Easy BBQ Beef Sandwiches

These slow cooker BBQ beef sandwiches are an easy meal for busy evenings or feeding a group. A 4 lb. beef arm roast takes just a little preparation and cooks until tender in a sweet, tangy sauce.

I often use what I have in the fridge and pantry for slow cooker roasts. This is the combination we used for this meal.

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Ingredients

Beef

• 1 (4lb) beef arm roast
• Coarse salt & pepper
• 2 Tbsp olive oil

Sauce

• 1 spiced orange bell pepper (or any pepper you have)
• 3/4 cup ketchup
• 1/8 to 1/4 cup mustard
• 1/4 cup pickle juice (I use bread and butter pickles)
• 1/2 cup BBQ sauce (I use Kinder's Cali Gold)
• 1/4 cup honey mustard salad dressing (I use Skinnygirl)
• 2 Tbsp bacon jam (I found mine at Walmart - Midwest brand)
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 Tbsp garlic powder
• 2 Tbsp dried minced onions
• 1/2 cup brown sugar

Instructions

1. Sear the beef. Heat the olive oil in a cast-iron skillet over high heat. Season the roast generously with salt and pepper, then sear on all sides until browned.

2. Add the sauce. Place the roast in the slow cooker. Add the bell pepper, ketchup, mustard, pickle juice, BBQ sauce, honey mustard dressing, bacon jam, salt, pepper, garlic powder, dried minced onions, and brown sugar. Stir the sauce ingredients to combine.

3. Cook. Cook on high for 4–6 hours, until the beef is tender and easy to shred. Ours took 6 hours.

4. Shred the beef. Remove the roast and set aside the bone, peppers, and any large pieces of fat. Shred the beef with forks, return it to the slow cooker, and simmer for another 15–30 minutes. Toast the buns while the beef finishes.

5. Serve. Spoon the beef onto buns. We served ours with oven-roasted broccoli, curly fries, and coleslaw.