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A chuck roast, spaghetti sauce mix, and veggies are all you’ll need to whip up this tasty Slow Cooker Italian Beef Dinner. Pair it together with your favorite rolls, homemade biscuits, or cornbread for a quick and easy meal option.
Another delicious and easy crock pot meal to try that features a roast and packets is my Slow Cooker 3 Packet Pot Roast.
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Why You’ll Love This Slow Cooker Italian Beef Dinner
With only 5 ingredients, you may be surprised how much flavor this crock pot Italian beef dinner has. Thanks to a Spaghetti Sauce Mix, it packs all the flavors you need! Adding the onion, carrots, and red potatoes makes for a delicious one-pot dinner your whole family is going to enjoy (even the littles).
This dinner also requires quick prep and cooking time. The dump-and-go method allows you to free up time to get things done while dinner slow-cooks in the background. If you’re looking for a quick and easy meal to put on the dinner table tonight, this meal is worth trying. You may also like my slow cooker leg of lamb.
Recipe Ingredients
- Chuck Roast: Use a 3 lbs. beef chuck roast for this recipe to yield plenty of slow cooked Italian beef.
- Red Potatoes: Cut the potatoes into quarters, about 4 cups total (or about 3 potatoes).
- Carrots: Peel and slice carrots lengthwise.
- Onion: You’ll only need about a cup of sliced white onion.
- Tomato Sauce: Creates a delicious flavor to the sauce.
- Spaghetti Sauce Mix Packet: McCormick’s thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix.
- (Full Recipe is in the recipe card below the photos).
Step-by-Step Ingredients
Step One – Place the beef in the middle of the slow cooker.
Step Two – Add the carrots and onions to one side of the beef, and the potatoes to the other side.
Step Three – Pour over the tomato sauce on top of the beef and vegetables.
Step Four – Sprinkle the spaghetti seasoning over everything.
Step Five – Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours WITHOUT opening the lid during the cooking time. This will make the beef fall apart tender.
Step Six – Remove and shred beef or cut on a cutting board for serving.
Step Seven – Return the beef back to the crockpot with the vegetables. Serve with the sauce from the slow cooker. Enjoy!
How to Serve
- This is a dinner all in one so you can serve a helping of shredded beef, veggies, and potatoes on a plate and enjoy it as is.
- You can also pair it with additional sides such as crusty rolls, pickled vegetables, corn on the cob, mashed potatoes, or any veggies of your choice.
- Turn the shredded meat into Italian beef sandwiches by putting a helping on hoagie rolls (or hoagie buns) topped with provolone cheese slices, green peppers, and pepperoncini pepper slices. These are typically served with an au jus sauce but you can use the sauce created by the tomato sauce and seasoning packet.
Substitution Trick
Add 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar for a rich addition to the dish.
Recipe FAQs
Store any leftover Italian beef in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat over medium heat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
Yes. Instead of a chuck roast, you can use rump roast or bottom beef round roast. It should still yield fork-tender beef.
Jarred marinara can be used instead of a spaghetti packet and tomato sauce, though you will have to go heavy on salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and oregano.
Here are more beef recipes to try!
- Slow Cooker Swiss Steak
- Slow Cooker Eye of Round Roast
- Slow Cooker Classic Pot Roast
- Slow Cooker Beef Stroganoff
- Slow Cooker Rump Roast
- Slow Cooker Italian Beef Sandwiches
- Slow Cooker Smothered Burritos
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Slow Cooker Italian Pot Roast
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 lbs. beef chuck roast
- 4 cups red potatoes, sliced
- 3 cups carrots, sliced
- 1 cup white onion, diced
- 15 oz. tomato sauce
- 1.40 oz. packet McCormick thick and zesty spaghetti sauce mix
Instructions
- Place the beef in the middle of the slow cooker.
- Add the carrots and onions to one side of the beef, and the potatoes to the other side. (see notes)
- Pour over the tomato sauce on top of the beef and vegetables.
- Sprinkle the spaghetti seasoning over everything.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 6 hours WITHOUT opening the lid during the cooking time. (see notes)
- Shred or cut the meat for serving.
- Serve with the sauce from the slow cooker.
- Enjoy!
How to Video
Sarah’s Notes
- Jarred marinara can be used instead of a spaghetti packet and tomato sauce, though you will have to go heavy on salt, pepper, onion powder, garlic powder and oregano.
- Store any leftover Italian beef in an airtight container and keep in the fridge for up to 4 days. Reheat over medium heat on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- Instead of a chuck roast, you can use rump roast or bottom beef round roast. It should still yield fork-tender beef.
Nutrition
Nutrition info is auto-generated. This information is an estimate; if you are on a special diet, please use your own calculations.
I canโt find the spaghetti seasoning. What should I use instead?
The spaghetti mix s not available in my stores so i want to use a jar of a sauce i love and leave out can of sauce and spaghetti mix is this OK you think???
Yes! I would add more seasonings, and salt and pepper.
I used a pork roast instead. The result was sensational. I also threw in a bag of small carrots – much easier and got the same effect.
This was excellent. My whole family loved this. It was very tasty an flavorful.
Can I use a bottom round roast
Yes, I love bottom round roasts.
Can you make this in an instant pot instead of the crock pot?
Yes, I don’t see why not!
Can you use a can of diced tomatoes instead of the tomato sauce, or will that ruin the flavor?
I think that would work fine.
Got this in the crock as I type.
Smells amazing, can’t wait.
Brown the meat before crock potting it. It greatly improves the flavor.
Add veggies