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Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches

Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches are incredibly juicy, filled with tender roast beef, caramelized onions, melted cheese on hoagie bread.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 659 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Beef:
  • 3 lb beef chuck roast trimmed of excess fat or round beef roast
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
Sauce:
  • 1 10.5 oz cans beef consommé
  • 2 10.5 oz cans french onion soup
  • 1 12 oz bottle of beer you can use non alcoholic too
  • 10 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon dark molasses
  • ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 
  • 1½ tablespoon onion powder
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 bay leaves
To Serve:
  • 6 French rolls or hoagie buns
  • 12 lices Provolone cheese
  • 2 tablespoons Freshly Parsley chopped
  • French fried onions optional

Instructions

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  1. Add olive oil to a large nonstick skillet and heat over medium heat.
  2. Sear beef on all sides until lightly golden - brown. For about 1-2 minutes per side.
  3. Using tongs, carefully transfer beef to the slow cooker and top with all SAUCE ingredients. Gently stir everything to combine.
Cooking tips if you are using a round beef roast:
  1. Cook beef on low for 8 hours. After 8 hours shred the beef and continue cooking for another 1 hour on low.
  2. TIP: For best results, after 4 hours of cooking, turn beef on the other side for the rest of the cooking. After 8 hours of cooking, shred beef into the sauce and cook on low for one more hour.
Cooking tips if you are using a chuck roast:
  1. Cook beef on low for 8 hours. Once ready, transfer the roast to a cutting board and thinly slice it across the grain, or you can shred the beef.
  2. OR: cook roast on low for 5 hours, transfer roast to a cutting board and thinly slice it across the grain. Place sliced meat back in the slow cooker and cook on low for another 2 hours.
Store:
  1. Any remaining beef should be added to an airtight container and topped with the remaining sauce so it does not dry out. Store in the fridge for 4-6 days.
Serve:
  1. When ready to serve, remove beef from the slow cooker, using a ladle and a fine mesh, strain the sauce into a large container.
  2. Preheat oven to 350F.
  3. Split French rolls and line them open face up on a baking tray. Top each half with beef and top beef with 2 slices of swiss cheese.
  4. Bake for 5-7 minutes or until cheese is melted.
  5. Remove from oven, sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and add French fried onions if desired. Close the sandwiches.
  6. Serve with the strained sauce for dipping.
  7. Serve immediately.
  8. Enjoy!

Nutrition Information

Calories 659kcal (33%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 49g (98%) Fat 35g (54%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Cholesterol 148mg (49%) Sodium 1189mg (50%) Potassium 986mg (28%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 475IU (10%) Vitamin C 1.8mg (2%) Calcium 378mg (38%) Iron 12.3mg (68%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 659

% Daily Value*

Calories 659kcal 33%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 49g 98%
Fat 35g 54%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Cholesterol 148mg 49%
Sodium 1189mg 50%
Potassium 986mg 21%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 475IU 10%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 2%
Calcium 378mg 38%
Iron 12.3mg 68%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.