup mix and garlic. Pour broth, coke, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce on top.
- Cook on LOW for 4 hours and then remove meat to a cutting board. Thinly slice the meat and then return it to the slow cooker and continue to cook on LOW for one more hour.
- When ready to serve, preheat oven to High broil. Slice rolls in half and lightly butter the top side. Add a few slices of meat to the bottom halves and top with two slices of cheese.
- Broil for a few minutes, just until the cheese its melted and bread is golden. Ladle the au jus sauce from the slow cooker into small bowls for dipping. Enjoy.
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Notes
- Variations:
- Ideas to Serve with French Dip Sandwiches:
- Make it healthier: serve on a whole wheat bun and leave off the cheese.
- Make it "Philly style": add caramelized onions and bell peppers
- Add some heat: jalapeños, yellow pepper, diced chilies, or crushed red pepper.
- A Salad: Cucumber Avocado Salad or Classic Wedge Salad would both taste great.
- Coleslaw
- Fries
- Potato Salad
- Veggies and dip
- Chips
Nutrition Information
Calories
779kcal
(39%)
Carbohydrates
40g
(13%)
Protein
59g
(118%)
Fat
41g
(63%)
Saturated Fat
19g
(95%)
Cholesterol
175mg
(58%)
Sodium
1879mg
(78%)
Potassium
841mg
(24%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
520IU
(10%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
481mg
(48%)
Iron
15.6mg
(87%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 779
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 779kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 40g | 13% |
| Protein | 59g | 118% |
| Fat | 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat | 19g | 95% |
| Cholesterol | 175mg | 58% |
| Sodium | 1879mg | 78% |
| Potassium | 841mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 520IU | 10% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 481mg | 48% |
| Iron | 15.6mg | 87% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.