I knew when I had kids my grocery bill would go up once they started eating food. What I didn’t count on is how much it would go up and how fast. The boys LOVE their food and seem to be bottomless pits at times. By the time Monkey was 2 years old he would often eat the same amount as me for dinner! With the cost of food going up and need to cook more our average grocery bill was up 40-50% in just 1 year… Ouch! And it doesn’t help that Hubs has expensive taste too, he would eat steak every night if I let him. Coming up with ways to stretch our grocery budget without compromising on taste and quality has had me trying out new recipes to find things that everyone will enjoy without breaking the bank. I know we will be making easy Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sandwiches again as they were simple to make, budget friendly and everyone loved them.
I adapted the recipe form the Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Burritos from the Walmart Recipe Centre. I was able to get all the ingredients in the grocery section of Walmart including the 100% Canadian Angus Beef. The Shredded Beef was the perfect combination of saucy beefy goodness to satisfy my carnivores that they all wanted seconds.
Easy Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sandwiches
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
- 2 lbs Boneless beef brisket [or flank steak] trimmed
- 2 Bell Pepper. chopped
- 1 Onion chopped
- 1 jar 630 mL Ragu® Tomato & Basil Light
- 1 Knorr® Beef Bouillon Cube
- 3 Clove Garlic chopped
- 6-8 Italian Buns
Instructions
- Heat oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat and brown brisket or steak. Remove brisket and place in slow cooker.
- Cook peppers, onion and garlic in same pan, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 4 minutes. Transfer to slow cooker.
- Stir in Pasta Sauce and Knorr® Beef Bouillon Cube.
- Cook covered on high 4 - 6 hours or low 8 -10 hours or until brisket is fork-tender. Remove brisket from sauce; cool slightly, then shred with two forks. Return to sauce and stir
- Serve on fresh Italian Buns with toppings such as guacamole, shredded cheese, sour cream or your favourite toppings.
Need to stretch your grocery dollar and want to buy 100% Canadian protein, like Beef, Chicken or Pork? Then visit the grocery section of your local Walmart Store to see the great selection that they offer. I loved that they had an assortment of beef products ready to go to make meal preparation even faster like the Beef Stir Fry Strips.
I know that we will be making this shredded beef recipe again soon and you could do do many variations of it by adding to it. I think next time I might add in some corn and rice and serve on wraps. Gotta love meals that the family enjoys and are simple to make!
looks like good comfort food for a snowy day like today!
I really do need to use my crock pot more! This looks very yummy!
The kids would go crazy for these. Finding quick meals can be such a challenge.
Going into the holidays I use my slow cooker a lot to save time cooking during the day. I will have to add this recipe to my make-ahead list, it looks delicious!
That looks yummy! I really need to learn how to use my slow cooker.
These look great! I love using the slow cooker for easy meals – I should try this!
It’s the perfect time of year for slow cooker recipes! Everybody is rushing around & the weather is getting a little cooler. I can’t wait to try this recipe.
Mmmm, that’s so delicious!! Love slow-cooker meals!
That looks so delicious!! We usually do pulled pork on Christmas Eve, I may just have to sub this instead!
Ahhh, how I could go for one of your delicious slow cooker shredded beef sandwiches on this snowy November day! Thanks for the recipe.
I love the idea of using guacamole as a topping. I’ve never thought of using it as a topping for a sandwich. I have a feeling I’m going to need to buy some pants with elastic waists soon haha.
Mmmm….I love comfort food. I’ve made this with Diana sauce, some fresh ginger and a little bit of pure maple syrup. Veggies included of course. Amazing
Love the sound of this recipe! Sounds like something the entire family would love! Thanks for sharing it!
Looks delicious another recipe to try, thanks!
I love quick weekday meals. This looks like something my kids would like to eat and easy for me to make!
This looks so good, I could eat one right now. It must of smelt real good as it was cooking
Its been storming here all day,think I will throw this in the slowcooker to cook for tomorrow lunch
My husband would love this – perfect for a weekend lunch!
how awesome is this! Just the sight of this made my taste buds burst.
I do love my beef and so far I’ve only made pulled pork in my slow cooker so this is just up my street :-). Thanks for sharing your recipe.
This looks excellent printed and pinned, thanks so much!