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A Crock Pot French Dip on a white plate, sitting on a brown granite countertop
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Crock Pot French Dip

This Crock Pot French Dip boasts amazing flavor and the most tender chuck roast. Made directly in the slow cooker, all of the ingredients marinate with one another, resulting in the tastiest sandwich, ever!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 hours
Total Time10 hours 15 minutes
Course: Crockpot Recipes
Cuisine: American
Servings: 6 sandwiches
Calories: 790kcal
Author: Aileen Clark

Ingredients

  • 3 pound Chuck roast
  • 2 tablespoon avocado oil divided
  • 1 teaspoon salt divided
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 large yellow onions sliced
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 14.5-ounce cans beef broth
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 French rolls
  • 6 slices Swiss cheese halved

Instructions

  • Season both sides of chuck roast with 1/2 teaspoon
    salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
  • Place a large skillet over high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Once oil is heated, add chuck roast to pan and cook until browned on one side, 3 minutes. Flip and cook an additional 3 minutes.
  • Remove roast from pan and place inside crockpot.
    Brown chucked roast being added to a slow cooker
  • Reduce heat on stove to medium and add remaining 1 tablespoon avocado oil. Add sliced onions and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt to the pot. Cook onions until soft, about 5 minutes.
  • Add minced garlic to pot of onions and cook, stirring continuously, until fragrant. About 1 minute. Remove from heat.
    Minced garlic in a red measuring spoon, being added to a skillet of sliced onions
  • Pour Worcestershire sauce over chuck roast. Arrange onions over chuck roast and pour beef broth over the roast and onions.
    Worcestershire sauce in a red measuring spoon, being added to browned chuck roast
  • Add bay leaf to crock pot.
    Meat filling for a French Dip cooking in a slow cooker
  • Cover and cook on LOW 10 hours.
  • Remove meat and shred.
  • Pour broth through mesh sieve and add one cup strained broth and shredded meat back to the crockpot. Stir. Reserve remaining broth for as jus.
    Pouring beef broth into a slow cooker filled with ingredients for the filling for a French Dip sandwich
  • Heat oven to broil. Add buns to oven and toast, 1 minute. Be careful not to let them burn.
  • Build sandwiches with meat and cheese on bun. Return French dip to oven to broil, 1 minute, until cheese is melted. Watch the oven carefully so it doesn’t burn.
  • Serve with au jus on side for dipping and enjoy!

Notes

Leftovers can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 790kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 67g | Fat: 50g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 26g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 214mg | Sodium: 902mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g