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Spicy Italian Beef

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Here’s a cooking confession – I make a shredded beef dish in my Crockpot almost every week, either this delicious Italian beef or Tex-Mex Shredded Beef. They’re easy and healthy, I can throw them together in 5 minutes, and everyone in my family loves them.

The beef can be eaten as a main dish, with simple sides such as brown rice and a salad, or as a filling for sandwiches, tacos or quesadillas. This makes it an ideal meal when family members have different ideas about what constitutes a yummy dinner – my husband and I can eat it with brown rice, one son can use it to make tacos, and the other can make a sandwich. Everyone is happy!

This recipe makes a lot of meat, so I always have enough for a second meal or lunches to take to work. You can take it to a potluck along with some rolls and cheese and let people make their own sandwiches. It’s my go-to option on very busy days. I hope you and your family will enjoy it.

Spicy Italian Beef

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Spicy Italian Beef
Meal type Main Dish
Misc Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot
This delicious Italian shredded beef recipe makes delicious sandwiches or a wonderful main dish, served with rice and a salad or your favorite sides.

Ingredients

  • 2 London broil roasts (2-3 pounds each)
  • 1 can beef broth
  • 1 12 oz. jar pepperoncini peppers
  • 1-2 tablespoon Italian seasoning

Directions

Place roasts into Crockpot. Sprinkle Italian seasoning over meat. Add beef broth and peppers (including the liquid). Cover and cook all day on low (approximately 8-10 hours). Carefully remove the cooked meat to a large plate. Remove and discard the peppers. Shred the meat using a fork and/or tongs, discarding any fatty pieces. Place shredded meat back into Crockpot and keep warm until serving.

Notes

This beef makes delicious sandwiches - my boys like it on chewy rolls with a slice of provolone.  It's also great with a side of brown rice and a salad.

Buy the best quality beef you can get.  I can't afford grass-fed or organic beef, but I do buy beef that's hormone-free and antibiotic-free whenever possible.  Look for it on sale and stock up.  You can use other cuts of beef to make this dish.  However, I've found that roasts labelled "London broil" (or "top round") make very good shredded beef without a lot of waste or fat.

Also buy the best beef broth you can get.  It's difficult to find organic beef broth in regular grocery stores.  You can find it at Trader Joe's, Whole Foods and similar stores.  At the very least, try to buy the reduced-sodium variety.

Beef broth and pepperoncini peppers are high in sodium (unless you can find unsalted beef broth), so take that into account if you are limiting sodium in your diet.

This recipe makes a lot of meat.  You can halve it, but I like to make the full recipe and have plenty for a second meal or lunches to take to work.

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Comments

  2. Christina says

    Hi Gaye. Made this last night for my family. My son’s girlfriend came in from out of town unexpectedly and I was thrilled that I had a delicious meal to feed everyone after dance class and baseball games were over. There was more than enough for all 7 of us and it was delicious.

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    • GC says

      Hi Christina – Oh, I’m so happy that you liked it and had it ready to feed your family and unexpected guest! It is definitely one of my go-to meals.

      Gaye

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  7. Melly says

    Very happy to find this – and it’s healthy, you say? Loved your description of all of the different meat choices you have – hormone-free and-antibiotic free? I’ve never seen these before. Thanks for sharing.

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    • GC says

      Hi Melly – I guess each person has her own definition of “healthy!” To me this is healthy because I use the best quality meat I can afford, it’s low in fat (if you use London broil) and it doesn’t have a lot of added/processed ingredients. It is high in sodium (from the beef broth and peppers), which I mentioned in the Notes, so those with high blood pressure or on a low-salt/low-sodium diet need to take that into consideration.

      Thanks for stopping by.
      Gaye

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  9. The Dose of Reality says

    I was JUST telling my friend I needed more crockpot recipes. JACKPOT!! Whoo Hoo!!! I’m bookmarking RIGHT NOW!! (and Pinning) YES!!!

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