1 0.6 ozpackage dry Zesty Italian salad dressing mix
2TbspWorcestershire sauce
1large green bell pepper seeded and thinly sliced
1large onionthinly sliced
1tspsalt
1tspred pepper flakesadjust amount to your taste
1tspdry Italian seasoning
1/2tspblack pepper
4clovesgarlic minced
114.5 ozdiced Italian seasoned fire roasted tomatoes
116 ozcan tomato sauce
2Tbsptomato pasteplus additional as needed to thicken sauce
8-10warmed or buttered and toasted hoagie rolls
grated Parmesan cheese for serving
Instructions
Spray a 6 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Drizzle roast lightly with olive oil. Sprinkle on all sides with the zesty Italian salad dressing mix. Center roast in slow cooker.
Drizzle roast with Worcestershire sauce,. Arrange green pepper and onion over the roast.
Season the peppers and onion with salt, red pepper flakes, Italian seasoning, black pepper and garlic.
Pour the diced tomatoes over the vegetables then drizzle with tomato sauce
Place lid firmly on slow cooker. Slow cook on low for 8-10 hours or until fork tender.
Pour the drippings from the slow cooker into a medium saucepan. Skim the fat. Bring to a simmer and thicken using tomato paste as directed. You may thicken further with additional tomato paste.
Use two forks to shred beef then, return the roast to the slow cooker, ladle sauce on top and gently stir.
Keep warm until serving on warm hoagie rolls with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese.
Notes
These beef hoagies are delicious finished simply with a sprinkling of Parmesan cheese. After assembling the hoagies, you could also top them with mozzarella, fontina or provolone cheese and melt under the oven broiler.