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French Dip Sandwich (slow cooker freezer meal)

Sheila
You just need a few simple ingredients for this make ahead slow cooker freezer meal.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 4 hours
Course Main Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 6 servings

Equipment

  • slow cooker or insta pot

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 pound Chuck Roast string removed, and fat trimmed off
  • 1 -10 ounce can Beef Consommé
  • 1 packet dry Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing mix
  • 4 tbsp butter
  • 5 whole Pepperocinni Peppers
  • 10 Hoagie Buns or French Baguette cut into sandwich sized pieces

Instructions
 

  • Freezing instructions: Place the first 5 ingredients in a gallon sized freezer safe zip-loc bag, press all the air out and zip tight. Write cooking directions on a separate gallon sized zip-loc bag place first bag in second, zip tight place in your freezer for up to 3 months.
  • Cooking instructions: Remove french dip meat from freezer, allow to thaw, place contents of the bag in slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 5. Shred meat with forks.
  • Serve on crusty hoagie buns or baguette bread, spoon juices into small bowl for dipping.

Notes

If using an insta pot you can place ingredients into pot frozen. Close the lid, set pressure valve to sealed position.  Program insta pot to manueal mode for 90 minutes, once done allow pressure to release for 30 minutes before opening and shredding the beef for sandwiches. 
 
Keyword beef, freezer meal, french dip, insta pot, make ahead, sandwich, slow cooker
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