Crockpot French Dip Sandwiches are an easy and delicious dinner recipe. This is something that my family enjoys year round, but they really hit the spot on a cool fall or winter day! This recipe is really easy to throw together in the morning and you get to come home to a house that smells amazing with dinner ready to go!

Ingredients

3-4 lb Chuck Roast
Salt, pepper, and garlic powder
2 TBSP butter
1 onion sliced
2 TBSP minced garlic
2 TBSP of Worcestershire sauce
12 oz of beer
1 package of Au Jus
1 1/2 cups beef broth
Sub rolls
Provolone cheese

Prepping the Crockpot French Dip Sandwiches

This recipe takes minimal prep work and in my opinion that is key for a go to slow cooker meal. To make it you’ll just need to grab a 3-4 pound chuck roast and season it on all sides with salt pepper and garlic.

Next, you’ll just need to slice up an onion, gather the rest of the ingredients above, and you’re ready to get cooking.

Cooking the Crockpot French Dip Sandwiches

Place a large skillet over medium heat and drop in a couple tablespoons of butter. Once that’s melted carefully place your seasoned chuck roast into the pan.

Sear the roast for about 2 minutes on each side to form a nice crust.

Once the roast is browned on all sides, remove it from the pan and place it into the bottom of your Crockpot.

With the pan still over medium heat add in your sliced onion, minced garlic, Worcestershire sauce, 12 ounces of beer, and an Au Jus packet. Stir that all together making sure to scrape all that good flavor out of the bottom of your skillet and allow it to come to a simmer.

Once it’s bubbling and everything is incorporated just pour it over your roast along with 1 and a half cups of beef broth. Let the roast cook on low heat for 6-8 hours until is nice and tender and you’re ready to build your sandwiches!

Serving the Crockpot French Dips

Once the roast is tender remove it from the Crockpot with 2 forks discarding any extra fat. Then add the shredded beef back to the Crockpot and stir well.

Build your sandwiches on your favorite bread with provolone cheese. I like to put the sandwiches on a sheet pan and put them under the broiler in the oven just long enough to melt the cheese and get the bread a little bit crispy.

My favorite bread to use is the Italian bread from Sam’s Club or I also like buying bread from Jimmy John’s.

Serve the sandwiches with the extra Au Jus from the crockpot. Enjoy!

If you like this recipe check out some of my other favorite dinner recipes.

Tips and Frequently Asked Questions

Make sure the chuck roast is completely thawed for best cooking results.
Searing the chuck roast before adding it into the Crockpot produces the best flavor and helps to tenderize the meat.
If you don’t want to use beer, you could use more beef broth.
I cook my roasts on low for 8 hours, so the meat is nice and tender.
Cooking times may vary depending on size of the chuck roast.
My favorite bread for this recipe is the Italian bread from Sam’s Club or I like to buy bread from Jimmy John’s.
I prefer to use Chuck Roast, but just about any roast will work.
Any beer will work for this recipe. The darker the beer the more flavor it will give. I usually use Busch Light because that is usually what we have in the refrigerator.