Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches
Yield: 4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours in slow cooker
Melts in your mouth!

Ingredients for Single Meal

  • 3 - lb(s) beef roast
  • 1 - small white onion(s)
  • 1 packet - dry French onion soup mix
  • 1 - cup(s) beef broth
  • - Salt and pepper
  • 4 - slices Provolone cheese**
  • 4 - bolillo or hoagie rolls**
  • Side: - salad**
  • 1 - gallon-size freezer baggie(s)
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Cooking Directions for Single Meal

  1. Slice the white onion.
  2. Place the beef roast into the base of the slow cooker and add the sliced onions around the beef roast. Sprinkle the dry French onion soup mix around the beef and onions. Pour the beef stock around the edge of the slow cooker. Season with salt and pepper, as desired.
  3. Set the slow cooker on low and cook for 8 hours. Once finished cooking, ladle out about 2 cups of the beef and onions to use as a dipping sauce. Then, slice or shred the beef roast and serve into the hoagie rolls. Add a slice of Provolone cheese to each sandwich.
  4. Prepare the salad.
  5. Serve Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches with salad.

Freezeasy Meal Prep Directions

  1. Slice 2 small white onions.

To each gallon-size plastic freezer baggie, add the following ingredients:

  • 3 lb. beef roast
  • Half the sliced onions
  • 1 packet dry French onion soup mix
  • 1 cup beef broth
  • Salt and pepper

Remove as much air as you can and seal. Freeze up to 6 months in your fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer.

Freeze & Thaw Instructions

Put baggie in the freezer and freeze up to 6 months in fridge freezer or 12 months in a deep freezer. Thaw in the fridge overnight, or a warm bowl of water for about 20 minutes, before transferring to the slow cooker and cooking on low for 8 hours. Assembly sandwiches and dip as directed.

Dairy-Free Modifications

Omit the Provolone cheese slices for dairy-free meal.

Gluten-Free Modifications

Unfortunately, there isn’t a great gluten-free option for these sandwiches.

Printable Label Recipe Title

Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches

Printable Label Instructions

Thaw and slow cook on low for 8 hours. Once cooked, ladle out beef stock for the dip and add sliced/shredded beef to hoagie rolls, then top with sliced Provolone cheese.
Serve with salad.