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    Slow-Cooker French Dips

    Modified: Mar 8, 2024 · Published: Feb 8, 2013 by Ashley

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    Slow-Cooker French Dips are an easy and delicious family comfort food meal!

    French dip sandwich with au jus

    Why we love this recipe

    • It's quick and easy to put together.
    • They only require a few ingredients.
    • Melted cheese makes everything better!

    These winter storms really stink. But hey, if I’m gonna be snowed in, I want to have something awesome like these Slow-Cooker French Dips for dinner.

    They make the house smell wonderful all day, and are nice and warm and just heavenly. They’re pretty low maintenance, too, perfect for my slumber party weekend with my good friend Jenn!

    I haven’t made these in a while, so I was glad to make another batch today. Yum!

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    French dip sandwich with au jus

    Slow-Cooker French Dips

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    • Author: Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen - Ashley Covelli (Adapted from CLBB)
    • Prep Time: 5 minutes
    • Cook Time: 10 hours
    • Total Time: 10 hours 5 minutes
    • Yield: 8 servings 1x
    • Category: Sandwich
    • Method: Slow Cooker
    • Cuisine: American
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    Description

    Slow-Cooker French Dips are an easy and delicious family comfort food meal!


    Ingredients

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    • 1 (3 pound) chuck roast, all visible fat trimmed
    • ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
    • ½ cup water
    • ¼ cup low-sodium beef broth
    • 1 bay leaf
    • 3-4 whole peppercorns
    • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • For sandwiches:

    Provolone, sliced

    • sandwich rolls
    • butter, softened
    • garlic powder
    • dried parsley

    Instructions

    1. Put first 8 ingredients in slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 10-12 hours. Remove roast and let cool. Shred beef with a big fork.

       

    2. Mix a generous amount of garlic powder with a sprinkle of parsley into the softened butter and spread on toasted rolls. Top with shredded beef and provolone, and bake or toast in toaster oven until the cheese melts. Put the leftover au jus into small bowls for dunking.


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    Comments

    1. Talita

      March 18, 2009 at 2:48 pm

      Delicious! The beef looks so tempting.

      Reply
    2. Sara

      March 18, 2009 at 3:49 pm

      I make my corned beef in the crockpot too - so much easier! This year I cooked the beef in the crockpot and braised the cabbage separately in the oven.

      Reply
    3. Coleen's Recipes

      March 19, 2009 at 2:37 pm

      I guess I need to break down and make a real corned beef. The only CB I've ever tried was out of a can as a kid! LOL

      Reply
      • Ashley

        March 19, 2009 at 9:07 pm

        I think I might like the cabbage separate better. It wilts down so much, and I really like mine greener. But the meat just melts!

        Reply
    4. Donna-FFW

      July 31, 2009 at 11:27 am

      OK absolutely delicious.. Love this!!

      BTW, posted bout you today.. come see.

      Reply
    5. Katy ~

      August 01, 2009 at 6:14 am

      My Ole Sweetie-Pi would LOVE this!!

      Reply
    6. POP

      August 07, 2009 at 6:01 pm

      i fing love that... when you gonna hook a brutha uP??!!!!!

      Reply
    7. Lisa V. Kimmel

      August 22, 2009 at 8:53 pm

      made this last night and it was a huge hit and the seconds were even better!

      Reply
    8. Julie

      April 28, 2010 at 12:07 am

      I just love love love french dip sandwiches, looks so yummy!

      Reply
    9. Joanne

      April 28, 2010 at 1:27 pm

      I've never had a french tip which is really way too tragic for words. I'm so happy to find this! Love that it's a crockpot recipe.

      Reply
    10. Lisa V. Kimmel

      May 08, 2010 at 8:48 pm

      I made this last time I saw it on the site and it is de---lish!

      Reply
    11. Taylor

      September 23, 2010 at 12:18 pm

      I've been looking for ways to use my crockpot....this is now on my list!

      Reply
    12. Jasmine

      February 18, 2011 at 6:09 am

      that looks so yummy and easy!

      Reply
    13. Justina F. Lee

      July 30, 2011 at 10:32 pm

      yummy!!

      Reply
    14. lorhen82

      July 31, 2011 at 1:12 pm

      Wow...nice crockpot! I know you'll get tons of use out of it. Good job, Dino!

      Reply
    15. Jenn

      August 06, 2011 at 11:21 pm

      Yum - I love french dips!

      Reply
    16. Jasmine

      September 01, 2011 at 2:46 am

      this is going on my list! lol.

      Reply
    17. Anonymous

      October 06, 2011 at 6:50 pm

      does it mean 1.3 pounds of chuck roast? surely not 13 pounds or 1/3 pounds....

      Reply
      • Ashley

        October 06, 2011 at 7:25 pm

        One piece of chuck that's around 3 pounds 🙂

        Reply
    18. Mary

      December 06, 2011 at 12:41 pm

      They really do look wonderful. I am new to your blog,so I took some extra time to browse through your earlier entries. I'm so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you share with your readers and I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

      Reply
    19. Giuseppe Papandrea

      December 08, 2011 at 3:30 pm

      Hey Ash,
      Its Joe...Dan and I were talking and he sent me this link...Awesome and I'm making it. When I was younger I worked in a hole in the wall in South Carolina and when we made Dips we used Boursin Chees...try that too, its really good. I'm adding yours to my list of crock projects.

      Joe POP

      Reply
    20. Anonymous

      October 23, 2012 at 9:06 am

      This is dinner tonight!!!! Thanks for putting this recipe up!!!

      Reply
      • Ashley

        October 26, 2012 at 6:53 pm

        Hope you enjoyed them as much as we do! 🙂

        Reply
    21. Ali

      October 14, 2014 at 10:34 am

      I have the same slow cooker and love it too!!

      Reply
      • BigFlavorsFromATinyKitchen

        October 14, 2014 at 4:13 pm

        Do you have any favorite slow cooker recipes? I sometimes wish it was a little larger (I used to have an oval one but not the same brand) but overall I love it!

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