Slow-Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches

By dragonfly27

Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef boneless chuck roast
• 1 cup barbecue sauce
• 1/2 cup peach or apricot preserves
• 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
• 1 small onion, sliced
• 12 kaiser or hamburger buns, split

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 530mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1
Trim excess fat from beef. Cut beef into 4 pieces. Place beef in 4- to 5-quart slow cooker.

2
Mix remaining ingredients except buns; pour over beef. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until beef is tender.

3
Remove beef to cutting board. Cut into thin slices; return to cooker.

4
Cover and cook on low heat setting 20 to 30 minutes longer or until beef is hot. Fill buns with beef mixture. Note: This recipe was tested in slow cookers with heating elements in the side and bottom of the cooker, not in cookers that stand only on a heated base. For slow cookers with just a heated base, follow the manufacturer’s directions for layering ingredients and choosing a temperature.