CROCKPOT BEEF FOR SANDWICHES RECIPE

1 roast
1 packet Italian dressing mix or Ranch dressing mix OR 2 packages onion soup mix
1 cup water
Place all in crockpot, cook on low 8 hours.
I used Zesty Italian dressing mix and I added 1 onion slivered up. I put it all in the crockpot the night before I was going to spend all day cooking. By morning, it was tender. I took it out shredded it and had 2 meals in the freezer by 8:30 that morning! WOO HOO It sounded almost too easy to me. But this was one of the best smelling recipes I've made in a long time! I keep hoagie buns in the freezer from
the bread store (day old, got 'em for 2 packages for $1!!!) I'll take a pack of those out, add the beef and a slice of cheese and VOILA! Dinner!

CROCKPOT BEEF N BREW VEGETABLE SOUP

3 medium onions, sliced
1 lb carrots, cut into 1/2" slices
4 parsnips, cut into 1/2" slices
2 bay leaves
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 TBS snipped fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme, crushed
1/2 tsp pepper
2 TBS quick cooking tapioca
1 1/2 lbs beef stew meat, cut into 1" cubes
1 14 1/2 oz can beef broth
1 12 oz can beer
In a 5 or 6 quart crockpot, place onions, carrots, parsnips, garlic, bay leaves, dried thyme, and pepper. Sprinkle with tapioca. Place meat on top of vegetables.
Add beef broth and beer.
Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 10 to 12 hours or on high-heat setting for 5 to 6 hours. To serve, remove bay leaves; if using fresh thyme, stir in now.

CROCKPOT BEEF POT ROAST

1 1/2 lb- 2lb. pot roast meat
1 dry package of Good Seasons Garlic Dressing
1 dry pkg of Italian (or Zesty Italian) Dressing
1 can of beer (your choice-not dark)
Place one envelope of Good seasons in bottom of crock pot. Place meat on top, top with other package of dressing and pour beer over all. Let cook 8-10 hours on low. If your a gravy maker, the sauce made into a gravy is YUMMY! I serve this with potatoes.

CROCKPOT BEEF STEW I

2 lbs. stew beef
1/4 c. flour
1 tsp. paprika
4 lg. carrots
3 lg. potatoes
1 c. condensed beef broth
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/3 c. soy sauce
1 lg. onion
1 can tomato sauce (8 oz.)
Layer potatoes, then carrots. Top with meat; sprinkle meat with soy sauce, salt, paprika, pepper & flour.
Spread with chopped onions. Combine beef broth & tomato sauce & pour overall. Cover & cook on low 7 - 8 hrs. or high 4 - 5 hrs.
NOTES:
Instead of sprinkling the meat with soy sauce, salt, paprika, pepper & flour as the recipes says, I mix those all together in a small bowl. This prevents the flour from becoming clumpy.
-Instead of chopped onions, I use 3 or 4 small yellow onions whole (I'm not an onion fan but still like the taste they give the stew.)
-I add about 1/4 cup barbecue sauce to the top, before putting the cover on. I use whatever variety of sauce that I have on hand. I don't usually buy the "regular"
flavor of any brand, but instead have hickory, brown sugar or garlic and onion
flavors. The BBQ sauce adds an extra "kick" to the meat and gravy.
-For the beef broth, since I don't usually keep that on hand, I dissolve 1 beef bouillon cube into 1 cup boiling water.