Dutch Oven Italian Beef Recipe

Dutch Oven Italian Beef Recipe

250 min

This Dutch Oven Italian Beef recipe will make the most tender beef with so much flavor - you'll be making this at LEAST once a month! Plus - it's versatile - you can make sandwiches, pot roast or even beef and noodles with the meat!

Ingredients

  • 3 lb chuck roast
  • salt & pepper
  • 1 packet onion soup mix
  • 1 packet Italian dressing seasoning mix
  • 16 oz pepperoncinci peppers
  • 12 oz beer
  • hoagie buns
  • provolone cheese slices

Directions

  1. 1

    Remove roast from refrigerator for 45 minutes so it comes to room temperature

  2. 2

    Coat all sides of roast with salt and pepper

  3. 3

    Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F

  4. 4

    Heat Dutch Oven on stove top on high heat and add oil

  5. 5

    When Dutch Oven is HOT, add chuck roast and sear for approx 3-4 min on each side

  6. 6

    Remove from heat

  7. 7

    Add jar of peppers (+ juice), onion soup mix, Italian seasoning mix and beer. Be sure to pour the beer around the edges - so some of the seasoning stays on top of the roast

  8. 8

    Place lid on dutch oven - if you don't have a lid, be sure to cover tightly with aluminum foil

  9. 9

    Place Dutch Oven in oven at 400 degrees F for 1 hour, then reduce oven temperature to 300 for 3 hours

  10. 10

    Remove from oven and remove lid

  11. 11

    Shred beef and serve (no need for a meat thermometer with this recipe - it will be fork tender and fall apart!)Be sure to shred in the Dutch Oven - keep all those delicious juices from the bottom of the pan - that's the best part!

  12. 12

    Serve beef on hoagie rolls and place a slice of provolone cheese on top. Melt under low broiler for 2-3 minutes