Recipe #17 - Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches

Let me just tell you that my family has really been enjoying this little project of mine, especially my husband.  While today's dinner was cooking in the slow cooker, he and my son said, "Yummmmm!  French. Dip. Sandwiches."  over and over -- in unison.  It was quite amusing.  But after taking one bite of the sandwich, my husband said, "This project is the best thing you've ever done in our entire marriage."  Apparently, a way to a man's heart really in through his stomach.

I have actually made today's recipe before, and it's a family favorite.  It is also a perfect Sunday dinner for me.  We don't get home from church until after 5:00 on Sunday's, so to have something all cooked is just dreamy.  Today's dinner is Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches on page 134 or online here.

First you season and brown your roast.

Then you put it into the slow cooker with dry onion soup mix, water, and beef broth.

After it is cooked, you shred the meat.  It just falls apart though.  It is a beautiful thing.

I like to toast my bread and melt the cheese, so under the broiler it goes.

And dinner is served!  The juices from from the slow cooker make the perfect au jus sauce for dipping.

Everyone gobbled this up for dinner, and I was wife/mother of the year.

 

Side note:  I served the Spinach Mandarin Poppy Seed Salad (reviewed here) with the sandwiches tonight.  You may recall that my kids wouldn't touch the salad, but they did ask if they could pick the bacon out of it.  Well, my little one got smart tonight.  She actually asked for a serving of salad, much to my shock and delight.  But...then she just picked the bacon out of it.  Geez.  Smart little stinker!